Thinking Allowed Episodes Available now

Migrants in London
How has London been shaped by the history of immigration?

Fitness & fatness
Fitness & fatness: a programme exploring two sides of the same coin.

Blackface - Minstrelsy
Blackface and minstrelsy - a troubled history.

Perfume
Perfume: a social history of Chanel No 5 and Red Moscow. Also, the meaning of scents.

The Rural Idyll?
The Rural Idyll? The hidden relationship between the countryside and colonialism.

Life Imprisonment
Life imprisonment - why are those convicted of murder serving longer sentences than ever?

The Orange Order
The Orange Order: an exploration of its origins, practices and principles.

Community & Social Capital
Community & social capital. How connected to each other are we compared to previous eras?

THE BED
The Bed: an exploration of its history and many uses.

Disinformation
Laurie Taylor examines the spread of disinformation and how it can be challenged.