Earth Beat
Earth Beat is the radio show that’s all about us. Each week, we look at the highs and lows of life on this planet. With a unique mix of global stories, Earth Beat will make you rethink your surroundings and offers a window into other ...
Earth Beat is the radio show that’s all about us. Each week, we look at the highs and lows of life on this planet. With a unique mix of global stories, Earth Beat will make you rethink your surroundings and offers a window into other environments.
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Earth Beat - Producer's Picks 2011
Our producers pick their favourite pieces from 2011. From spending ...
Our producers pick their favourite pieces from 2011. From spending summers looking for fire, to a man who sees in black-and-white and hears in colour, the toughest footrace in the world and the man who's part-man, part-goose, we revisit what we liked best about Earth Beat over the past year.
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Earth Beat - Christmas Special
Tis the season to be jolly. And we see who's ...
Tis the season to be jolly. And we see who's doing it sustainably. From Christmas trees you can rent, to making everything from scratch and reindeer in New Delhi - green seasonal stories from Earth Beat
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Earth Beat - Left Behind
Urban exploring in abandoned buildings, explosive underwater wrecks, what to ...
Urban exploring in abandoned buildings, explosive underwater wrecks, what to do about the small problem of nuclear waste and coming back from the ashes of the Black Saturday bushfires. What we leave behind, and why.
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Earth Beat - View from Above
Were heading up, up and away to take a look ...
Were heading up, up and away to take a look at the view from above. From using Google Earth to discover archaeological sites to a scientist with a head for heights, and a group of intrepid twenty-something canoeists who decided to paddle 7000 km across the second largest country in the world to understand exactly how big it is.
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Earth Beat - Out of Nowhere
We uncover the unexpected. From the man who discovered an ...
We uncover the unexpected. From the man who discovered an island that appeared in the middle of nowhere, to bike lanes that sprung up out of the blue. Stories about some delightful surprises.
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Earth Beat - Wild Things
We go really wild. From bees in search of pastures ...
We go really wild. From bees in search of pastures new, to plastic-eating albatrosses and a visit to the world's very first sustainable sea farm. Its seaweed for all and more.
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Earth Beat - Home
Home sweet home - and all its accoutrements. Ever thought ...
Home sweet home - and all its accoutrements. Ever thought about downsizing? We speak to a woman who reduced her living space from 1,500 square feet to just 84. Plus, what do you do when the land your home sits on has been slowly disappearing for the last twenty years?
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Earth Beat - Off Limits
We reach places that other radio shows don't go, hopping ...
We reach places that other radio shows don't go, hopping fences and dodging the keep out signs to access the inaccessible. We explore the hardest-to-reach mine in Europe, and find out why taking what's not yours is for the greater good of the neighbourhood.
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Earth Beat - 24 Hour Society
As the gap between night and day gets shorter we ...
As the gap between night and day gets shorter we ask how the 24-hour society affects our environment. From taxi drivers doing the graveyard shift, to globetrotting executives working through three time zones, we meet the people working round the clock to keep things running.
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Earth Beat - Living Longer
Due to assorted clevernesses, we're living longer. But before we ...
Due to assorted clevernesses, we're living longer. But before we pack ourselves on the collective back, bear in mind that this means a whole new set of issues to consider. What are the costs, both financial and environmental, of us not dying young? And how do we adapt our environment to suit an aging population?
