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Thinking Allowed

Thinking Allowed is a radio discussion programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Wednesdays between 16:00 and 16:30 and repeated between 00:15 and 00:45 on Mondays. 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. Occasionally, special editions of the programme are produced in co-operation with The Open University.

Last revised
Jun 9, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
Length
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Citations
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Thinking Allowed
GenreDiscussion
Running time28 mins
Country of origin United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Home stationBBC Radio 4
Hosted byLaurie Taylor
Produced byJayne Egerton
Original release1998
WebsiteWebsite
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Thinking Allowed is a radio discussion programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Wednesdays between 16:00 and 16:30 and repeated between 00:15 and 00:45 on Mondays.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 1998.234 Occasionally, special editions of the programme are produced in co-operation with The Open University.5

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  1. "Thinking Allowed". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
  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.
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