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The Poor on Poverty and Radical Gardening
Laurie Taylor explores radical gardening with George McKay.

Craft and Community
Laurie Taylor explores craft and community with Richard Sennett and David Gauntlett.

Demise of a Welsh steel town - Sexual politics of ballroom dancing (BSA 60th Anniversary)
A special edition with new research from the British Sociological Association conference.

Catholic Police Officers in Northern Ireland - Facebook
Catholic police officers in Northern Ireland and Facebook in Trinidad.

Streetlife - Performing politics in the square
Street Politics and 'performing' the revolution in Tahrir Square.

Mafias - Live Music
Why does live music now make more money than recorded? Also, Mafias on the move.

The Impact of the Temperance Movement - The New North
Laurie Taylor explores shifts in world power. Also, the legacy of 19th-century Temperance.

Stuart Hall
A special edition: Laurie talks to cultural theorist Stuart Hall.

Outsourced Cultures - Happiness Letters
How answering calls will change your life: the cultural impact of call centres in India.

Ethical capital - The Burden of Happiness
Is happiness the answer? Pascal Bruckner says it is not. Also, the legacies of the poor.