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Happiness and government, Good parenting

Laurie Taylor asks if the government should aim to promote well-being.

• 28 mins

The Flaneur - Walking in the City

Laurie Taylor explores the history and meaning of the urban stroller, past and present.

• 28 mins

Migrant women, Wedding paradoxes

Laurie Taylor explores the role in British society of migrant women over the past 60 years

• 28 mins

TV in prison - Live music in prison

Television in British prisons. Also, BB King and prison 'blues'.

• 26 mins

Glasgow gangs - Russian gangs

Glaswegian and Russian gangs: their origins, organisation and meaning.

• 28 mins

'Queer' wars, Nigerian beauty pageants

'Queer' wars: the global struggle for lesbian/gay rights. Also, Nigerian beauty pageants.

• 28 mins

Ale drinkers, Northern accents

New research on how society works. Ale drinkers. Northern accents.

• 28 mins

Engineers of Jihad. Orange jumpsuits

The link between education and violent extremism. Also, the iconic orange jumpsuit.

• 26 mins

Secrecy at Work, Drugs and Employment

The hidden architecture of people's working lives. Plus drug-taking and employment.

• 28 mins

A special programme on Pierre Bourdieu

Pierre Bourdieu: A special programme presented by Laurie Taylor.

• 28 mins

Good neighbours, The connection between sport and domestic abuse

Laurie Taylor explores encounters with the people next door. Plus domestic abuse and sport

• 28 mins

Political women and language, The morality of sleep medication

Political women and language. Also, the morality of sleep medication.

• 28 mins

The English Defence League; 'Real' immigrants

The English Defence League. Also, who are the 'real' immigrants?

• 28 mins

Food bank Britain, Food poverty in Europe

Food bank Britain. Also, food poverty in Europe.

• 28 mins

Airport security, Retiring to Spain

Airport security, and retiring to Spain.

• 28 mins

Men dressing up - The male 'suit'

Men 'dressing up'. Also, the male 'suit'.

• 28 mins

Shyness - Names

Shyness: a cultural history. Also, the relationship between names and identity.

• 28 mins

Higher Education - Crisis or Change?

Higher education - crisis or change?

• 28 mins

Political polarisation, An anthropologist's guide to naming

Political polarisation. Also, an anthropologist's guide to naming.

• 28 mins

Rentier capitalism - Protest camps

Laurie Taylor asks if the economic system is rigged in favour of the owners of property.

• 28 mins

House of Commons - Voting and Inequality

Laurie Taylor hears about the hidden workings of Parliament. Also, voting and inequality.

• 28 mins

Hoods - Construction Blacklist

Laurie Taylor explores the cultural history and many meanings of the hood.

• 28 mins

Drone warfare, Fitness instructors

Drone warfare: from soldiering to assassination? Also, the world of fitness instructors.

• 28 mins

Evangelicals - Troubled families

Evangelicals in the city. Also, 'troubled families'.

• 28 mins

Population change - Chronic illness

Population change: how it's transforming our world. Also, managing chronic illness.

• 28 mins

Racial segregation, Dementia and hair care

Racial segregation in the United States. Also, hairdressing for people with dementia.

• 28 mins

Foie gras & the politics of taste - Memories of Irish food

Foie gras and the politics of taste. Also, male Irish migrants recall the food back home.

• 28 mins

Success and Luck - Cosmopolitanism and Private Education

Success and luck. Also private school attitudes towards cosmopolitanism.

• 28 mins

Men and Violence - Stag Parties

Men, masculinities and violence. Also, stag parties, deviance and consumerism.

• 28 mins

Musicians Union - women heavy metal fans

The Musicians Union. Also women heavy metal fans.

• 28 mins