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Class at Christmas

Laurie Taylor explores Christmas, compassion and class, from the Victorian era to today.

• 30 mins

Utopia

Laurie Taylor explores new ideas about Utopia.

• 30 mins

Softer masculinity in the sixth form - Dr Who

Is Doctor Who political? Laurie explores the notion of an historical anti-American bias.

• 30 mins

Cosmopolitanism - Dietetics

Laurie Taylor explores cosmopolitan values and the morality of medicine and health.

• 30 mins

19/01/2011

The impact of paramilitary punishment attacks on the young delinquents of Belfast.

• 30 mins

26/01/2011

Ronald Dworkin and Anthony Grayling on liberty versus equality.

• 30 mins

02/02/2011

The growth in second home ownership and the cult of the bike.

• 30 mins

Working men's health practices - Plastic surgery in Brazil

Laurie discusses cosmetic surgery in Brazil and the health of British working men.

• 30 mins

Islam and capitalism - Sex before the sexual revolution

Sex before the Sexual Revolution and how Islam reacts to capitalism.

• 30 mins

Irregular and undocumented workers - America's death penalty

Why does the US support capital punishment? Also, illegal workers in the UK.

• 30 mins

Ethical capital - The Burden of Happiness

Is happiness the answer? Pascal Bruckner says it is not. Also, the legacies of the poor.

• 30 mins

Outsourced Cultures - Happiness Letters

How answering calls will change your life: the cultural impact of call centres in India.

• 30 mins

Stuart Hall

A special edition: Laurie talks to cultural theorist Stuart Hall.

• 30 mins

The Impact of the Temperance Movement - The New North

Laurie Taylor explores shifts in world power. Also, the legacy of 19th-century Temperance.

• 30 mins

Mafias - Live Music

Why does live music now make more money than recorded? Also, Mafias on the move.

• 30 mins

Streetlife - Performing politics in the square

Street Politics and 'performing' the revolution in Tahrir Square.

• 30 mins

Catholic Police Officers in Northern Ireland - Facebook

Catholic police officers in Northern Ireland and Facebook in Trinidad.

• 30 mins

Demise of a Welsh steel town - Sexual politics of ballroom dancing (BSA 60th Anniversary)

A special edition with new research from the British Sociological Association conference.

• 30 mins

Craft and Community

Laurie Taylor explores craft and community with Richard Sennett and David Gauntlett.

• 30 mins

The Poor on Poverty and Radical Gardening

Laurie Taylor explores radical gardening with George McKay.

• 30 mins

Russian Children in Custody - Paranormal Media

Laurie Taylor explores representations of the paranormal; Russian youngsters in custody.

• 30 mins

Street Names - The Shock of Old

Laurie Taylor explores why street people and rough sleepers disguise their identity.

• 30 mins

Cemetery Taboo - The City

New research on cemetery etiquette and on the future of cities.

• 30 mins

Playboy - Celebrity politics

Is Playboy "an unlikely ally for the feminist cause"? Also, celebrity politics.

• 30 mins

Household breakup in New Orleans - Communist memories

Family breakdown post Hurricane Katrina. Also, remembering Communism.

• 30 mins

08/06/2011

Dirt, filth and why we like to be clean: A special edition at the Wellcome Collection.

• 30 mins

HG Wells, Utopias, Paraphernalia

Combs, keys, glasses - how everyday objects can have special powers. Also, Utopia.

• 30 mins

The Politics of Sleep - Women Who Kill

Laurie discusses the politics of sleep and women who kill.

• 30 mins

Chavs - Ageing Goths

That word 'chav' and the characterisation of the working class. Also, ageing Goths.

• 30 mins

Comedy capital - Work's intimacy

Laurie considers the links of our work and home lives plus the cultural currency of comedy

• 30 mins