One Love One Planet

We have two more interviews this week: firstly speaking to Steve Woods, local litter-fighting legend, all about flytipping, why it's a problem, and how to tackle it. We then hear from Anneka from the Pernambuco Group - a new strings collective raising support for Trees of Music, and the endangered Brazilian pernambuco trees that provide the beautiful pernambuco wood so many strings players use! Th...

We have not one but two interviews this week! The first is with Danica Priest, who is part of the Friends of the Western Slopes - a group of residents who ran an inspiring successful campaign to stop valuable meadowland being built on - and who may have discovered a brand new greenfly in the process! The second is with Rich Felgate, a journalist who was arrested during the Coronation merely for fi...

We hear from Miriam all about sonification - the process of turning climate data into sonic artwork - and chat about her recent project Bristol Burning, which does this with air quality data from St Paul's. We also catch up with all the climate news headlines and look at a foraging handbook which can help you identify edible food out in the wild!

Dougal joins us as we catch up on the news around the elections, the arrests that happened at the coronation, and what's next for Brislington Meadows! We also find out all about the Bristol Postcode Wildlife Groups where you can share your observations of local wildlife, and the iNaturalist app where you can record them and share them with the world! iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/ Douga...

We speak with Zoe from Sustrans all about active travel in Bristol and nationwide! What are the barriers that stop us walking and cycling more? Should new housing developments have off-road parking? Which is the best (and worst) nation in the UK for active travel?   As always, we also cover the environmental news locally, nationally, and internationally; recommend some books in our Culture Corner;...

We speak to Lizzie - an adventurer, activist and author and first woman to paddleboard solo across the English Channel! She tells us all about her endurance paddleboarding, and the Planet Patrol campaign to clean up our waterways using citizen science!   https://planetpatrol.co/

We talk to Heather Mack from Avon Needs Trees all about their project to plant thousands of new trees and how people can get involved; and speak to Eve Woods, director of the documentary 'The Felling', which tells the story of how Sheffield residents faced arrest to save thousands of their street trees.

We have not one, but two interviews this week! One with Philip Cox from Cramele Recas all about a new environmentally-friendly wine bottle, and one with 10-year-old Peggy and her dad Adam about a protest they participated in at St Werburgh's Primary School against car idling!

Bristol's own cajun band, The Bayou Tapestry, tell us all about their music and the role they play on protest marches; and we get into the debate about the efficacies of different protest tactics!   All songs during this podcast created and performed by The Bayou Tapestry and included with their permission.

Becca and Eva join us in the studio to update us all about the campaign to get Designated Bathing Water Status for Conham River Park & Eastwood Farm Nature Reserve. They've been to the council, created a sewage data dashboard, and held a swimming rave! We also speak to Janis Fry all about her new book on the historical (and sometimes spiritual) importance of yew trees!

We catch up on local and global climate news; hear from Nigel at Extinction Rebellion about what they feel they've accomplished so far, the lessons they're learning and what their focus is next; and discuss Dale Vince's book 'Manifesto: The Battle for Green Britain'.

Neil Simpson from Bank Green tells us how we can check if our banks are investing our money in fossil fuels; why it matters; and what easy steps we can take about it. We also check out a new book that's all about flora in one of the most unique biodiverse areas of the UK.

We speak with Rich Felgate, director of the award-winning documentary 'Finite: The Climate of Change' (in cinemas now) which follows local communities trying to fight back against fossil fuel companies. We also review the book 'The Case for the Green New Deal' by political economist Ann Pettifor.

We find out from Ed Morrison all about how Roots Allotments is making allotment growing more accessible to more people; as well as talking about the documentary The Seeds of Vandana Shiva and the role seeds have to play in combating the climate crisis.

We find out what's actually going on with Brislington Meadows. Why do they need saved anyway? We also hear about the film The Oil Machine, being shown at the Cube Microplex on 27th Feb.

We catch up with Bristol's brand new councillor Patrick McAllister from the Green Party, and review the book 'Hope in the Dark' by Rebecca Solnit.

We all know that that the same foods - in this case carrots - can taste very different from each other, and that taste is often a guide to its quality.  There is a device for measuring the quality of nutrients in foods, and it's called the Brix Refractometer.  It's something that each of us could be using at home if we wanted, in our gardens and allotments.  Matthew Adams, from the group Growing R...

Philippa Bayley is the Co-Creator (along with Neville Bayley) of the artistic project living-language-land.  The project which was showcased at COP26, uses words from endangered languages that reveal an important element of that people's relationship with the land and with nature.   This podcast also features a short piece on Robin Wall Kimmerer's book Braiding Sweetgrass (at 24'30) and then a fin...

Part 2 of Bcfm's Earth Week Special! In November 2022 to coincide with COP27, BCfm devoted a week of its programmes to our planet.  Lots of programmes took part, and this podcast features some of the highlights.  This was first broadcast on One Love One Planet on Tuesday 17th January 2022 at 11am on BCfm Radio. MUSIC Course Ground Main by Marscott Spring 1 by Muns Project File European by Flavio M...

In November 2022 to coincide with COP27, BCfm devoted a week of its programmes to our planet.  Lots of people took part, and this podcast features some of the highlights.  This was first broadcast on One Love One Planet on Tuesday 10th January 2022 at 11am on BCfm Radio.   INSERTS: Nobby and Jim from Bristol Climate Stories produced by Bristol City Council Message from Meshark Sikuku of the Ripple...

Diana Warner talks about a defiant act in court, her imprisonment, and the way the criminal justice system is being misused to punish climate activists. Produced and presented by Penny Southgate. This podcast is taken from the live show which was broadcast on Tuesday 13th December 2022 between 11am and midday on BCfm Radio. GUEST: Diana Warner, Retired GP and Activist with Insulate Britain   MUSIC...

Vassili Papastavrou is one of the co-founders of the Bristol Tree Forum, a campaigning organisation which is fighting to protect Bristol's trees from being cut down.  He says the culture within the council needs to change if Bristol is to remain a liveable city. Produced and presented by Penny Southgate. This podcast is taken from the live show which was broadcast on Tuesday 13th December 2022 bet...

Music has phenomenal power; it can move us profoundly without us even understanding why.  It inspires and it unites us.  Anneka Sutcliffe, violin teacher, orchestra leader and activist talks about the role of music in activism and how it can help tell the story of the climate emergency and its effect on life on earth. Produced and presented by Penny Southgate. This podcast is taken from the live s...

Over the last few years, digital advertising has been steadily increasing throughout Bristol and now BT wants to install 27 more of these energy intensive monoliths on our streets. I talked to the campaign group Adblock about the creeping corporatisation of our cities and their mission to rid the city of their presence. Produced and presented by Penny Southgate. This podcast is taken from the live...

What does the music of magic mushrooms sound like?  Alex H Duncan talks about his latest album, Subcubensis, where the music (or at least the composition) is generated by magic mushrooms growing near his father's grave.  Once you hear plants, you will never look at them in the same way again. Plus Dr Sarah Robertson gives us a brief glimpse into the books chosen for her most recent climate book cl...