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Laurie Taylor (sociologist)

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Laurence John "Laurie" Taylor (born 1 August 1936) is an English sociologist and radio presenter originally from Liverpool. [1]

47 relations: Abertay University, BBC Radio 4, Birkbeck, University of London, Birmingham City University, Catholic Church, Criminology, Crosby, Merseyside, Gerry Anderson (broadcaster), Goldsmiths, University of London, Great Britain, Humanists UK, In Confidence, Institute for Public Policy Research, Joan Littlewood, John McVicar, Liverpool, Loose Ends (radio), Malcolm Bradbury, Matthew Taylor (Labour politician), National Deviancy Symposium, New Humanist, New Statesman, Queen's University Belfast, Robert Robinson (broadcaster), Roger McGough, Rose Bruford College, Royal Society of Arts, Sociology, Sociology (journal), St Mary's College, Crosby, Stanley Cohen (sociologist), Stop the Week, Stratford, London, The Afternoon Shift, The History Man, Theatre Workshop, Thinking Allowed, Times Higher Education, Tom Baker, Trotskyism, United Kingdom, University of Aberdeen, University of Leicester, University of Nottingham, University of York, Victor Lewis-Smith, YouTube.

Abertay University

Abertay University, operating name for the University of Abertay Dundee since 2014, is one of two public universities in the city of Dundee, Scotland.

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BBC Radio 4

BBC Radio 4 is a radio station owned and operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history.

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Birkbeck, University of London

Birkbeck, University of London (formally, Birkbeck College; informally, Birkbeck), is a public research university located in Bloomsbury, London, England, and a constituent college of the federal University of London.

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Birmingham City University

Birmingham City University (abbrev. BCU) is a modern university in the city of Birmingham, England.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.

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Criminology

Criminology (from Latin crīmen, "accusation" originally derived from the Ancient Greek verb "krino" "κρίνω", and Ancient Greek -λογία, -logy|-logia, from "logos" meaning: “word,” “reason,” or “plan”) is the scientific study of the nature, extent, management, causes, control, consequences, and prevention of criminal behavior, both on the individual and social levels.

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Crosby, Merseyside

Crosby is a coastal town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in Merseyside, England.

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Gerry Anderson (broadcaster)

Gerald Michael "Gerry" Anderson (28 October 1944 – 21 August 2014), was a radio and television broadcaster for BBC Northern Ireland.

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Goldsmiths, University of London

Goldsmiths, University of London, is a public research university in London, England, specialising in the arts, design, humanities, and social sciences.

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Great Britain

Great Britain, also known as Britain, is a large island in the north Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe.

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Humanists UK

Humanists UK, known from 1967 until May 2017 as the British Humanist Association (BHA), is a charitable organisation which promotes Humanism and aims to represent "people who seek to live good lives without religious or superstitious beliefs" in the United Kingdom by campaigning on issues relating to humanism, secularism, and human rights.

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In Confidence

In Confidence is a British television series presented by Laurie Taylor and executive produced by Victor Lewis-Smith, in which a one-on-one in depth interview with a public figure takes place over the course of about an hour.

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Institute for Public Policy Research

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is a left-wing think tank based in London.

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Joan Littlewood

Joan Maud Littlewood (6 October 1914 – 20 September 2002) was an English theatre director, who trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, and is best known for her work in developing the Theatre Workshop.

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John McVicar

John McVicar (born 1940) is a British journalist and convicted one-time armed robber who escaped from prison.

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Liverpool

Liverpool is a city in North West England, with an estimated population of 491,500 in 2017.

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Loose Ends (radio)

Loose Ends is a British radio programme originally broadcast on Saturday mornings, and then transmitted early Saturday evenings from 1998 by BBC Radio 4.

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Malcolm Bradbury

Sir Malcolm Stanley Bradbury, CBE (7 September 1932 – 27 November 2000) was an English author and academic.

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Matthew Taylor (Labour politician)

Matthew Taylor, FAcSS (born 5 December 1960) is a British former political strategist and current Chief Executive of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) in the United Kingdom since 2006.

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National Deviancy Symposium

The National Deviancy Symposium (or National Deviancy Conference) consisted of a group of British criminologists dissatisfied with orthodox British criminology, many of them later involved with critical criminology and/or Left realism.

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New Humanist

New Humanist is a quarterly magazine, published by the Rationalist Association in the UK, that focuses on culture, news, philosophy, and science from a sceptical perspective.

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New Statesman

The New Statesman is a British political and cultural magazine published in London.

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Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast (informally Queen's or QUB) is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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Robert Robinson (broadcaster)

Robert Henry Robinson (17 December 1927 – 12 August 2011) was an English radio and television presenter, game show host, journalist and author.

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Roger McGough

Roger McGough CBE, FRSL (born 9 November 1937) is an English poet, performance poet, broadcaster, children's author and playwright.

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Rose Bruford College

Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance (formerly the Rose Bruford Training College of Speech and Drama) is a drama school in the south London suburb of Sidcup.

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Royal Society of Arts

The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) is a London-based, British organisation committed to finding practical solutions to social challenges.

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Sociology

Sociology is the scientific study of society, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and culture.

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Sociology (journal)

Sociology is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by SAGE Publications on behalf of the British Sociological Association.

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St Mary's College, Crosby

St Mary's College is an independent Roman Catholic coeducational school in Crosby, Merseyside, about 11 km north of Liverpool.

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Stanley Cohen (sociologist)

Stanley Cohen, FBA (23 February 1942 – 7 January 2013) was a sociologist and criminologist, Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics, known for breaking academic ground on "emotional management", including the mismanagement of emotions in the form of sentimentality, overreaction, and emotional denial.

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Stop the Week

Stop the Week was a BBC Radio 4 discussion programme chaired by Robert Robinson, which ran from 1974–1992.

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Stratford, London

Stratford is a town and parish in London, in the London Borough of Newham.

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The Afternoon Shift

The Afternoon Shift was a magazine programme on BBC Radio 4 that replaced the ill-fated Anderson Country.

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The History Man

The History Man (1975) is a campus novel by the British author Malcolm Bradbury, set in the fictional seaside town of Watermouth in southern England in 1972.

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Theatre Workshop

Theatre Workshop is a theatre group noted primarily for its long-serving director, Joan Littlewood.

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Thinking Allowed

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.

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Times Higher Education

Times Higher Education (THE), formerly The Times Higher Education Supplement (THES), is a weekly magazine based in London, reporting specifically on news and issues related to higher education.

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Tom Baker

Thomas Stewart Baker (born 20 January 1934) is an English actor.

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Trotskyism

Trotskyism is the theory of Marxism as advocated by Leon Trotsky.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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University of Aberdeen

The University of Aberdeen is a public research university in Aberdeen, Scotland.

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University of Leicester

The University of Leicester is a public research university based in Leicester, England.

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University of Nottingham

The University of Nottingham is a public research university in Nottingham, United Kingdom.

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University of York

The University of York (abbreviated as Ebor or York for post-nominals) is a collegiate plate glass research university located in the city of York, England.

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Victor Lewis-Smith

Victor Lewis-Smith is a British film, television and radio producer, a TV and restaurant critic and newspaper columnist.

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YouTube

YouTube is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurie_Taylor_(sociologist)

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