Chris Laidlaw
Ideas for 22 Novenber 2009: Electric Vehicles
Often hailed as our future and salvation in terms of the ability to mobilise, electric vehicles are becoming more of a reality but what is an accurate expectation and timeframe. Chris and Jeremy look… Audio
Ideas for 08 November 2009: The 10:10 Campaign
This week Ideas takes a look at a popular, bottom-up approach to combatting climate change in the UK; it's called the 10:10 Campaign. A 10% reduction in carbon footprint by 2010 is the target for over… Audio
Feature Interview: Sir Howard Morrison
A repeat of the December 2008 interview, when Sir Howard Morrison celebrated fifty years in the entertainment business. Audio
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Ideas: cycle friendly cities
The vast majority of cyclists, both in this country and abroad, do most their riding in cities and towns. So how do you create truly cycle-friendly cities? What is it about Copenhagen that sees 55… Audio
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The Sunday Group: Road Safety
Today's Sunday Group looks at the issue of road safety. Audio
Feature interview: Professor Hew Strachan
Military historian Professor Hew Strachan talks to Chris Laidlaw about the British experience in Iraq and Afghanistan. Audio
Feature interview: Matt Sanders
Matt Sanders is Professor of Clinical Psychology and Director, Parenting and Family Support Centre at the University of Queensland. He speaks about different approaches to parenting. Audio
Ideas: Putting Your Life on the Line for Your Beliefs
This week in Ideas we explore what it is that makes people like the brigadistas risk their lives for their beliefs. First we hear from historian and writer Mark Derby who edited the… Audio
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The Sunday Group: Rugby Blues
Former All Black Captain Sir Brian Lochore; Herald on Sunday sports editor Paul Lewis; and the Chairman of the Otago Rugby Union, former sports journalist and author, Ron Palenski. Audio
Changing the Course of Global Warming
Robert Watson is Chief Scientific Advisor in the UK Department of Environmental, Food and Rural Affairs. HeÂ's also the chairman of the UNÂ's assessment of global agriculture. He talks to Chris… Audio
Clean Farming
Professor Jules Pretty, from the University of Essex, is a leading authority on the sustainability of agricultural production and the environmental impact of agricultural intensification. Professor… Audio