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Nina Sosanya: Jurassic Park shows what happens when you mess with nature - it bites your head off!
The stage, TV, and film actor on city life vs. countryside, filming floods in a heatwave, and why nature always finds a way.
Adam Buxton: Sometimes I think, f**k it! And then I think, “Oh no, I’ve let George Monbiot down”
The comedian, podcaster, and reluctant naturalist on IMAX skies, positive change, and finding balance in a world of climate uncertainty.
Jess Fostekew: I knew I wanted to be a funny loud angry b*tch screaming in favour of clean air
The comedian on trolling, ULEZ, and why making climate change funny might be her toughest gig yet.
Oliver Jeffers: Science and logic won’t always win somebody over, but stories will
The Lost & Found artist and storyteller on the untapped power of everyday people in the climate fight.
Benjamin Zephaniah: Most great revolutions start from the bottom and come up
The poet, writer, lyricist and musician on living a life that aspires to "do the least harm and most good".
Lily Cole: We need to switch the narrative from sacrifice to improvement
The model and activist on rejecting perfection, rewiring consumption, and the cultural shift we need to thrive together.
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