A new series of summer specials celebrating landmark studies of society. Laurie Taylortravels round Britain to meet authors of renowned research, discovering what impact their work has made on society. This week he visits Liverpool with Professor Howard Parker , author of View from the Boys, a study of inner city youth in the seventies. What happened to the boys he observed and how different is life for the next generation?
Producer Elizabeth Senior. E-MAIL: thinking.allowed@bbc.co.uk