5 May 2000 : TV/Radio listings:

Saturday 6 May

9am BBC 2
Hungry?
Do natural disasters cause famines or are they the product of complex socio-political factors? Ivan Mowse investigates.

11.30am BBC Radio 4
From Our Own Correspondent
Kate Adie discusses various topical issues with correspondents worldwide.

6.05pm BBC World Service
From Our Own Correspondent

10.15pm BBC Radio 4
The Reith Lectures: Respect for the Earth
Various aspects of the theme of sustainable development are subject to examination in these lectures which are to culminate in a around table discussion hosted by the Prince of Wales. Presented by Kate Adie.
4. Health and Population: Director-general of the World Health Organisation, Gro Harlem Brundtland, "calls for a radical new approach to enable the planet to meet the basic needs of it six billion people".

11.30pm BBC World Service
From Our Own Correspondent

Sunday 7 May

9.05am BBC World Service
From Our Own Correspondent

12 noon BBC Radio 5
Live ‘5 Live Report – Zimbabwe: A Very British Mess’
Looks at the British Governments handling and interpretation of events in Zimbabwe. Reports on how corrupt Zimbabwean officials have squandered British money assigned for land resettlement.

8.05pm BBC World Service
The Reith Lectures 2000

Monday 8 May

10.05am BBC World Service
One Planet

4.30pm BBC Radio 4
Four Corners
Discussion following the world’s headline issues and cultures.

Tuesday 9 May

1.30am BBC 2
Gender Matters
Looks at the effects gender has on the lives of women in the developing world.

3.45pm BBC Radio 4
Kerala Quest: God’s Own Country
Charles Handy explores eco-tourism and the benefits it can provide.

Wednesday 10 May

1am BBC 2
Development Aid
Examines how agencies such as UNICEF use ‘statistics to plan long-term development projects to improve child health worldwide.’

8pm BBC Radio 4
The Reith Lectures: Respect for the Earth
Last of the series of lectures that have focused on various aspects of the theme of sustainable development. The lecturers will come together next week for a round table discussion hosted by the Prince of Wales.
5. Poverty and Globalisation: Are intensive farming techniques or GM crops necessary for feeding the world? Vandana Shiva, an environmental campaigner, presents her argument that ‘globalisation is robbing the poor and threatening the planet.’

Thursday 11 May

6am BBC 2
Desertification – a Threat to Peace?
Kenyan farmers explain the problems of ‘living on the physical and economic margins of existence.

11am BBC Radio 4
From Our Own Correspondent

8.05pm BBC World Service
One Planet

Friday 12 May

3.05pm BBC World Service
One Planet