Discover the people and the projects trying to make the world a better place.
World Service,·461 episodes
Innovative solutions for city navigation, plastic waste and forest fires
19 Oct 2021,·23 mins
How computer games are being used to help children process grief and powerful emotions
12 Oct 2021,·23 mins
How police in the US are using tech, including robots, to fight crime
05 Oct 2021,·23 mins
When the coronavirus pandemic hit, England’s rough sleepers were offered a place to live
14 Sep 2021,·23 mins
Borrow a stranger for a half-hour chat to challenge your prejudices
07 Sep 2021,·23 mins
We meet detectives hunting down old fridges to stop greenhouse gases escaping from them
31 Aug 2021,·23 mins
We investigate the power of nature’s own creations to help fix climate change
24 Aug 2021,·23 mins
How seaweed farmers in Zanzibar are fighting the effects of climate change
17 Aug 2021,·23 mins
People in Kenya have been paid to catch swarms of locusts eating farmers’ crops
10 Aug 2021,·23 mins
How a group of Kenyans reduced homophobic hate and violence
03 Aug 2021,·23 mins
How a start-up in Kenya reinvented the cooking stove
27 Jul 2021,·23 mins
Remarkable successes against some of the most unpleasant illnesses on the planet
20 Jul 2021,·23 mins
Groups of Dutch friends are helping families settle when they move to a new country
13 Jul 2021,·23 mins
An innovative new weekly programme looking at how we can solve the world's problems.
06 Jul 2021,·23 mins
Ex-cons are running part of the US probation system, and it’s transforming young lives
29 Jun 2021,·23 mins
Scientists have an incredible plan to save the northern white rhino from extinction
22 Jun 2021,·23 mins
How a network of mentors is helping young Africans achieve their dreams
15 Jun 2021,·23 mins
A helpline for jealous and violent men is aiming to cut domestic violence
08 Jun 2021,·23 mins
One man's plan to make the Sinai desert fertile
01 Jun 2021,·23 mins
Are stickers still saving lives? Was a coral reef repaired?
25 May 2021,·23 mins
A home for marine life, but perhaps not in the place you’d expect
11 May 2021,·23 mins
Scientists are checking up on the health of forests by analysing the sounds in them.
04 May 2021,·23 mins
Marlo is sniffing out coronavirus in the UK, and Thor is tracking poachers in Tanzania
27 Apr 2021,·23 mins
One man’s mission to transform millions of lives by selling them bicycles
20 Apr 2021,·23 mins
Machines to shred, melt and mould waste plastic are popping up around the world
13 Apr 2021,·23 mins
The special bridges that are helping to save slow lorises and reunite rare monkeys
06 Apr 2021,·23 mins
How we could improve care for the elderly by monitoring their use of home appliances
30 Mar 2021,·23 mins
Can you construct a building by reusing materials from ones that have been knocked down?
23 Mar 2021,·23 mins
Togo has found a new way to send emergency cash to people struggling in the pandemic
16 Mar 2021,·23 mins
A greenhouse powered by the wind has made it possible to grow crops on arid land
09 Mar 2021,·23 mins
