The Pen
Three years after the collapse of the world food market, Phil and Sian attempt to make amends for their role in the crisis. Stars Matthew Gravelle, Carys Eleri and Stuart Milligan.
The second in a two part drama about global food security.
It's three years after the events of part one and a new world order is dominated by global food protectionism, an unpredictable climate and, most of all, hunger.
Phil and Sian have used the money they made to buy a farm in mid-Wales. But as an international enquiry is launched into the causes of the crash, the couple's country idyll provides little shelter from an angry world, hungry for answers.
World food security is a hot topic. Internationally, after record growth, global wheat exports have fallen by 10 per cent (2012/13 figs). Prices are rising inexorably. According to Oxfam, 800 million people are currently malnourished - a greater figure than ever before. As cereal production falls, world population numbers continue to rise, and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation predicts food demand will double by 2030. Meanwhile world food security remains left to the volatility of the global free market.
When Greed Becomes Hunger asks whether the world can afford to trust the free market with its food supply.
Directed by James Robinson
A BBC Cymru Wales Production.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Phil | Matthew Gravelle |
| Sian | Carys Eleri |
| Joel | Stuart Milligan |
| Sunita | Amita Dhiri |
| James | Ben Crowe |
| Huw | Nathan Sussex |
| Heledd | Carla Turner |
| Writer | DJ Britton |
| Director | James Robinson |
Broadcasts
Thu 22 Aug 201314:15BBC Radio 4 FM- Wed 26 Aug 201514:15BBC Radio 4
- Tue 14 Aug 201811:15BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 14 Aug 201821:15BBC Radio 4 Extra
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