Thinking Allowed Episodes Available now
Evil; the morality of cycling
Laurie Taylor asks if a sociology of evil is possible. Also, the morality of cycling.
Hostility to tax; Mumbai slums
A study of the slums of Mumbai. Also, the rights and wrongs of taxation.
Kinship
A special programme linked to a landmark study of 'kinship'.
Working class alienation - Nottingham council estate
Laurie Taylor talks to speakers at the 2012 British Sociological Association conference.
AIDS conspiracy theories; comics
A cultural history of British comics plus AIDS conspiracy theories.
Wine tasting; US philanthropy
US philanthropic foundations, and the changing language of wine tasting.
Why Love Hurts
Laurie Taylor investigates the pain of love from a sociological perspective.
Hebden Bridge; neighbours
Laurie Taylor explores the fortunes of Hebden Bridge. Also, a social history of neighbours
Nationhood; recognising transgender
Transgender body modifications and latent nationalism, subjects of two prize-winning books
Raoul Moat - the media story; Indian sex workers
Raoul Moat - the media story, and prostitutes in Calcutta.
