My sisters, Catherine & Lizzy form the popular country duo, Ward Thomas and they are about to busk in a different city each week in the run up to Cop 26, raising money for environmental charities and awareness for the climate crisis. I decided

FASHION FOR THE PLANET

May 5th, 2021 1h 1m

Fashion is something we all enjoy, whether purely as a function or as a passion, but it's impacts on the environment have only relatively recently started to be talked about. I wanted to dive deep into this topic to find out why and in what

RIDDING THE OCEANS OF PLASTIC

Apr 27th, 2021 32m 33s

Plastics are swamping our oceans. This is one of the most talked about issues but what are we doing about it? The Ocean Cleanup, led by inventor and entrepreneur Boyan Slat are pioneers in technology that is clearing our oceans of plastic and

THE FUTURE OF AIR TRAVEL

Apr 14th, 2021 28m 8s

Some time ago I was speaking to a friend of mine Chip Yardly all about the impacts of air travel on the planet. Chip is a pilot who flies for Tui, and had quite a lot to say about the topic, having had to swat up on it for his job interviews. S

CAN BIOCHAR PROTECT THE PLANET

Apr 14th, 2021 38m 33s

I spoke to Henrietta Moon, co-founder of Carbo Culture all about Biochar. Biochar is one of the lesser known climate solutions. It's not as talked about as renewable energy or trees or direct air capture technology, which was why I was so pleas

THE THEATRE OF CLIMATE CHANGE

Apr 7th, 2021 49m 15s

Having made a career in theatre and film as a writer and actor, I like to think the arts can be pretty powerful in lots of ways, but how can it be used to inspire us about climate change? I spoke to playwright April De Angelis whose 20 year car

LETS TALK ABOUT CARBON OFFSETTING

Mar 30th, 2021 48m 22s

The concept of Carbon Offsetting, or carbon credits is often met with mixed views. Is it simply an excuse to carry on as normal but look like you're doing good? Or is it maybe a valuable tool? In fact, what is it? Where does the money go? What

THE ORIGINS OF PANDEMICS

Mar 23rd, 2021 44m 52s

The emergence of a new pandemic is something that has impacted us all in varying degrees of hell. But where do pandemics come from? Where do they start and how are we responsible? Can we call this year an ecological event? From Measles, to Ebol

IS IT REALLY GREEN & WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

Mar 17th, 2021 54m 57s

Georgina Wilson Powell is founder and editor of the online eco lifestyle magazine, Pebble and author of the new book 'IS IT REALLY GREEN' Pebble was founded to bridge the gap between sustainability and style and the every day. Since then Georg

CLIMATE CHANGE & THE GLOBAL STAGE

Mar 9th, 2021 1h 9m

World leaders that deny Climate Change. Nations chopping down forests and expanding their coal industry It can be overwhelming and terrifying In this first episode of series 2, Tom talks to Professor Chris Rapley and returning guest Professor M

Bonus

SPECIAL. Mock Cop 26

Nov 16th, 2020 26m 16s

In the absence of this years COP 26 (the annual Conference of Parties, where world leaders meet to discuss climate goals), a collection of young people from all over the world have decided to set up their own online conference this November 202

THE PLANET AND THE ECONOMY

Jun 2nd, 2020 43m 2s

Is Economic growth the enemy of our planet or is it just how we grow? Can we build an economy that helps us prosper while also protecting our environment? What kind of world will we build in the aftermath of the Covid19 Pandemic? In the final

HEMP AND THE PLANET

May 25th, 2020 42m 44s

Tom visits a Hemp farm in Co Monaghan in Ireland and talks to Farmer Marcus McCabe & Hill sheep farmer and Land Tenure Specialist Bridget Murphy all about the wonderful potentials of Hemp. From a Carbon negative building material, to a fossil f

GREENPEACE AND THE PLANET

May 18th, 2020 49m 7s

Who are Greenpeace, what do they stand for, and what role can we play in preventing deforestation? Tom talks to Greenpeace's Forest Campaigner Chiara Vitali about the planet, about the Amazon, about Greenpeace and about chickens, with the occas

FORESTS FOR THE PLANET WITH ECOSIA

May 11th, 2020 35m 39s

How to restore forests and plant trees with a simple online search. Tom chats to Hannah Wickes, the CMO at Ecosia, the tree planting search engine. He finds out all about how they are shrinking deserts, restoring water cycles and rebuilding wil

TECHNOLOGY FOR THE PLANET

May 5th, 2020 49m 23s

In two interviews, Tom finds out about CO2 air capture technology and also explores how we can protect the Polar Regions. Climeworks is a Direct Air Capture Company based in Switzerland, extracting carbon dioxide from the air and converting i

Can Food be a Climate Solution with Honor Eldridge

Apr 27th, 2020 40m 13s

How can food be both a climate problem and a climate solution? Tom talks to Honor Eldridge, Head of Policy at the Sustainable Food Trust (until May 2020, then Head of Policy at Plant Life) all about food systems and how the world can turn farm

FOOD & THE PLANET

Apr 27th, 2020 40m 13s

PLANET & THE PEOPLE

Apr 19th, 2020 42m 50s

Through his expertise and Laidback approach, Mark Maslin approaches the subject of climate change in an engaging and informative way that makes it easy for even the climate change novice to understand. He explains how past, present and futur