Green In The Media 19th - 25th July

The highlight of the week is most definitely The Cove, the documentary which has been kicking up a huge stink in Japan as they are confronted by the reality of what they do to marine mammals, and the reaction from the rest of the world to that.

Tuesday 20th July

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.

The Cove
On: more4
Time: 22:00 to 00:00 (Also 0105)
The True Stories strand, presents Louis Psihovos' Oscar-winning documentary which shows in chilling detail the illicit slaughter of dolphins at Taijia, a rural Japanese cove. With the help of Richard O'Barry, a former dolphin trainer for the programme Flipper who has since recanted and become the mammal's strongest ally, the pair are faced by bureaucratic obduracy, police surveillance and attacks by the fishermen. Forced to film undercover and underwater, they use Industrial Light and Magic's latest technology to capture the heartrending massacres.

Happy Tuesdays
On: BBC Radio Four
Time: 23:00 to 23:30
Five-part series showcasing new comedy voices. Angelos Epithemiou's Big Issue. Burger van owner and panellist on BBC2's Shooting Stars Angelos Epithemiou examines the thorny topic that is The Environment. He is aided by two guests: Kate Schofield from GreenPeace and an environmental activist called Toadstool. The cast includes Renton Skinner, Rufus Jones, Katherine Jakeways, Sanjeev Kohli, Tom Verrall and Katy Wix.

Thursday 22nd July

One Planet
On: BBC World Service Radio
Time: 10:32 to 11:00 (Also 1530, 2030, 0130, Sun 0630)
Mike Williams explores the asbestos industry in India.


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