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Violence - Victorian Slum

Laurie Taylor debates the rituals and micro-dynamics of violence.

• 30 mins

Trust

Laurie Taylor discusses the nature of trust in modern society with theorist Marek Kohn.

• 30 mins

Glamour - Advertising

Laurie Taylor discusses the history of glamour with Stephen Gundle.

• 30 mins

World Dress - Relationships at Work

Laurie Taylor discusses the world domination of the western business suit.

• 30 mins

Bad Medicine - Heritage Miners

Laurie Taylor reappraises the history of medicine with David Wootton and David Armstrong.

• 30 mins

Punters - Cultural Transfer

Laurie Taylor explores the complex relationships between sex workers and regular clients.

• 30 mins

Women and Gambling - Cleanliness

Laurie Taylor talks to Emma Casey about her research into women鈥檚 gambling experiences.

• 30 mins

Imagination and the Countryside

The dream the British have of the countryside is not always borne out by experience.

• 30 mins

Imagination and the Suburbs

Laurie Taylor talks to writer Iain Sinclair and sociologists Paul Barker and Nick Hubble.

• 30 mins

Imagination and the City

Laurie Taylor is joined by Will Self, Richard Sennett and Doreen Massey.

• 30 mins

Corporate PR - Highrise Living

Laurie Taylor discusses whether 鈥楥orporate Spin鈥� has launched an assault on democracy.

• 30 mins

Caf茅 Culture 鈥� Human Waste

Laurie Taylor examines our behaviour in coffee shops with Dr Eric Laurier.

• 30 mins

Class and Reality TV - Balti Britain

Laurie Taylor discusses the sub-text of reality TV programmes with Prof. Beverley Skeggs.

• 30 mins

Crime and Consumerism - Meaning of Marriage

Laurie Taylor debates the dark side of consumer culture with Steve Hall & Paddy Rawlinson.

• 30 mins

Tartan - Dog Ownership

Laurie Taylor explores the cultural and political history of tartan with Jonathan Faiers.

• 30 mins

Durkheim and Financial Collapse - Obesity

Laurie Taylor debates Emile Durkheim鈥檚 'Suicide' theory with Professor Steven Lukes.

• 30 mins

Predicting the Financial Crisis - Work/Life Balance

Richard Dale discusses his recipe for financial crisis with Laurie Taylor.

• 30 mins

Urban Crime and Disorder - Demography of Death

Laurie Taylor speaks to Harvard's Robert Sampson about what causes disorder in cities.

• 30 mins

Human Remains in Museum Collections - Suicide Rates

Laurie Taylor debates the changing attitudes towards the bodies displayed in our museums.

• 30 mins

US Elections and the Media - Tribute to Studs Terkel

Laurie Taylor considers if the printed press is in decline.

• 30 mins

Women and Domesticity - Corruption

Laurie Taylor talks to Amanda Vickery about the history of the home.

• 30 mins

Male Immaturity - Female Political Prisoners

Laurie Taylor explores the contention that men might be failing to grow up.

• 30 mins

Organisation/Disorganisation

Laurie Taylor discusses the many individualistic ways in which things can be organised.

• 30 mins

The Sociology of Smell - Getting a Confession

Laurie Taylor is joined by Luca Turin and Rod Watson to explore the resonances of perfume.

• 30 mins

Cocaine Girls in the West End - Orgasm

Laurie Taylor explores the idea that the Imperial era was a product of repressed sexuality

• 30 mins

Chinese Capitalism - Concepts in Education

Laurie Taylor discusses the impact of China's economic reforms with Will Hutton.

• 30 mins

Detectives

Laurie Taylor brings past and present together to explore the culture of the detective.

• 30 mins

Gang Culture

Laurie Taylor explores whether the past can reveal the causes and cures for gang violence?

• 30 mins

Popular Music and Violence - The Etymology of 'Hooligan'

Laurie Taylor discusses how music is used in conflicts with Dr Martin Cloonan.

• 30 mins

Moral Relativism

Laurie Taylor debates the universal notion of human rights.

• 30 mins