Beyond 'silent Spring'

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Silent Spring

20120917

Silent Spring', written by Rachel Carson and published in 1962, is widely credited with having launched the environmental movement. Serialised in The New Yorker, it caused a furore. The first chapter presents a fictionalised portrait of the devastating effects that chemicals could have on a thriving farming community 'Some evil spell had settled on the community; mysterious maladies swept the flocks of chickens; the cattle and sheep sickened and died. Everywhere was a shadow of death.'?

But what has been happening to environmental thinking since Silent Spring?

Here, five key figures in the world of environmentalism deliver essays on Silent Spring and some of the important works that followed it.

In episode one, writer and academic Jules Pretty of the University of Essex kicks off the series with a look at Silent Spring itself and then key figures in the environmental world will explore some of the texts that have followed on from Silent Spring.

Producer: Neil Rosser.

Jules Pretty explores Rachel Carson's book about the environment, Silent Spring.

Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond.

The Population Bomb

20120918

But what has been happening to environmental thinking since Silent Spring?

Here, five key figures in the world of environmentalism deliver essays on Silent Spring and some of the important works that followed it.

In episode two, population biologist Charles Godfray of Oxford University, tackles 'The Population Bomb', published in 1968, a text that warned of mass starvation to come in the 1970s and 1980s due to overpopulation.

Charles Godfray on The Population Bomb, a text warning of starvation from overpopulation.

Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond.

The Limits To Growth

20120919

But what has been happening to environmental thinking since Silent Spring?

Here, five key figures in the world of environmentalism deliver essays on Silent Spring and some of the important works that followed it.

In episode three, Godfrey Boyle, of the Open University assesses the impact of 'The Limits to Growth', a 1972 book about the dangers of unchecked economic and population growth.

The Limits to Growth, a book on the dangers of unchecked economic and population growth.

Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond.

Cod: A Biography Of The Fish That Changed The World

20120920

But what has been happening to environmental thinking since Silent Spring?

Here, five key figures in the world of environmentalism deliver essays on Silent Spring and some of the important works that followed it.

In episode four, Policy Director of Sustain, Kath Dalmeny explores 'Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World', a book that examines how the most profitable fish in history is today faced with extinction.

Kath Dalmeny explores Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World.

Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond.

The Creation

20120921

But what has been happening to environmental thinking since Silent Spring?

Here, five key figures in the world of environmentalism deliver essays on Silent Spring and some of the important works that followed it.

In the fifth and final episode, poet Melanie Challenger has written about her environmental concerns in 'On Extinction : How we became estranged from nature', and here she examines E O Wilson's 'The Creation', a call for unity between religion and science.

Exploring EO Wilson's book The Creation, a call for unity between religion and science.

Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond.

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Comments
01	Silent Spring	20120917	Silent Spring', written by Rachel Carson and published in 1962, is widely credited with having launched the environmental movement. Serialised in The New Yorker, it caused a furore. The first chapter presents a fictionalised portrait of the devastating effects that chemicals could have on a thriving farming community 'Some evil spell had settled on the community; mysterious maladies swept the flocks of chickens; the cattle and sheep sickened and died. Everywhere was a shadow of death.'? But what has been happening to environmental thinking since Silent Spring? Here, five key figures in the world of environmentalism deliver essays on Silent Spring and some of the important works that followed it. In episode one, writer and academic Jules Pretty of the University of Essex kicks off the series with a look at Silent Spring itself and then key figures in the environmental world will explore some of the texts that have followed on from Silent Spring. Producer: Neil Rosser. Jules Pretty explores Rachel Carson's book about the environment, Silent Spring. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond.
02	The Population Bomb	20120918	Silent Spring', written by Rachel Carson and published in 1962, is widely credited with having launched the environmental movement. Serialised in The New Yorker, it caused a furore. The first chapter presents a fictionalised portrait of the devastating effects that chemicals could have on a thriving farming community 'Some evil spell had settled on the community; mysterious maladies swept the flocks of chickens; the cattle and sheep sickened and died. Everywhere was a shadow of death.'? But what has been happening to environmental thinking since Silent Spring? Here, five key figures in the world of environmentalism deliver essays on Silent Spring and some of the important works that followed it. In episode two, population biologist Charles Godfray of Oxford University, tackles 'The Population Bomb', published in 1968, a text that warned of mass starvation to come in the 1970s and 1980s due to overpopulation. Charles Godfray on The Population Bomb, a text warning of starvation from overpopulation. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond.
03	The Limits To Growth	20120919	Silent Spring', written by Rachel Carson and published in 1962, is widely credited with having launched the environmental movement. Serialised in The New Yorker, it caused a furore. The first chapter presents a fictionalised portrait of the devastating effects that chemicals could have on a thriving farming community 'Some evil spell had settled on the community; mysterious maladies swept the flocks of chickens; the cattle and sheep sickened and died. Everywhere was a shadow of death.'? But what has been happening to environmental thinking since Silent Spring? Here, five key figures in the world of environmentalism deliver essays on Silent Spring and some of the important works that followed it. In episode three, Godfrey Boyle, of the Open University assesses the impact of 'The Limits to Growth', a 1972 book about the dangers of unchecked economic and population growth. The Limits to Growth, a book on the dangers of unchecked economic and population growth. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond.
04	Cod: A Biography Of The Fish That Changed The World	20120920	Silent Spring', written by Rachel Carson and published in 1962, is widely credited with having launched the environmental movement. Serialised in The New Yorker, it caused a furore. The first chapter presents a fictionalised portrait of the devastating effects that chemicals could have on a thriving farming community 'Some evil spell had settled on the community; mysterious maladies swept the flocks of chickens; the cattle and sheep sickened and died. Everywhere was a shadow of death.'? But what has been happening to environmental thinking since Silent Spring? Here, five key figures in the world of environmentalism deliver essays on Silent Spring and some of the important works that followed it. In episode four, Policy Director of Sustain, Kath Dalmeny explores 'Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World', a book that examines how the most profitable fish in history is today faced with extinction. Kath Dalmeny explores Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond.
05	The Creation	20120921	Silent Spring', written by Rachel Carson and published in 1962, is widely credited with having launched the environmental movement. Serialised in The New Yorker, it caused a furore. The first chapter presents a fictionalised portrait of the devastating effects that chemicals could have on a thriving farming community 'Some evil spell had settled on the community; mysterious maladies swept the flocks of chickens; the cattle and sheep sickened and died. Everywhere was a shadow of death.'? But what has been happening to environmental thinking since Silent Spring? Here, five key figures in the world of environmentalism deliver essays on Silent Spring and some of the important works that followed it. In the fifth and final episode, poet Melanie Challenger has written about her environmental concerns in 'On Extinction : How we became estranged from nature', and here she examines E O Wilson's 'The Creation', a call for unity between religion and science. Exploring EO Wilson's book The Creation, a call for unity between religion and science. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond.