| Genre | Discussion |
|---|---|
| Running time | 28 mins |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 4 |
| Hosted by | Laurie Taylor |
| Produced by | Jayne Egerton |
| Original release | 1998 |
| 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]
- ^ "Thinking Allowed". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- ^ Hanks, Robert (11 April 1998). "The week in radio". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
- ^ Karpf, Anne (11 April 1998). "Wanted: a bit of rough". The Guardian.
- ^ Forgan, Liz (20 March 1998). "More Today will mean more trouble". The Times.
- ^ "Thinking Allowed: About the series". Open2. Retrieved 21 November 2009.