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Straw power station

We hear about the Danish power station run on straw...and we go into a consumer time tunnel, and hear from someone who's been collecting our throwaway labels and packaging for the last fifty years. It'll take you back.

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56 minutes

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Mon 6 Jan 201412:00
BBC Radio 4 FM

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Chapters

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  • High Street Christmas

    What kind of a Christmas was it for the UK's big retailers?

    Duration: 05:21

  • Electric Bikes

    Why don't more of us buy electric bicycles?

    Duration: 07:13

  • Danish Energy

    Could the UK learn from how people in Denmark heat their homes?

    Duration: 08:31

  • Food and Farming Awards

    We hear from one of the winners of the last BBC Radio 4 Food and Farming Awards

    Duration: 03:01

  • Children's TV Postage Stamps

    The Wombles, Mr Benn and Bagpuss - all featuring on Royal Mail stamps

    Duration: 04:29

  • Brand Packaging

    The man who has spent half a century collecting our "throwaway history"

    Duration: 06:33

  • M&S Menswear

    The head of menswear design at M&S defends their latest collection

    Duration: 06:26

Broadcasts

  • Mon 6 Jan 201412:00
    BBC Radio 4 FM
  • Mon 6 Jan 201412:04
    BBC Radio 4 LW

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