With the recent Jubilee celebrations, the current Euro 2012 football tournament and the forthcoming Olympic Games, crowds are likely to be more prominent than usual in the media for some time to come.
With this in mind, no doubt, BBC Radio 3 broadcast a gem of a documentary on crowd psychology last week, hosted by the geneticist Steve Jones. It’s still available online for a short while – catch it while you can, it’s a real treat.
