When is Our Changing Planet on TV?
The next episode of Our Changing Planet will be broadcast on BBC One on Sunday 20 April at 7pm. You can also watch it on BBC iPlayer.
What is Our Changing Planet about?
Our Changing Planet is a highly ambitious TV nature documentary series, spanning seven years with six presenters repeatedly visiting six countries to see how climate change, rising sea levels, ocean acidification, melting glaciers and wildfires are affecting the wildlife and people there.
The latest episode, titled Our Changing Planet: Restoring Our Rivers, highlights two extraordinary river restoration projects. Liz Bonnin reports from the Klamath River in northern California, where the largest dam-removal project in US history is underway. The Klamath was one of the largest salmon runs on the west coast until hydroelectric dams were built in the 1900s. The salmon were blocked from reaching their spawning grounds and populations plummeted. After decades of campaigning, the dams are finally being removed.
Meanwhile, in Paris, Ade Adepitan investigates the huge clean-up of the River Seine. For decades, the capital’s ageing sewer system had leaked raw sewage into these waters, killing off aquatic wildlife. Ade finds out which species are making a comeback – and even goes for a dip – before visiting the European Space Agency to discover a potential solution to urban river pollution: toilets that separate and collect urine to be used as agricultural fertiliser.
Who presents Our Changing Planet?
Liz Bonnin and Ade Adepitan will be presenting the latest episode, which is titled Our Changing Planet: Restoring Our Rivers. The presenters of previous episodes are Chris Packham, Ella Al-Shamahi, Steve Backshall and Gordon Buchanan.
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Main image: The six presenters of Our Changing Planet/BBC
