There are lots of ways to learn more about the climate crisis and our fragile environment. Here are some great radio and TV programmes to help you look at a huge range of environmental issues, from different perspectives.
This is a great list put together by two of our volunteers who are also active with the Thames Valley Soroptimist Club. ( See here: https://sigbi.org/thames-valley ) Soroptimist International is a global women’s organisation working together to transform the lives of women and girls.
We’ve listed the website links as there are loads of previous episodes listed which cover an extraordinary range of topics. Have a look, have a listen, and let us know what you learn!
BBC Radio 4
- Farming Today Radio 4: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qj8q
- Farming Today This Week (omnibus edition): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0080gj0
- Costing the Earth: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006r4wn/episodes/player
BBC Radio 5
- The Big Green Money Show: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00152bx
BBC World Service Radio
- Business Daily (Some business-related environmental topics): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p002vsxs/episodes/player
- The Climate Question: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xtvb6
- People Fixing the World (Looks at projects solving world problems): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04d42vf/episodes/player
- The Life Scientific: Interviews with eminent scientists – some environmental ones – Jim Al Khalili is a great interviewer…. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b015sqc7/episodes/guide
- Green Originals – pioneers of the environmental movement: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000cz18/episodes/player
TV and Internet only
- The Earthshot Prize: https://earthshotprize.org
- Countryfile (Covers huge range of rural issues with environment regular focus): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006t0bv