12 May 2000 : TV/Radio listings:

Saturday 13 May

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

6.05pm BBC World Service
From Our Own Correspondent

8.30pm BBC Radio 5 Live
5 Live Report – Zimbabwe: a Very British Mess
Looks at the British government’s handling and interpretation of events in Zimbabwe. Reports on how corrupt Zimbabwean officials have squandered British money assigned for land resettlement.

10.15pm 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 for a round table discussion hosted by the Prince of Wales to conclude the series.
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.

11.30pm BBC World Service
From Our Own Correspondent

3.30am BBC World Service
From Our Own Correspondent

Sunday 14 May

7am BBC Radio 4
Out of Development
Despite Brazil growing status as an industrial power and the fact that it is the "world’s second largest agricultural exporter", more than half of the population live in a state of extreme poverty.

8.05pm BBC World Service
The Reith Lectures 2000

9pm National Geographic
The Environmental Tourist
Examines the adverse effects of tourism.

Monday 15 May

10.05am BBC World Service
One Planet

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

Wednesday 17 May

8pm BBC Radio 4
The Reith Lectures: Respect for the Earth
In conclusion to the series of Reith lectures, the Prince of Wales talks about sustainable development. The speakers from the previous lectures will also be present to discuss the practical implications and implementation of their theories

1am BBC 2
South Korea
"Although South Korea was established as a bulwark against communism, its champions of democracy still face a long and uphill struggle."

1.30am BBC 2
Global Firms, Shrinking Worlds
Discovers what makes an industry global.

Thursday 18 May

11am BBC Radio 4
From Our Own Correspondent

8.05pm BBC World Service
One Planet

9pm BBC Radio 4
Costing the Earth: The Soya Trap
As a result of advice and encouragement to grow soya and other cash crops and to invest in modern farming techniques millions of third world farmers have fallen victim to debt and poverty. Alex Kirby investigates ‘who is responsible and talks to the farmers who are fighting back’.

2.05am BBC World Service
One Planet