The Fast and the Curious
Seriously...
BBC
4.1 • 885 Ratings
🗓️ 30 April 2019
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Tom Heap sets off on a guilt trip road trip to find out why people like him won't give up the things they know are destroying the planet.
Tom loves his powerful car. Despite a pretty thorough knowledge of the science of climate change and the contribution that his petrol-powered Subaru makes to a warming world he doesn't want to give it up. He's not alone. Most of us have dirty pleasures we have no intention of foregoing, whether that's eating meat, buying fast fashion or flying to our favourite holiday destinations.
So what will make Tom and people like him change their behaviour for the sake of the planet? Tom hits the road to find out, dropping in on people who have influenced his thinking on the environment. There's food writer and cook, Jack Monroe who has helped make veganism a pleasure rather than a pain. There's John Browne, the oil company CEO who tried to push BP, Beyond Petroleum, Christiana Figueres, the diplomat who persuaded Presidents and PMs to sign up to carbon reductions. And there's the Bishop of Salford who thinks we should heed the Gospels and accept that personal sacrifice is essential to save the world.
Producer: Alasdair Cross
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| 0:00.0 | This was an impregnable fortress. The only way you get out was in a wooden box. |
| 0:05.0 | The controversial maximum security prison impossible to escape from. |
| 0:09.0 | And one of the duties of a political prisoner is the escape. |
| 0:12.0 | The IRA inmates who found a way. of a political prisoner is the escape. |
| 0:12.5 | The IRA inmates who found a way. |
| 0:14.5 | I'm Carlo Gableer and I'll be navigating a path |
| 0:19.5 | through the disturbing inside story of the biggest jailbreak in British and Irish history. |
| 0:25.0 | The narrative that they want is that this is a big achievement by them. |
| 0:28.5 | Escape from the maze, listen first on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:35.0 | BBC Sounds. BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. |
| 0:39.0 | Hi, I'm Riana Dylan. |
| 0:42.0 | Welcome to Seriously. |
| 0:44.0 | Each week we feature interesting stories told a little sideways, |
| 0:49.0 | and we have a real treat for you this week. This is what I really love. Almost more than the speed |
| 0:57.7 | itself is the anticipation, the possibility of blipping your foot down or really holding onto a corner with a little bit of g pushing you out there |
| 1:07.3 | There's no denying it. I get a kick out of it. I get a kind of tingle of power and potency. I've got a little button here that's my go |
| 1:17.3 | faster button, my hyperspace button. So for those of a certain age, punch it chewy. Good evening ladies and gentlemen may have your attention please this is a passenger S. So will surely be arriving at Great Can ask all vehicle drivers on their passengers to please return to the vehicle |
| 1:45.8 | down and don't keep fire vehicles snag. |
| 1:47.3 | I just pulled over for a slur of coffee and a bit of a bacon sani and I'm |
| 1:57.8 | pondering why I've got this beast. I can't claim it was an accidental |
| 2:01.7 | inheritance. I chose it and I'm someone who's been |
| 2:05.0 | reporting on the climate for decades. I've been presenting costing the Earth on |
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