Thinking Allowed
by BBC Radio 4
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Total monthly reach
Estimated from 3 chart positions in 3 markets.
By chart position
- 🇪🇸ES · Society & Culture#1841K to 10K
- 🇨🇱CL · Society & Culture#104500 to 3K
- 🇲🇾MY · Society & Culture#162500 to 3K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
1K to 8K🎙 Weekly cadence·579 episodes·Last published 1mo ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
2K to 16K🇪🇸63%🇨🇱19%🇲🇾19% - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
600 to 4.8K
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Recent episodes
Ageing and Society
Jul 7, 2026
27m 51s
Charity Shops and Pocket Money
Jun 30, 2026
27m 57s
Strikes, Solidarity and South Asian Britain
Jun 23, 2026
28m 10s
Rethinking Sociology: Empire, Knowledge and Connection
Jun 16, 2026
28m 15s
Football and gambling
Jun 9, 2026
27m 40s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/7/26 | ageinghealth+5 | Professor Judith Phillips OBEDr Kingsley Purdam | University of StirlingUKRI Healthy Ageing Challenge+1 | — | ageinglater life+5 | — | 27m 51s | ||
| 6/30/26 | charity shopssecond-hand consumption+4 | Gaby HarrisTriona Fitton | Manchester Metropolitan UniversityUniversity of Kent | — | charity shopssecond-hand+5 | — | 27m 57s | ||
| 6/23/26 | South Asian communitieslabour struggle+4 | Taj AliAleena Din | University of ManchesterCome What May, We’re Here to Stay | — | South Asian Britainlabour rights+5 | — | 28m 10s | ||
| 6/16/26 | sociologysocial inequalities+4 | Kate Pickett OBELes Back+1 | University of YorkUniversity of Glasgow+2 | — | sociologysocial science+4 | — | 28m 15s | ||
| 6/9/26 | footballgambling+4 | Darragh McGeeAdam Dinsmore | University of BathManchester Metropolitan University+1 | BlackburnMiddlesbrough | footballgambling+5 | — | 27m 40s | ||
| 6/2/26 | ethical researchsociological research+3 | Marion VannierHelen Busby | University of ManchesterReframing Qualitative Research Ethics+1 | — | ethical researchsociology+5 | — | 28m 09s | ||
| 5/26/26 | suicidesocial conditions+4 | Alexander OatenSarah Huque | University of LincolnUniversity of Edinburgh+2 | — | suicideDurkheim+6 | — | 27m 26s | ||
| 3/10/26 | debtwealth inequality+4 | Ryan DaveySarah Kerr | Cardiff UniversityLSE International Inequalities Institute+2 | — | debtwealth inequality+6 | — | 28m 06s | ||
| 3/3/26 | mountaineeringendurance running+5 | Sarah LonsdaleCarl Morris | City, University of LondonUniversity of Lancashire+2 | — | mountaineeringendurance running+6 | — | 27m 58s | ||
| 2/25/26 | sociologytheory+4 | Les BackImogen Tyler | University of GlasgowUniversity of Lancaster | — | grand theorysociology+5 | — | 27m 35s | ||
| 2/17/26 | gentrificationurban development+4 | Sharon CornelissenMatt Houlbrook | Consumer Federation of AmericaThe Last House on the Block - Black Homeowners, White Homesteaders, and Failed Gentrification in Detroit+1 | DetroitBrightmoor+3 | gentrificationDetroit+6 | — | 27m 54s | ||
| 2/10/26 | prison lifecriminology+4 | Kate HerrityKate Gooch | University of BathSound, Order and Survival in Prison: The Rhythms and Routines of HMP Midtown+1 | — | prison violencesurvival+6 | — | 28m 05s | ||
| 2/3/26 | research methodsenvironment+5 | Alex PriorJames Fletcher | London South Bank UniversityUniversity of Bath | Westminstercentral Manchester | go-along researchWestminster+6 | — | 27m 58s | ||
| 1/27/26 | colour in filmcinema technology+4 | Swarnavel EswaranKirsty Sinclair Dootson | Michigan State UniversityUniversity College London+3 | IndiaBritain+1 | colourfilm technology+8 | — | 27m 05s |
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Chart history for Thinking Allowed
Peaked at #104 in CL, currently #104 in CL.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CL | — | #104 | #104 | — |
| MY | — | #162 | #162 | — |
| Spain | — | #184 | #184 | — |
Chart Positions
3 placements across 3 markets.
Chart Positions
3 placements across 3 markets.