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Gender Voting - Revolution
Laurie Taylor explores whether revolutions are violently bad or just misunderstood.
The Hairless Body - Ghosts
Wax or shave? Laurie Taylor discusses the war on body hair with Professor Anneke Smelik.
Planet of Slums Follow Up - Popular Comedy
Laurie Taylor re-visits the topic of new urban mega slums with Professor Patrick Wakely
Planet of Slums
Laurie Taylor discusses the problems of urban slums with Mike Davis and Patrick Wakely.
Howard Becker - ARAB CONQUESTS AND SOCIAL MEMORY
Laurie Taylor explores Howard Becker鈥檚 influential assumptions about Outsiders.
On Brick Lane - Sex and the Whip
Laurie Taylor discusses the place of the whip in the history of arousal.
The Attainment Gap
Laurie Taylor explores the class gap in today's divided Britain.
The Generation Gap
Laurie Taylor examines the generation gap in today's divided Britain
The Residential Gap
Laurie Taylor explores the social gaps in today's divided Britain.
The Oprah Phenomenon - Complexity Theory
Oprah Winfrey is one of the most successful women in America, Laurie Taylor finds out why.
