Costing the Earth
Summary: Man's effect on the environment, questioning accepted truths, challenging those in charge and reporting on progress towards improving the world. Presenters, Tom Heap and Dr Alice Roberts, travel the UK and the world in search of solutions to the challenges facing the natural world and the people and wildlife that live in it. Broadcast at 21.00 on Mondays, Costing the Earth runs for 27 weeks of the year, split into three series. Podcast episodes are added weekly.
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Podcasts:
The peatlands of the British Isles are under threat. Tom Heap meets the people trying to return them to health.
Young people are turning their back on the car. Tom Heap asks how manufacturers are trying to bring back youthful allure to their products.
Could we have clean, green nuclear power? Could thorium be the answer? Julian Rush reports.
Every time London suffers a serious rain storm raw sewerage overwhelms the Victorian sewers and pours into the River Thames. Professor Alice Roberts searches for a solution.
Increased deer numbers are changing the British countryside. Tom Heap reports.
Professor Alice Roberts investigates a new generation of weapons in the war against malaria.
In San Francisco recycling is so profitable that gangs are fighting over the bottle banks. Tom Heap meets the green warriors of the trash for cash movement.
Planes grounded, airports shut, chaos on the roads: Tom Heap investigates ways to keep Britain moving if we have an other harsh winter, and asks if future winters will be as bad.
Britain needs a new generation of pylons to bring new sources of power to the grid. Will this ruin the British countryside? Tom Heap reports.
What impact is the global mining boom having on the fragile environments of the Andes and the Amazon? Tom Heap reports.
Can we make Britain's transport quieter? Tom Heap reports.
Yemen is suffering from a water crisis that is causing widespread malnutrition. Leana Hosea visits to find out if there are any solutions.
Scientists are looking at novel ways to reverse global warming. Miranda Krestovnikoff investigates which futuristic geoengineering concepts could become a reality.
Can we clean the air that we breathe? Tom Heap reports.
In Costing The Earth Tom Heap tucks into a portion of locusts and asks if eating insects is good for his diet and better for the planet than a piece of steak.
