From desalination plants to the "Billion Oyster Project," witness humankind's efforts to meet our freshwater needs.
Take a visually stunning world tour as we explore humankind's growing impact on the Earth's surface.
2021 • Environment
From artificial photosynthesis to vegan diets, changes in science and behavior are helping improve Earth's air quality.
2021 • Environment
From desalination plants to the "Billion Oyster Project," witness humankind's efforts to meet our freshwater needs.
2021 • Environment
In the final episode of the series, Anita Rani investigates the tsunami of single-use plastic that parents pick up in the form of give-away toys. It turns out that McDonald's are the largest toy distributor in the world, handing out over 1.4 billion plastic toys per year worldwide. They claim on their website that they are recyclable, but a visit to Simon Ellin, the CEO of the Recycling Association, makes it very clear that while that may be true in theory, in reality it’s not that simple. Meanwhile, Hugh is in Scotland. He’s learnt that at the same time as the public are trying to reduce the amount of plastics in their lives, the plastics industry has big plans to increase plastic production by 50% before 2040. To find out more, he visits the INEOS factory in Grangemouth, owned by the richest man in Britain, where they produce a staggering 60-70 billion tiny plastic pellets every day.
3/3 • War on Plastic with Hugh and Anita • 2019 • Environment
Dr Michael Mosley finds out what impact meat production is having on the planet.
2/2 • Should I Eat Meat • Environment
How the cruise of a lifetime turned into a deadly nightmare. Passengers and day trippers were trapped when New Zealand’s most active volcano erupted. Were tourists warned of the danger and could more have been done to prevent tragedy?
Four Corners • 2020 • Environment
A crew of women embarked on an ambitious sailing expedition around the UK to raise awareness of ocean plastic and sample the water to see what damage is being done. Hannah Thomas-Peter joined them on the month-long voyage and documented their voyage of discovery.
2017 • Environment
They form natural boundaries, dictate how we spread around the planet, create natural defenses, and control our weather. From the World War that began with a gunshot in the Balkans to the feuds of the Appalachians, mountains have also been flashpoints.
09/17 • Big History • 2013 • Environment
Professor Iain Stewart uncovers the mysterious history of Australia, and shows how Australia's journey as a continent has affected everything from Aboriginal history to modern day mining, and even the evolution of Australia's bizarre wildlife, like the koala.
2/4 • Rise of the Continents • Environment
