Green In The Media 25th January - 31st January

As far as I'm aware, the Newsnight Special about environmentalists being bad for the planet was never shown - something to do with a wee earthquake in Haiti. It is, however, adapted for radio on Monday evening.

Monday 25th January

Analysis
On: BBC Radio Four
Time: 20:30 to 21:00 (Also Sun 2130)
Are environmentalists bad for the planet? 'Ethical man' Justin Rowlatt asks if it is time the green movement ditched some of its ideological excess baggage. Although apparently united in their goal to tackle climate change, some environmentalists attach other dogmas to the cause - from a preference for the natural over the hi-tech to a hatred of consumption, capitalism and urbanisation. Could these extraneous aspects of green politics be undermining the environmental cause?

Panorama
On: BBC 1
Time: 20:30 to 21:00
What's Really in Our Kids' Food?.
One in five children starts school already overweight and, according to the latest research, children who are fat by five are likely to stay that way. Shelley Jofre investigates the food being dished up to pre-schoolers at nurseries and at home. There's a rapidly growing market in ready meals specifically for toddlers, but are they really a healthy option? The programme looks behind the marketing claims of some of the most popular children's brands and comes up with some surprising results.

Tuesday 26th January

Night Waves
On: BBC Radio Three
Time: 21:15 to 22:00
In the first of a series of special interviews broadcast as part of the BBC Year of Science, Anne McElvoy talks to David King, the Government's chief scientific officer from 2000 to 2007. Anne gauges his opinions on the perceived failure of the Copenhagen summit and asks about the nature of scientific orthodoxy after the furore over the climate change emails from the University of East Anglia, where he used to work. And what does he think about the status of scientific knowledge in the political process, an issue brought sharply into focus by the recent resignation of David Nutt, the chairman of the Government's Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs?

Thursday 28th January

One Planet
On: BBC World Service Radio
Time: 10:32 to 11:00 (Also 1530, 2030, 0130, Sat 2030, Sun 0630, 2330)
One Planet looks at how we use our planet.

Jimmy's Global Harvest
On: BBC 2
Time: 20:00 to 21:00
Kenya. Episode 4.
Jimmy Doherty investigates new techniques and technologies that may help to meet the increased demand for food across the planet. Jimmy visits Kenya and meets farmers near Lake Victoria who use ingenious new ways to combat pests, and scientists who produce bananas in the lab. As he travels across the country, Jimmy picks roses, milks camels and discovers Masai sheep could save farmers around the world billions of pounds. But can Kenya ever feed itself?

Sunday 31st January

Country Tracks
On: BBC 1
Time: 11:00 to 12:00
At Hockerton, Ellie sees how an eco housing project has galvanized the whole community, before ending her journey in Sherwood Forest, home to the famous Parliament Oak.

The Greening of the Deserts
On: BBC Radio Four
Time: 13:30 to 14:00
Second of two programmes in which Ayisha Yahya explores predictions from some scientists and meteorologists that some deserts, including the Sahara, could get greener in the future and experience more rainfall. Ayisha visits the Egyptian settlement of Abu Minqar, which is entirely dependent on water from the ancient Nubian aquifer.


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