One Love One Planet
We’ve only got one planet. Let’s love it. BCfm Radio’s award-winning environmental programme.
Episodes
Hear a brief recording from each candidate in the race to become the next Mayor of the West of England combined authority, before the election on 1st May 2025.
How we relate to other animals...Nature, 'wildlife', animal companions, animals who are farmed. What are the stories we are told and tell ourselves about other animals?
This is an interview with Paul Hoggett, who recently wrote a book called Paradise Lost? The Climate Crisis and the Human Condition. He describes climate distress and disavowal, which is when you know about the climate crisis but do not think about it, so you both know about and ignore it. He also discusses climate denial and how some politicians are pushing it. Finally, he discusses how we can help ourselves with climate distress....
Featuring composer Benji Bower talking to Anneka Sutcliffe about his album Terra Coda - a Symphonic Love Letter to the Earth.
‘Terra Coda’ has been a lifelong project for Benji, intertwining exceptional musical depth with his unwavering commitment to pivotal environmental concerns. Conceptually rich, it explores musical, political and environmental dimensions, reflecting Benji’s journey and meticulous attention to detail. The Ter...
Our Earth Week Special - How can we as individuals contribute to reducing carbon emissions? Sangeeta Dewan and Penny Southgate talk about the different levels of action we can take, from making small practical changes, to bigger levers such as voting and where we put our money, and finally to the more fundamental shifts in the way we think about the world.
Music: Rainy Eyes - produced by Tom Southgate
As part of this year's Our Earth Week, Charlie Morris from BCfm's Saturday Edition show talks to composer David Adams about the Bozarts World's End Poetry Competition 2024, inviting people to craft climate change-inspired poetry to one of two iconic melodies.
David Adams creates, produces and manages projects under the Bozarts umbrella. Based in Bristol UK, Bozarts is a collective of lead...
Bristol Airport plans to increase its passenger numbers to 15 Million a year.
It has been less than two years since the airport gained approval to expand from 10 million to 12 million passengers annually. Residents and Bristol Airport Action Network (BAAN) campaign group are gearing up for another battle against the airport as they now want to expand to 15M passengers annually. Keep up to date with this story at https://bristola...
OUR EARTH WEEK 2024 - featuring highlights from BCfm's contribution to this national event on community radio, which broadcast in November.
This episode features the Roma Widger Show featuring Christina Wheeler talking about the Green Pledge Project.
Christina is the Project Manager of the Green Pledge Project at Gloucestershire Archives. The project delves into the rich seam of environmentally significant records held at the arch...
We talk to Laura Bottin from the Avon Gleaning Network all about the ancient practice of gleaning, which is seeing a resurgence, and how this benefits our mental health while also tackling food poverty and food waste. We even get into the details of different types of pumpkins and which ones are best for cooking!
You can find out more about them here, including about volunteering: https://avongleaning.org.uk/
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Chris and Maurice, founders and co-directors of the Friends of Lyncombe Hill Fields, tell us all about the volunteer project to preserve wild space in the centre of Bath - and different mowing techniques, and how local schools have been able to get involved!
https://friendsoflyncombehillfields.co.uk/
We talk to Dr Adrian Cooper, one of the founders of the Felixstowe Community Nature Reserve, a reserve set up by local residents after they got sick of waiting for the government to take action on nature and biodiversity. They've also been carrying out their own Citizen Science and have launched their own Climate Justice Agenda to push for wider change, and now are speaking to representatives from across Europe as to what they've d...
We speak with Levar Jackson, Founder and CEO of Yogh Group, and previous president of NEWH New York, about the exciting scientific developments happening in the hospitality industry to make it more sustainable! We also talk about how to make eco-friendly choices easier for everyone, and why seaweed makes surprisingly good curtain fabric! Find out more about the Yogh Group: https://www.yogh.group/
What do environmental lawyers actually do? How can a company be treated as a person in the court of law? And how can nature actually sit on a company board??? We cover all of this and more with Brontie Ansell from Lawyers For Nature!
https://www.lawyersfornature.com/
We speak to veteran activist, author, podcaster and co-founder of the Transition Network, Rob Hopkins - about the psychology of activism and grassroots organising, and how we collectively imagine a better future to fight for.
Rob's website: https://www.robhopkins.net/
We catch up with the award-winning director and producer of this powerful documentary about the execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa, an anti-Shell activist in Nigeria.
The trailer can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhxUpxsSN8M
Tickets to the Bristol Independent Film Festival are here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bristol-independent-film-festival-saturday-screening-tickets-743056831987
Nohelia joins us to talk all about Easton Community Garden and how anyone can pop along with no commitment! Plus, Kim from Houria tells us about Salha's Sudanese Kitchen.
Easton Community Garden: http://eastoncommunitygarden.org.uk/
Sudanese Supper Club tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sudanese-supper-club-fundraiser-tickets-721107400647
Henry Coleman, one of the organisers of the Planet Local Summit in Bristol this weekend, tells us all about localisation and the role it can play in tackling the climate crisis.
Last time we heard from local folk who support the controversial proposed Low Traffic Neighbourhood Scheme - now we hear from Abdihakin Asir as to why other residents in Barton Hill are opposed to it!
There's a Low Traffic Neighbourhood scheme proposed for the Barton Hill and St George areas in East Bristol, and it's proving quite controversial in the community. We hear from locals Rob and Tom who support the scheme - and in a future show very soon we'll be hearing from a local resident opposed to it.
We catch up with Marian Hill, illustrator and insect enthusiast, all about her project of inspiring both young and old to learn about insects. From school workshops to working with councils, Marian is busy using her artistic talents to teach hundreds if not thousands about these crucial little critters.
https://www.buzzandscuttle.com/
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