OFF AIR... EXTRA (with Planet Hope)
6/5/202612 min
Welcome to a Friday special! This week's bonus episode features an interview with Tom Whipple, science writer for The Times and the host of Planet Hope - a podcast series brought to you in paid partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative. He told us about his experience interviewing BAFTA and Emmy-winning wildlife filmmaker, Bertie Gregory for World Environment Day. You can listen to that episode here: https://pod.fo/e/42831f.
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Times Radio Producer: Hannah Quinn
Podcast Producer: Eve Salusbury
Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler
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First 90 secondsFi Glover· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Welcome to this bonus Friday edition of Off Air with Jane and Fi. We've got a little bit of something environmental and natural to tickle your ears with today.
Jane Garvey· Host0:18
Yes, it's a podcast we think you should know about. It's a good one, isn't it?
Fi Glover· Host0:22
It is because it is looking towards the trajectory of optimism. It's called Planet Hope, isn't it, Jane?
Jane Garvey· Host0:29
Optimism. We don't deal with a lot of that, do we? [laughs] But we are interested- We should do more ... in our planet and in the environment, and I think you'll enjoy hearing about Planet Hope.
Fi Glover· Host0:39
Fans of David Attenborough documentaries may remember this iconic moment from the BBC Seven Worlds, One Planet.
Speaker 3· Soundbite0:46
Bertie tries enticing the belugas closer with some tunes of his own. [beluga whistling] Despite some questionable singing, it seems to be working. [Bertie whistling] Once reeled in, he shares the secret. The moment I started singing Adele, they just went crazy. [water splashing] It's the chorus. It's what gets them every time.
Fi Glover· Host1:29
That