Fresh ideas from the sharpest minds working toward a cleaner, greener planet
Radio 4,·414 episodes
Tom Heap hears four visions for the future of the British countryside after Brexit.
18 Oct 2016,·30 mins
Can you build a motorway that does not wipe out wildlife? Tom Heap investigates.
11 Oct 2016,·30 mins
Tom Heap assesses 50 years of green activism with leading members of the movement.
04 Oct 2016,·30 mins
The warmer climate is extending the growing season, Peter Gibbs asks if this is good news.
27 Sep 2016,·30 mins
Can the growing of fashionable super fruits save the Amazon rain forest?
21 Sep 2016,·28 mins
Keeping cars out of the city: Chris Ledgard explores new plans in Paris and Barcelona.
13 Sep 2016,·30 mins
Can the big oil companies re-invent themselves as climate saviours? Tom Heap reports.
06 Sep 2016,·30 mins
Peter Hadfield meets Huang Ming, the undisputed leader of China's booming solar industry.
10 May 2016,·30 mins
How should we eat to reduce our carbon footprint? Four experts debate very different ideas
03 May 2016,·30 mins
How the fallout from Chernobyl changed Germany forever. Julian Rush reports.
26 Apr 2016,·30 mins
Peter Gibbs explores Ascension Island, a barren Atlantic rock made fertile by man.
19 Apr 2016,·30 mins
Professor Alice Roberts asks if archaeology can help us understand climate change.
12 Apr 2016,·30 mins
Tom Heap finds out how Iceland could solve Britain's energy crisis.
05 Apr 2016,·30 mins
Tom Heap examines the wildlife impact of Europe's new borders.
29 Mar 2016,·30 mins
How do you persuade a throwaway society to use a bin? Chris Ledgard on litter campaigns.
22 Mar 2016,·30 mins
Tom Heap examines the potential impact of an exit from the EU on the environment.
15 Mar 2016,·30 mins
Tom Heap visits New York to find out how the city is cleaning up its dirty waterways.
08 Mar 2016,·30 mins
Can the sound of the Amazon help to save it? Peter Gibbs reports.
01 Mar 2016,·30 mins
How do you move a city? Lesley Riddoch travels to Arctic Sweden to find out.
23 Feb 2016,·30 mins
Tom Heap tells the story of coal from the Industrial Revolution to its apparent demise.
16 Feb 2016,·30 mins
Is extreme weather pulling Britain apart? Tom Heap reports.
09 Feb 2016,·30 mins
David Attenborough and fellow experts join Tom Heap to preview the Paris Climate Summit.
17 Nov 2015,·30 mins
Peter Hadfield investigates the illegal trade in Siamese rosewood.
10 Nov 2015,·30 mins
Tom Heap investigates claims England's rivers are under threat from 'insidious' pollution.
03 Nov 2015,·30 mins
Bad news for lovers of tapenade and pesto - olive trees are succumbing to a new disease.
27 Oct 2015,·30 mins
A new report reveals how the UK's coast has changed over the last 50 years.
20 Oct 2015,·30 mins
The National Parks are exploring new commercial opportunities. How far should they go?
13 Oct 2015,·30 mins
Have we been lied to about air pollution? Tom Heap investigates.
06 Oct 2015,·30 mins
Urban Britain is paving over its front gardens. Jheni Osman discovers the impact.
29 Sep 2015,·30 mins
Professor Alice Roberts asks how ocean acidification will alter sea life.
23 Sep 2015,·30 mins
