I thought long and hard about whether to include what should be the comedy event of the year this week - Nigel Farage trying to convince us that climate change is hokum. I eventually decided to include it, with the warning that you should ensure there is something near at hand to throw at the telly.
Monday 1st March
Food Fights
On: BBC Radio Four
Time: 20:00 to 20:30
Second of two programmes in which Bill Law investigates the causes and consequences of the great global land grab, as richer nations and multinational corporations acquire vast tracts of land in developing countries. Bill weighs up the pros and cons of Indonesia's palm oil revolution. The country leads the world in palm oil production and the world is hungry for it; check any food label and as likely as not palm oil will turn up as one of the ingredients. Low-cost, high-yield palm oil has transformed Indonesia creating wealth and a new middle class. But in the process, it has carved up huge swathes of rainforest.
Costing the Earth
On: BBC Radio Four
Time: 21:00 to 21:30 (Also Thu 1330)
The Big Clean Up.
The shambolic rejuvenation of Corby's steelworks may have put an end to the boom in building on brownfield sites. Alice Roberts investigates.
Off the Page
On: BBC Radio Four
Time: 23:00 to 23:30
How's My Driving?.
Having a driving licence used to be proof you had grown up and could move about on your own; now, it is almost a guilty pleasure. Dominic Arkwright borrowed a car to get to the studio to meet entrepreneur Alison Larkman (who walked), broadcaster Chris Serle (on his motor scooter) and actor Patrick Field (bike, train and bike) to consider the point of driving in the 21st century.
Future of Food
On: BBC 1
Time: 02:10 to 03:10
George Alagiah travels the world to reveal a growing global food crisis. With food riots on three continents recently, and unprecedented competition for food due to population growth and changing diets, there is a looming problem. George joins a Masai chief among the skeletons of cattle he has lost to climate change, and the English farmer who tells him why food production in the UK is also hit. He investigates what is wrong with people's diets and talks to top nutritionist Susan Jebb, DEFRA minister Hilary Benn and Nobel laureate Rajendra Pachauri to uncover what the future holds for our food.
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Tuesday 2nd March
Home Planet
On: BBC Radio Four
Time: 15:00 to 15:30
Richard Daniel and the team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world and our impact on it.
Last of the Honeybees
On: more4
Time: 22:00 to 23:30
Jeremy Simmons' moving film about the plight of honeybees throughout the world but from a very human angle. Through the stories of three American beekeepers; Nicole Ulibarri from Montana, Eric Mills from Carolina and Matt Hutchens from Washington State, Simmons follows their efforts to make the epic journey with their hives to the biggest event on the beekeepers' calendar - the pollination of the almond groves of California. But in common with many of the world's apiarists, the three are suffering from unexplained colony collapse disorder which results in devastating consequences not just for the bees but for the beekeepers whose livelihoods are at stake. The film hints at the global consequences of CCD continuing unchecked: the possibility that the crops, fruit and flowers that humanity rely will not be pollinated and will die out.
Thursday 4th March
One Planet
On: BBC World Service Radio
Time: 10:32 to 11:00 (Also 1530, 2030, 0130, Sun 0630)
One Planet looks at how we use our planet.
The Political Slot
On: Channel 4
Time: 19:55 to 20:00
Nigel Farage MEP, UKIP spokesperson, discusses what he says is global warming madness.
Saturday 6th March
The End of the Line
On: Channel 4
Time: 19:15 to 21:00
Rupert Murray's acclaimed film examines the consequences of unchecked, unregulated sea fishing across the globe. It is not a film about what might happen; it is a film about what has happened. The collapse of the cod population saw the end of 40,000 jobs; the bluefin tuna is being hunted to extinction; it takes five kilos of anchovies to produce one fish farmed salmon. And while there are some positive signs, with Walmart and McDonalds both selling fish from sustainable sources, some outlets still sell endangered species. But the final chilling conclusion is that unless more radical steps are taken globally, including the reduction of overfishing, it will take just 50 years for the world's oceans to be all fished out.
Sunday 7th March
Countryfile
On: BBC 1
Time: 18:00 to 19:00
John Craven investigates why culling certain species of animals can help to conserve others, and asks if the costs outweigh the benefits. James Wong looks at the future of food production and examines whether vertical farming - growing food on walls - could help feed our cities.
Excerpts taken from DigiGuide - the world's best TV guide available from http://www.getdigiguide.com/?p=1&r=20818
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