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A Global Audience With Sir David Attenborough
Mike Williams talks to Sir David Attenborough about his life and work (repeat)
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Bananas and the global food chain
Hanging out with millions of bananas to learn about global food supplies (repeat).
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Bordered World
How lines on a map shape our lives, our ideology and our development (Repeat).
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Carbon Tax and Right-Wing Greens
Australia's carbon tax, Germany's right-wing greens and California's geothermal energy.
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After We're Dead
Each year 55 million of us die - what impact does this have on the environment?
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The Green Games
Sustainability at the Olympics, Rio +20 reaction, and Jamaican herbs.
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Global v Local
Where's the best place to kick-start sustainable development?
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The World of the Activist
What does environmental activism really achieve?
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Rio+20 - The future we want?
The challenges facing the upcoming Earth Summit, according to the UN's man in charge.
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Mining the floor of our oceans
Mineral companies get ready to harvest our seabed, plus we hear an animal orchestra.
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A Himalayan-sized data gap
We meet the mountain scientists trying to fill the holes in our understanding of glaciers.
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Russia's new energy frontier
The new towns of northern Siberia being built to feed our need for gas.
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The world's ultimate super food
The organism that recycles our forests, treats malnutrition, is being turned into foam.
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Sustainability on the High Seas
Shipping, trade and the environment on board one of the world's biggest ships.
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Canada calls time on Kyoto
Canada defends exit from global deal to cut CO2 levels, plus the joys of urban birds.
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Bordered World
How lines on a map shape our lives, our ideology, and our development.
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Pricing nature and protecting journalists
How to value natural capital, threats to environment reporters, and a land grab in Africa.
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Aid, Happiness, and Tiny Vegetarians
Global aid in the recession, the World Happiness Report, and bioengineering human beings.
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Common land and common problems
We've been warned about the Tragedy of the Commons - but does it have to be that way?
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Bonus Podcast: Death in Ice Valley
A special preview of the new podcast Death in Ice Valley
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24/10/2016 GMT
The extraordinary and hidden histories behind everyday objects and actions
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24/10/2016 GMT
The extraordinary and hidden histories behind everyday objects and actions
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24/10/2016 GMT
The extraordinary and hidden histories behind everyday objects and actions
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24/10/2016 GMT
The extraordinary and hidden histories behind everyday objects and actions
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24/10/2016 GMT
The extraordinary and hidden histories behind everyday objects and actions
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24/10/2016 GMT
The extraordinary and hidden histories behind everyday objects and actions
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24/10/2016 GMT
The extraordinary and hidden histories behind everyday objects and actions
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24/10/2016 GMT
The extraordinary and hidden histories behind everyday objects and actions
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24/10/2016 GMT
The extraordinary and hidden histories behind everyday objects and actions
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24/10/2016 GMT
The extraordinary and hidden histories behind everyday objects and actions