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Bringing it all back home: What does sociology tell us about our homes?Creative Commons Image Futureatlas under CC-BY licence

By David Sutton (The Open University)

21 March 2012

David Sutton explains why, for many sociologists, there is simply no place like home. Read more : Bringing it all back home: What does sociology tell us about our homes?

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Beyond the slaughter and loss of the First World WarBBC

By Michael Portillo (Guest), Dr John Bourne (Guest), Professor Gary Sheffield (Guest), Professor Hew Strachan (Guest), Dr Dan Todman (Guest)

29 November 2006

Michael Portillo asks why we only think of slaughter and loss when we recall the Great War. Read more : Beyond the slaughter and loss of the First World War

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Heritage Centres - SW England, West Midlands & S WalesUsed with permission

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

01 December 2005

Find heritage centres in Cornwall, South West England, the West Midlands and South Wales. Read more : Heritage Centres - SW England, West Midlands & S Wales

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Lighting the Industrial RevolutionProduction team

By Dr Peter Lewis (The Open University)

01 December 2005

Dr Peter Lewis sheds light on some illuminating aspects of the industrial revolution - new developments in lighting that made mines safer and enabled Victorian... Read more : Lighting the Industrial Revolution

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Permanent photographic collectionsBBC

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

24 June 2005

A guide to some of the best places to see photographic art in the UK. Read more : Permanent photographic collections

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A reader's guide to The Rotters' ClubBBC

By Dr Stephanie Forward (The Open University)

01 February 2005

Jonathan Coe's 2001 novel The Rotters' Club follows three teenage friends growing up in Birmingham in the 1970s. Read more : A reader's guide to The Rotters' Club

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Pages tagged as Birmingham

Bringing it all back home: What does sociology tell us about our homes?Creative Commons Image Futureatlas under CC-BY licence

Beyond the slaughter and loss of the First World WarBBC

Heritage Centres - SW England, West Midlands & S WalesUsed with permission

Lighting the Industrial RevolutionProduction team

Permanent photographic collectionsBBC

A reader's guide to The Rotters' ClubBBC