TA 21 Nov 12: Archaeology of homelessness - Residential care revisited




Thinking Allowed show

Summary: Archaeology of homelessness. Rachael Kiddey discusses the significance of artefacts found in two homelessness sites in Bristol and York. What can these items, as well as oral histories from the homeless, reveal about what it means to have no shelter in the 21st century? 'The Last Refuge' Laurie Taylor considers Peter Townsend's landmark research, fifty years after its publication. He is joined by Julia Johnson, one of the authors of a new study which charts the changes and continuities in care for older people in England and Wales and by Robin Darton, an expert in social care.