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China today

China - how was it lifted out of poverty and what does the future hold?

• 28 mins

Gangs and spirituality

Gangs and spirituality - can religious belief lead members away from crime?

• 28 mins

Selfies - disconnection from ICTs

'Selfies' - narcissism or self-expression? Also, choosing to disconnect from ICTs.

• 28 mins

Suburbia Revisited

Laurie Taylor explores the latest research into how society works.

• 28 mins

Beauty - Ugliness

Beauty and ugliness.

• 28 mins

Smart Cities

Laurie Taylor presents a special edition recorded at the Open University in Milton Keynes.

• 28 mins

Drifters

Laurie Taylor explores the life and times of the American train hopping hobo.

• 28 mins

Post-Truth

Post-truth - what is it and how did we get to this point?

• 28 mins

Creativity

Creativity re-examined. Has it become a meaningless buzz word for our times?

• 28 mins

Push Buttons

Push buttons: pleasure, panic and the politics of pushing.

• 27 mins

Palaces for the People

Palaces for the People: the decline in civic life.

• 28 mins

Rich Russians - Millionaire tax flight

Rich Russians. Also, millionaire tax flight.

• 28 mins

Maps and Postcodes

Maps and postcodes - what do they reveal about our society and selves?

• 28 mins

White Privilege - Racial Ambiguity

What is white privilege? And what is the evidence that racial binaries are breaking down?

• 28 mins

Shoes

Shoes: a cultural history.

• 28 mins

Architecture and health

Architecture, housing and health.

• 28 mins

Maoism

Maoism: its origins and development as a global political force.

• 28 mins

Night-time Economy

The Night-time Economy: How has it changed over the years?

• 28 mins

White Power Movement in US - Rise of Racist Right in Europe

The White Power Movement in the US. Also, the racist, far right in Europe.

• 28 mins

Au pairing and domestic labour

Laurie Taylor explores the latest research into how society works.

• 28 mins

Metrics

Laurie Taylor explores the increasing use of metrics across many aspects of our lives.

• 27 mins

Identity

Identity: a special programme exploring the way in which we define ourselves.

• 43 mins

Work - what is it good for?

Laurie Taylor explores the history, harms and downsides to our contemporary work culture.

• 28 mins

Migrants - Refugees

Migrants and refugees.

• 28 mins

Surveillance

Surveillance - how we are both watchers, as well as the watched.

• 28 mins

The Class Ceiling

The Class Ceiling: does privilege pay?

• 29 mins

Motorbikes

Motorbikes - a social and cultural history.

• 28 mins

Walls

Walls: Laurie Taylor explores the social history and symbolism of human-made barriers.

• 28 mins

Snobbery

Snobbery - its meaning, history and changing nature.

• 28 mins

Skateboarding - Parkour

Skateboarding and parkour: lifestyle sport in the hyper regulated city.

• 25 mins