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The Dark Side of Environmentalism


From energy-saving light-bulbs to recycling bins, we are increasingly ecologically aware. But what motivates our newfound environmental consciousness? Are we driven by more than an economic desire to avoid disaster? A fundamental desire to reconnect with nature perhaps or atonement for relentless consumption?
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The Global Aristocracy

Should there be a limit to the power of the global elite?

Speakers: William Cash, Laurie Penny, Jonathan Bailey, Peter York
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States of Play

Should we get back to being playful?

Speakers: Chris Bateman, Don Paterson, Harry Eyres
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Gods and Monsters

In a scientific age faith seems to show no signs of dying off. Is it a fundament...

Speakers: Mark Vernon, Gerald Moore, Lewis Wolpert
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Making Art, Making Me

From Tracey Emin to Philip Roth, there is no shortage of autobiographical art. B...

Speakers: Joanna Kavenna
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What's the Big Idea?

Without a big idea is art reduced to entertainment, decoration and the merely tr...

Speakers: AL Kennedy, Iain McGilchrist

Biography

Felicity Evans is a Welsh journalist and broadcaster. She has been the Political Editor of BBC Wales since 2018. She studied Law at the University of Oxford, but abandoned her desire to be a barrister in favour of a career in journalism and radio. She has covered many major news stories in her career, including the death of Princess Diana and the resignation of Tony Blair. In 2019, Evans was placed on WalesOnline's list of most influential LGBT+ people in Wales.