Genre Factual Country United Kingdom Narrated by Tom Heap | Running time 30 minutes Language(s) English Website Official BBC page | |
Costing the Earth is a programme on BBC Radio 4 about the environment. According to the programme´s website, it looks at man's effect on the environment and how the environment reacts, questioning accepted truths, challenging those in charge and reporting on progress towards improving the world.
The programme reports on all matters relating to the environment. The most recent series has covered topics as diverse as the impact of having a baby on the environment and Germany's energy revolution. Notably the series worked with BBC2's Newsnight programme and the BBC World Channel's Our World to produce a special report on Africa's Energy Revolution.
A variety of topics gets discussed on the programme, some of which may be on little discussed issues - for example, the programme broadcast on 5 February 2013 discussed the use of robots in farming. The programme has also addressed more widely discussed topics, such as the Common Fisheries Policy, which the programme referred to on Saint George's Day 2013. The programme was broadcast from Norwich on 30 April 2013, when it discussed the problem of amphibians facing extinction, mentioning that four out of ten amphibians across the world are endangered species.
The programme is produced by the Radio 4 team based in Bristol.
Presenters
Over the years the programme has been presented by several journalists and scientists. The founding presenter of the programme was future BBC Environment Analyst Roger Harrabin.