Fresh ideas from the sharpest minds working toward a cleaner, greener planet
Radio 4,·414 episodes
Tim Hirsch travels to the Amazon to see the 'real Avatar' and the dam which threatens them
11 May 2011,·30 mins
Costing the Earth finds out if teenagers can really learn to turn the lights out.
04 May 2011,·30 mins
Cocoa costs have soared recently. Tom Heap asks if costly chocolate might be good for all.
27 Apr 2011,·30 mins
Tom Heap investigates potential oil leaks from sunken vessels around our coastline.
20 Apr 2011,·30 mins
Tom Heap looks at the environmental impact of Deepwater Horizon one year on.
13 Apr 2011,·30 mins
Tom Heap asks whether the UK is ready for a solar goldrush.
06 Apr 2011,·30 mins
Invasive species are a growing problem. Tom Heap asks if we can really live without them.
30 Mar 2011,·30 mins
What next for the British nuclear industry? Tom Heap reports on the future of fission.
23 Mar 2011,·30 mins
Why has capitalism's answer to climate change failed? Tom Heap investigates.
16 Mar 2011,·30 mins
Campaigners for fur claim it's natural, renewable and sustainable. Tom Heap investigates.
09 Mar 2011,·30 mins
Could coral provide answers as to how our environment adapts or fails? Tom Heap finds out.
02 Mar 2011,·30 mins
Could the military lead us into a green future? Tom Heap investigates.
23 Feb 2011,·30 mins
Dr Alice Roberts examines the impact of metal detecting on our heritage and landscape.
16 Feb 2011,·30 mins
How the melting Arctic is changing the lives of the people of the north.
09 Feb 2011,·30 mins
The Arctic is melting. The battle over its resources is just beginning. Tom Heap reports.
02 Feb 2011,·30 mins
The clocks change next week. Alice Roberts asks if this is madness for the environment.
27 Oct 2010,·30 mins
Is the golden age of wine coming to an end? Tom Heap reports from the Mosel Valley.
20 Oct 2010,·30 mins
Could courts of law be the first refuge for victims of climate change? Tom Heap finds out.
13 Oct 2010,·30 mins
Dr Alice Roberts investigates the growing problem of plastic floating in the sea.
06 Oct 2010,·30 mins
Tom Heap finds out if Carbon Capture and Storage will ever be the magic bullet we need.
29 Sep 2010,·30 mins
Can we redesign our cities to improve our health? Tom Heap investigates.
22 Sep 2010,·30 mins
Dr Alice Roberts finds out if we can save the planet by staying in our pyjamas.
15 Sep 2010,·30 mins
Deepwater drilling for oil and gas is dangerous. Can we find our supplies closer to home?
08 Sep 2010,·30 mins
Five years after the devastation of Katrina, is New Orleans safe from hurricane and flood?
01 Sep 2010,·30 mins
Tom Heap visits the holy Ganges river to discover if India's life source can ever be clean
26 May 2010,·30 mins
Tom Heap finds out if the supply of metals vital to electronics could be exhausted by 2012
19 May 2010,·30 mins
The battle against climate change needs a radical rethink. Tom Heap reports.
12 May 2010,·30 mins
Brazil's Cerrado is one of the world's richest eco-systems. Can it be saved?
05 May 2010,·30 mins
Could volcanoes be unlikely allies in the fight against climate change? Tom Heap reports.
28 Apr 2010,·30 mins
Paris was devastated by flood 100 years ago. Tom Heap learns the lessons for today.
21 Apr 2010,·30 mins
