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: 412

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

The cows fighting wildfires

2024/12/17

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

In 2019 a group of prison officers from Philadelphia in the US spent three weeks working in jails ac

2024 has been called a record breaking year for elections, with billions of people eligible to take

TV BRA in Norway is a unique media organisation. Their fortnightly national news show is presented b

Keeping men healthy

2024/10/8

How can people get much needed health services as they go about their daily lives? We’re back in Ken

Saving Britain's sea life

2024/10/1

The health of shorelines around the world is under threat like never before. We look at efforts bein

The Awajun people have lived in the Amazon rainforest for thousands of years but their way of life a

Half of the world's population don't have access to essential healthcare, according to the World Hea

Presenter Myra Anubi visits western Kenya to see an innovative project that’s using hi-tech drones t

In a special edition, we join forces with fellow BBC podcast The Climate Question to share some of o

Concerns are growing about the effects of smartphones on both adults and children, so we're looking

Greener ways to keep cool

2024/7/30

Climate change is affecting us all. When the temperature goes up, many of us reach for the air condi

Olympic-sized solutions

2024/7/23

As athletes from around the world strive for glory at the Paris Olympics, we look at how sport has a