People Fixing the World

Brilliant solutions to the world’s problems. We meet people with ideas to make the world a better pl

Episodes

Total: 424

This week we look at two projects that show how sport can be a powerful tool for social inclusion.We

Recovery for all

2025/4/8

There are more people alive and living for longer - but with that comes more people experiencing fai

Radioactive rhinos

2025/4/1

The global rhino population has fallen by 95% since 1900, mainly due to poaching. Now an atomic appr

In the red light districts of Kolkata, India, there exists an extraordinary youth club. DIKSHA, as i

Around the world, rubbish is collecting in our gutters and waterways, with millions of tonnes being

Globally, energy production and use is responsible for around 75% of the world’s carbon emissions, w

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that one in every 100 people in Gaza have a life-chang

How to have better sex

2025/2/18

Sex is one of the few things in life that is available to everyone and is free. But achieving enjoya

Making money go further

2025/2/11

Billions of people struggle to make ends meet a lot of the time. We look at ways in which people who

Improving our eyesight

2025/2/4

Many agricultural workers don’t have the eyesight they need for the work they do, affecting both the

A quick hello and happy new year from Myra and a preview of some of the great solutions coming up on

Restoring nature for all

2024/12/31

Myra Anubi visits a major project in the north of England that’s restoring a damaged landscape. Hawe

Our favourite solutions

2024/12/24

Presenter Myra Anubi and the team chat about some of their favourite projects that have been covered

This summer, deadly wildfires raged in countries like Spain, Canada, and Greece. And as the earth wa

Reducing gun violence

2024/12/10

The misuse of guns is a problem for lots of countries across the world. This week we look at project

The world produces about 400 million tonnes of plastic waste annually. A lot of this waste, such as

Coconuts fixing the world

2024/11/26

We eat millions of tonnes of coconuts every year - with the dense white flesh of the fruit making a

Sorting extreme waste

2024/11/19

We rely on space for our communications, weather monitoring and security. Yet rising levels of space

A wheelchair that learns

2024/11/12

Powered chairs offer people with limited mobility the chance to be independent, since they can be co

Madagascar is the second-largest island nation in the world, similar in size to France or Texas. Lyi