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OU on the BBC: Thinking Allowed - Plenty and stammering

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Introductory Level Updated 15 May 2013
The gulf between poor and plenty in the Land of the Free, and how people with speech impedients change their behaviour.
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OU on the BBC: Thinking Allowed - Class survey

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Introductory Level Updated 30 Apr 2013
This week, Laurie Taylor discusses the 'Great British Class Survey', a unique piece of research conducted by BBC Lab UK and academics 
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OU on the BBC: More Or Less

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Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 24 Apr 2013
By The OpenLearn team
BBC Radio 4's surprising and refreshing guide to statistics returns.
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OU on the BBC: Thinking Allowed - Thatcherism and thrift chic

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Introductory Level Updated 10 Apr 2013
This week's Thinking Allowed asks, in light of Margaret Thatcher's death, is 'Thatcherism' a distinct ideology? 
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OU on the BBC: The Bottom Line - The business of education

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Introductory Level Updated 28 Mar 2013
By The OpenLearn team
Education as a business is the subject of discussion this week with Evan Davis and guests.
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OU on the BBC: The Bottom Line - Rich and full-bodied

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Introductory Level Updated 21 Mar 2013
Evan Davis and his guests explore just how profitable selling crushed grapes really is.
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OU on the BBC: The Bottom Line - To the rescue

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Introductory Level Updated 14 Mar 2013
By The OpenLearn team
Evan Davis asks his guests what it takes to rescue a sinking company. 
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OU on the BBC: Thinking Allowed - Drugs for life and youthful hankering

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Introductory Level Updated 06 Mar 2013
This week's focus for Thinking Allowed is the burgeoning consumption of medicine in the US and hanging onto a subcultural identity in later life 
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OU on the BBC: The Bottom Line - Public sector pie

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Introductory Level Updated 06 Mar 2013
By The OpenLearn team
Evan Davis and guests discuss what it's like doing business with the state.
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OU on the BBC: The Bottom Line - Bricks and mortar retail

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Introductory Level Updated 28 Feb 2013
By The OpenLearn team
Evan Davis and guests brainstorm ideas on how to save bricks and mortar retailing.
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