Green In The Media 26th July - 1st August

With bluefin tuna on the brink of extinction, there's a welcome repeat for Rupert Murray's documentary End Of The Line on Tuesday.


Tuesday 27th 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 Test of Time
On: BBC Radio Four
Time: 21:45 to 21:58
Scientists look back to their ancient forebears and examine how much of that early knowledge still stands the test of time. Prof Graeme Maidment explores the earliest methods of surviving a hot climate. Does ancient Egypt hold the key to an urgent modern need for sustainable cooling? He goes to an unlikely place to find out: Bluewater shopping centre, just off the M25.

End of the Line
On: more4
Time: 22:00 to 23:50 (Also 0050)
The True Stories strand, which showcases the best international feature documentaries, presents Rupert Murray's acclaimed film which 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 ocean's to be all fished out.

Wednesday 28th July

Frontiers
On: BBC Radio Four
Time: 21:00 to 21:30
Carbon Detectives.
Richard Hollingham meets the researchers who are trying to develop a network of tracking stations that can monitor greenhouse emissions, using a suite of chemical fingerprints. They have already shown that one key gas is on the increase, when national reports said it was being controlled. And, although much of the expertise is in Britain, the UK government is deliberately dragging its heels, some say, in supporting the network.

Thursday 29th July

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.


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