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S12 · E8
July 20 · 14 min
Ten Fights That Made the Green Movement: 8. Shutdown
Protesters clash on the eve of the shutdown of Germany’s last remaining nuclear plants
S12 · E7
July 20 · 14 min
Ten Fights That Made the Green Movement: 7. Impenetrable
An indigenous community is evicted from its homeland for gorilla conservation.
S12 · E6
July 13 · 14 min
Ten Fights That Made the Green Movement: 6. Arctic 30
A campaign against oil drilling in the arctic takes a dangerous turn
S12 · E5
July 13 · 14 min
Ten Fights That Made the Green Movement: 5. Brokenhagen
The US president gatecrashes a secret rendez-vous at the world’s climate summit
S12 · E4
July 6 · 15 min
Ten Fights That Made the Green Movement: 4. Terror
A pair of environmentalists burn down a ski resort in Colorado, USA.
S12 · E3
July 6 · 15 min
Ten Fights That Made the Green Movement: 3. The Ecologist
The story of an influential green magazine and the man who created it.
S12 · E2
June 29 · 15 min
Ten Fights That Made the Green Movement: 2. The Greenpeace
Environmentalist hippies set sail to stop a nuclear test.
S12 · E1
June 29 · 14 min
Ten Fights That Made the Green Movement: 1. Rebellion
Extinction Rebellion launches one of its early occupations - against Greenpeace.
S12 · E1
June 24 · 3 min
Ten Fights That Made the Green Movement: Trailer
The story of the power struggles that forged the green movement
S11 · E10
June 8 · 17 min
Rinsed: 10. New Tricks
Could the water industry be nationalised?
S11 · E9
June 8 · 15 min
Rinsed: 9. Vultures
As Thames Water’s finances deteriorate, “vultures” circle.
S11 · E8
June 1 · 14 min
Rinsed: 8. Sorry?
New legislation promises to slash the sewage released into rivers, but will it become law?
S11 · E7
June 1 · 15 min
Rinsed: 7. The Eureka Moment
The data scientist, the ex-detective and the politician trying to clean up our rivers.
S11 · E6
May 25 · 15 min
Rinsed: 6. The Lion's Cage
The view from inside the Environment Agency.
S11 · E5
May 25 · 15 min
Rinsed: 5. The Camel's Humps
Rivers work when everything is in balance, but what happens when that’s disrupted?
S11 · E4
May 18 · 15 min
Rinsed: 4. Inkblot
We can all look the same picture, but what you make of it depends on who you are.
S11 · E3
May 18 · 15 min
Rinsed: 3. Turd Nerds
The 'Dossier of Despair' that reveals what's happening to some of Britain’s rivers.
S11 · E2
May 11 · 14 min
Rinsed: 2. Water Works
The centuries-old battle between public good and private profit still being fought today.

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