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    Superheroes - Ribbon Culture

    Laurie Taylor discusses the enduring appeal of Superheroes with Roz Kaveney.

  2. Family Life Running Hotels - Slum Travellers

    Laurie Taylor explores the lot of London's poor a century ago.

  3. Craftwork and Skill

    Laurie Taylor puts human behaviour, institutions and conventions under the microscope.

  4. Urban Nightlife - The Burlesque

    Laurie Taylor puts human behaviour, institutions and conventions under the microscope.

  5. Culture of Apocalypse -Politics of the Veil

    Laurie Taylor and guests debate the culture of apocalyptical theories in America.

  6. Wealthy Irish and Sandwiches

    Laurie Taylor is joined by John Murray Brown to discuss the new found wealth of the Irish.

  7. Violence - Arab Television

    Laurie Taylor discusses acts of violence with cultural philosopher Slavoj 沤i啪ek.

  8. Cities and Memory - Berlin Extra

    Laurie Taylor discusses how cities reflect the pride and shame of what has gone before.

  9. Ghosts of Berlin

    Laurie Taylor explores the city of Berlin's continuing struggle with its troubled history.

  10. The British Love of Gardening - Finance and World Events

    Laurie Taylor explores the history of British gardening and financial markets.

  11. Sex Trafficking - Hunger

    Laurie Taylor explores the history of hunger and exposes the myths of human trafficking.

  12. Grandparents - Tourism

    What makes a good Grandparent? Laurie Taylor discovers the secret to a good relationship.

  13. Globalization

    Laurie Taylor discusses the accelerating process of globalisation with Professor Stiglitz.

  14. Bob Marley - John Stuart Mill

    Laurie Taylor debates the cultural impact of Bob Marley鈥檚 music with Dr Jason Toynbee.

  15. Suicide Bombers - Luxury

    Laurie Taylor tries to understand present-day suicide bombers with James Dingley.

  16. The Day of the Dead - Uses of Nature

    Laurie Taylor debates the uses of nature and asks if it really is so good for us.

  17. Channel Four - Day of the Dead

    Laurie Taylor celebrates the 25 years of Channel 4 and the Mexican 鈥楧ay of the Dead鈥�.

  18. China and the Markets - UFO

    Laurie Taylor explores our relationship with aliens to understand the nature of faith.

  19. Gender Voting - Revolution

    Laurie Taylor explores whether revolutions are violently bad or just misunderstood.

  20. The Hairless Body - Ghosts

    Wax or shave? Laurie Taylor discusses the war on body hair with Professor Anneke Smelik.

  21. Planet of Slums Follow Up - Popular Comedy

    Laurie Taylor re-visits the topic of new urban mega slums with Professor Patrick Wakely

  22. Planet of Slums

    Laurie Taylor discusses the problems of urban slums with Mike Davis and Patrick Wakely.

  23. Howard Becker - ARAB CONQUESTS AND SOCIAL MEMORY

    Laurie Taylor explores Howard Becker鈥檚 influential assumptions about Outsiders.

  24. On Brick Lane - Sex and the Whip

    Laurie Taylor discusses the place of the whip in the history of arousal.

  25. The Attainment Gap

    Laurie Taylor explores the class gap in today's divided Britain.

  26. The Generation Gap

    Laurie Taylor examines the generation gap in today's divided Britain

  27. The Residential Gap

    Laurie Taylor explores the social gaps in today's divided Britain.

  28. The Oprah Phenomenon - Complexity Theory

    Oprah Winfrey is one of the most successful women in America, Laurie Taylor finds out why.

  29. Commodification of Water - Job Satisfaction

    Water, water everywhere, but who owns it? Laurie Taylor finds out.

  30. Cappuccino Conquests - The Culture of Calamity

    Laurie Taylor discusses how the espresso evolution led to the cappuccino conquests.

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