Thinking Allowed
| 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. 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. Occasionally, special editions of the programme are produced in co-operation with the Open University.