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Radio 4,17 Dec 2023,28 mins

Christmas Special

Carbon Lifeforms

Available for over a year

Not content to simply be carbon neutral, environmental comedian (and actual Council Waste Education Officer) Jon Long teams up with scientist and TV presenter Dr Tara Shine to emit jokes, games, songs and facts as they aim to (carbon) capture all things climate and environment - demystifying the issues, and helping listeners make positive choices in their everyday lives. Carbon Lifeforms Christmas Special It's the most wonderful - and most wasteful - time of the year so Jon and Dr Tara bring us fun facts and practical advice to help us all cut down the amount of food, drink, and packaging that gets thrown away over the Christmas period. They'll be joined by hungry comedian Jessica Fostekew to discuss ingenious uses for leftovers and how breaking tradition - with new traditions - might be the way forward. And there will be a host of festive special guests along the way. Producer: Laura Grimshaw Executive Producer: Jon Holmes Live sound: David Thomas Post-production sound: Tony Churnside An unusual production for BBC Radio 4

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