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Reflections on the modern pioneers of the environmental movement. Show more
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Naturalist and TV presenter Gillian Burke assesses the role of her Kenyan “auntie”, Wangari Maathai, in drawing attention to environmental causes in Africa. Show more
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Nature writer Conor Jameson reflects on the impact of Rachel Carson, the author of Silent Spring, and the resonance that her work still has today. Show more
57 minutes
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Reflections on the modern pioneers of the environmental movement. Show more
57 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Reflections on the modern pioneers of the environmental movement. Show more
14 minutes
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Corin Throsby considers the impact of the Australian poet and activist Judith Wright who campaigned to create the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Show more
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Caroline Lucas explores the impact of the radical German politician Petra Kelly who founded Die Grünen and inspired a generation of European Green politicians. Show more
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Emma Shortis reflects on the influence of David McTaggart, founder of Greenpeace International. Show more
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Activist and film maker Jack Harries assesses the influence of earth scientist and creator of Gaia theory, James Lovelock. Show more
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Alice Bell inspects the environmental credentials of former British PM, Margaret Thatcher. Show more
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Chris Packham on Severn Cullis-Suzuki, the 12-year-old who addressed delegates at the UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. Show more
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Champion freediver Tanya Streeter assesses the influence of underwater explorer and film-maker Jacques Cousteau. Show more
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Environmentalist Vandana Shiva reflects on the activism of Sunderlal Bahuguna, who led the original tree-hugging movement in 1970s India. Show more
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Novelist Helon Habilal on Ken Saro-Wiwa, the writer, television producer and environmental activist who was hanged by the Nigerian government in 1995. Show more
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Emily Grossman on James Hansen, the climate scientist and activist whose testimony to Congress in 1988 shifted public perception of global warming. Show more
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Folk singer Sam Lee on the legacy of Joni Mitchell's environmental anthem Big Yellow Taxi. Show more
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Brazilian singer Monica Vasconcelos reflects on the impact of Chico Mendes, the union leader who campaigned to stop forest clearance in the Amazon. Show more
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Meteorologist Peter Gibbs looks at the impact of British Antarctic Survey scientist Joe Farman who first spotted the hole in the ozone layer. Show more
