There are two programmes which are Scotland-specific this week. The first looks at Donald Trump's golf course in Aberdeenshire and the ensuing fight as he tries to evict local residents from their homes so that he can destroy a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The second is the last part of Iain Stewart's enthralling series Making Scotland's Landscape, in which he looks at the effects of climate in the past and in the future.
If you're not in Scotland, you can see both programmes on the BBC iPlayer. Or, y'know, just move to Scotland.
Monday 15th November
JG Ballard - The Drowned World
On: BBC Radio 7
Time: 18:30 to 19:00 (Also 0030)
The author's 1962 debut novel set in a submerged London of the future, transformed by global warming. Read by Robert Glenister. Episode 1 of 4.
Donald Trump's Golf War
On: BBC 2 Scotland
Time: 21:00 to 22:00
Documentary following the epic battle of American billionaire Donald Trump to build 'the greatest golf course in the world' on a beautiful, protected stretch of coastline in the north-east of Scotland. He announces bold plans for two golf courses, private houses and a five-star hotel, but not everyone welcomes him with open arms. Protestors find an unlikely local hero in farmer Michael Forbes. His 22-acre property is surrounded on all sides by prime Trump real estate, yet the stubborn local farmer is not selling. Featuring five years of exclusive interviews with Trump and his family, the programme tells the story of this controversial billion-pound development from first announcement to the moment the diggers roll.
Tuesday 16th November
Home Planet
On: BBC Radio Four
Time: 15:00 to 15:30
Richard Daniel and the team discuss listeners' questions about our world and our impact upon it.
JG Ballard - The Drowned World
On: BBC Radio 7
Time: 18:30 to 19:00 (Also 0030)
Tropical conditions trigger people's primal memories. Robert Glenister reads the author's 1962 novel set in submerged London. Episode 2 of 4.
Horizon
On: BBC 2
Time: 21:00 to 22:00
Deepwater Disaster - The Untold Story.
Horizon reveals the untold story of the 87-day battle to kill the Deepwater Horizon oil blowout a mile beneath the waves - a crisis that became America's worst environmental disaster. Engineers and oil men at the heart of the operation talk for the first time about the colossal engineering challenges they faced and how they had to improvise under extreme pressure. They tell of how they used household junk, discarded steel boxes and giant underwater cutting shears to stop the oil - an operation that one insider likens to the rescue of Apollo 13.
Wednesday 17th November
JG Ballard - The Drowned World
On: BBC Radio 7
Time: 18:30 to 19:00 (Also 0030)
Looters clash with the surviving inhabitants. Robert Glenister reads the author's 1962 story set in submerged London. Episode 3 of 4.
Thursday 18th November
One Planet
On: BBC World Service Radio
Time: 10:32 to 11:00 (Also 1530, 2030, 0130, Sat 2030, Sun 0630)
One Planet looks at how we use our planet.
JG Ballard - The Drowned World
On: BBC Radio 7
Time: 18:30 to 19:00 (Also 0030)
Kerans desperately tries to re-flood the city. Robert Glenister concludes the author's 1962 story set in submerged London. Episode 4 of 4.
Sunday 21st November
Making Scotland's Landscape
On: BBC 1 Scotland
Time: 20:00 to 21:00
Climate. Episode 5.
Professor Iain Stewart concludes a landmark five-part series in which he reveals how Scotland's unique and beautiful landscape has been shaped over the centuries. During the Industrial Revolution, Scottish scientists and engineers unwittingly helped to set off a chain of events that today we know as climate change, a process that is transforming our atmosphere and warming our planet. Professor Stewart looks at how Scotland is on the verge of another revolution - the transformation of a carbon economy to a green one.
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