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Thinking Allowed


Thinking Allowed is a weekly social science radio programme on BBC Radio 4 presented by Laurie Taylor. The show explores various social issues and social research in a broadcast lasting 30 minutes.

For those of you with an MP3 player you can subscribe to the podcast here and always be up-to-date with the latest episode.

If however you do not have an MP3 player, you can download the most recent editions below:

 
 
Ghosts of Berlin (26/12/2007)

Laurie goes to Berlin to explore the city's memories of its turbulent past and discover how it haunts the present. This programme is a special edition made in association with the Open University.


 
 
Gardening and finance (19/12/2007)

Laurie discusses the importance of gardening in British life and why social science has only just started to analyse it. He also hears from the historian Niall Ferguson about the effect of financial markets on world events.