Northern Ireland Sectarianism and Civility; The Global Pigeon
The Global Pigeon - our complex and contradictory relationship with the quintessential city bird. Laurie Taylor talks to Colin Jerolmack, an American sociologist, who spent over 3 years studying pigeo...
3 Juli 201328min
Welfare reform; Crime in the Armed Forces
Crime in the Armed Forces - Laurie Taylor talks to Emeritus Professor of History, Clive Emsley, about his pioneering, historical study into criminal offending by members of British armed forces both d...
26 Juni 201328min
Remembering Diana; Ethnography Award
Remembering Diana - did Princess Diana's death lead to a major shift in British culture? Professor of Sociology, Vic Seidler, talks to Laurie Taylor about his new book which analyses the repercussions...
19 Juni 201328min
Scottish nationalism and identity; Austerity
Does Austerity Kill? Laurie Taylor talks to political economist, David Stuckler, about the human costs of the financial crisis as documented in his book 'The Body Economic' (co-authored with Sanju Bas...
12 Juni 201327min
'Long Hours' work culture; Empty labour
Empty labour - international statistics suggest that the average time an employee spends engaged in private activities is 1 and a half to 2 hours a day. Laurie Taylor talks to Roland Paulsen, a Swedis...
5 Juni 201328min
Multicultural Prison; Jellied Eels
The multicultural prison - a unique analysis of the daily lives and interactions of both white and ethnic minority inmates in the closed world of the modern, male prison. Diverse British nationals, fo...
29 Maj 201328min
Live Music - from Dance Hall to the 100 Club
Live music - from Dance Hall to the 100 Club.The social history of music in Britain since 1950 has long been the subject of nostalgic articles and programmes, but to date there has been no proper scho...
22 Maj 201328min
Stammering and Identity; Land of Too Much
Poverty versus abundance in the US - why does America have more poor people than any other developed country? How can its great wealth fail to impact on the 46 million Americans, who, according to off...
15 Maj 201328min
