Thinking Allowed

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Thinking Allowed
GenreDiscussion
Running time28 mins
Country of originFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Language(s) English
Home station BBC Radio 4
Hosted by Laurie Taylor
Produced byJayne Egerton
Original release1998 – present
Website Website
Podcast Podcast RSS feed

Thinking Allowed is a radio discussion programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Wednesday afternoons between 16:00 and 16:30 and repeated between 00:15 and 00:45 on Monday mornings. [1] It focuses on the latest social science research and is hosted by Laurie Taylor, who was formerly a Professor of Sociology at the University of York. The programme was first broadcast in 1998. [2] [3] [4] Occasionally, special editions of the programme are produced in co-operation with the Open University. [5]

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References

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  2. Hanks, Robert (11 April 1998). "The week in radio" . The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
  3. Karpf, Anne (11 April 1998). "Wanted: a bit of rough". The Guardian.
  4. Forgan, Liz (20 March 1998). "More Today will mean more trouble". The Times.
  5. "Thinking Allowed: About the series". Open2. Retrieved 21 November 2009.