Discover the people and the projects trying to make the world a better place.
World Service,·947 episodes
How a race to write books and a gadget that counts words are helping child literacy
14 Jun 2022,·24 mins
Borrow a stranger for a half-hour chat to challenge your prejudices
07 Jun 2022,·24 mins
How can you stop women being harassed in the street?
31 May 2022,·23 mins
31 May 2022,·24 mins
Innovative projects around the world are trying to help teenage mums
24 May 2022,·23 mins
24 May 2022,·24 mins
The man whose special powder turns waste soil into buildings
17 May 2022,·23 mins
17 May 2022,·24 mins
The robots that navigate sewer pipes to find leaks and blockages so people don't have to
10 May 2022,·23 mins
10 May 2022,·24 mins
The lotteries that nudge people to take medicine, pick up litter or pay their taxes
03 May 2022,·23 mins
03 May 2022,·24 mins
We look at workplaces that have welcomed people with learning disabilities on to the team
26 Apr 2022,·23 mins
26 Apr 2022,·24 mins
How cities are embracing nature to prevent flooding
19 Apr 2022,·23 mins
The entrepreneurs using clever chemistry to turn scrap rubber into fuel and car tyres
12 Apr 2022,·23 mins
How rearing butterflies by hand is bringing them back from the brink
05 Apr 2022,·23 mins
Using underwater sounds and lights so only the fish we want to eat get caught
29 Mar 2022,·23 mins
29 Mar 2022,·24 mins
How leaves, lights, sounds and goats can improve patient health
22 Mar 2022,·23 mins
22 Mar 2022,·24 mins
An innovative new weekly programme looking at how we can solve the world's problems.
15 Mar 2022,·23 mins
How old hair is being used to help the planet
15 Mar 2022,·29 mins
How flies and bugs can help solve the planet’s problems
08 Mar 2022,·23 mins
08 Mar 2022,·25 mins
Prisoners and their families are keeping in touch with the Prison Voicemail app
01 Mar 2022,·23 mins
How Iceland pioneered a new approach to domestic violence
22 Feb 2022,·23 mins
