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Athletes on Olympic form?
05/08/2012 - HEALTH

Athletes on Olympic form?

With nearly 1,000 doctors on standby, Olympic organisers are taking no chances with athletes’ health. But which health issues are at stake during the Games? From fasting, prosthetic limbs to sex before competition, we’ve got it all covered in this special edition of the show from London.
India: the school where women become solar engineers
28/07/2012 - ENVIRONMENT

India: the school where women become solar engineers

This week, Environment heads to India to discover the Barefoot College, a school like no other. Here, 40 elderly women from outside India leave their families behind for six months to learn how to become solar engineers.
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Seeing: the future
22/07/2012 - HEALTH

Seeing: the future

80% of cases of blindness are said to be avoidable or curable, thanks to recent medical and technological progress. This week we check out the latest innovations helping people to see.
War on water
14/07/2012 - ENVIRONMENT

War on water

Many experts warn that global warming will cause sea levels to rise dramatically - a problem that needs dramatic and rapid solutions. So how do we deal with rising sea levels? That's the theme of this week's environment programme...
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New addictions
08/07/2012 - HEALTH

New addictions

Addicted to smoking, gambling, or sex... old habits die hard. Today, there’s a new generation of dependencies: clubbing drugs, mobile phones... Some of these addictions require new solutions.
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India: the generic drug war
03/07/2012 - PLANET HOPE

India: the generic drug war

India is the world’s largest manufacturer of generic medicines. But a Supreme Court decision could upend the industry, the result of a long legal battle between a giant pharmaceutical company and advocates of generic drugs. What would the consequences be for millions of sick people around the world?
Pesticides: used and abused
01/07/2012 - ENVIRONMENT

Pesticides: used and abused

Since the 1950s the use of pesticides has increased fifty-fold. While these pest-killing chemicals have helped produce better quality crops and larger yields, they’ve also been associated with a wide range of undesirable side-effects.
Inside India
24/06/2012 - HEALTH

Inside India

Rapid economic growth has put social development in India on the fast track. But what has the impact been on public health? We went to India to find out.
Rio+20: The Future We Want
23/06/2012 - ENVIRONMENT

Rio+20: The Future We Want

Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro has just hosted the largest ever international sustainability summit. Rio+20 marks two decades since the Rio Earth Summit put sustainable development high up on the global agenda for the first time. How far have we come since 1992, and how far do we still have to go?
Medicine on the frontline
27/05/2012 - HEALTH

Medicine on the frontline

Doctors who risk their lives to save other people’s, scientists working on growing blood in a lab and researchers aiming to erase traumatic war memories – it’s all in this week’s Health show.
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