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This week’s CHANGEMAKER is MARK MASLIN, Professor of Earth System Science at UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON, and author of HOW TO SAVE OUR PLANET: THE FACTS. With the world gathering in Dubai for the next round of the UN Climate Change Conference, COP 28 (30 November to 12 December 2023), Mark's book is a timely reminder that the situation is urgent: “to save the planet and ourselves we need to be on a war footing – we need to engage every part of our society in the battle against climate change and environment destruction.” MUSIC | Power of Nature by Jonathan Slatter (PRS), Sounds Visual Music Ltd (www.soundsvisual.com/) PRODUCTION | In association with the Monthly Barometer | Producer/Presenter - Catriona Oliphant for ChromeRadio | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp. COVER IMAGE | Mark Maslin in the Arctic with the Cape Farewell Youth Expedition. © Mark Maslin. FURTHER INFORMATION Mark Maslin, University College London | https://rb.gy/1abszd How to Save Our Planet: The Facts | https://r

This week’s CHANGEMAKER is HAZEL GAVIGAN, Director of Communications at 4 DAY WEEK GLOBAL, which is on a mission to create a million new years of free time globally. Join us to find out how you can work 80% of your week for 100% of your pay, and be happier, healthier and more productive into the bargain! And working a reduced hour week is not just good for society and for business, it's also good for the environment. HAZEL GAVIGAN: "It's very clear to us, given the momentum that is currently behind this movement, that it's not a matter of if the four-day week will become commonplace. It's a matter of when." MUSIC | Power of Nature by Jonathan Slatter (PRS), Sounds Visual Music Ltd (www.soundsvisual.com/) PRODUCTION | In association with the Monthly Barometer | Producer/Presenter - Catriona Oliphant for ChromeRadio | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp. COVER IMAGE | ©4 Day Week Global FURTHER INFORMATION 4 Day Week Global | https://4dayweek.com/ 4 Day Week Global - UK Pilot | https://ww

This week’s CHANGEMAKER is JESSICA SMITH, Nature Lead at the UN ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME FINANCE INITIATIVE (UNEP FI), based in Geneva. As Nature Lead, Jessica is involved in pioneering work to develop collaborative partnerships between the global financial sector and indigenous and local communities. We only have until 2030 to bring our societies back into harmony with nature, and indigenous groups are vital stewards of the world's biodiversity and carbon storage. Jessica is helping design innovative financial mechanisms such as biodiversity credits, insurance products and debt for nature swaps to recognise and reward indigenous conservation efforts. JESSICA SMITH: "We are not only in a climate emergency, we're in a nature emergency which is accelerating the climate emergency." MUSIC | Power of Nature by Jonathan Slatter (PRS), SoundsVisual COVER IMAGE | Man from the Mashi Conservancy, a community-based natural resource management area in north-east Namibia, holding a local variety of truffle. With k

Welcome to CHANGEMAKERS with Catriona Oliphant, a new podcast series brought to you by CHROMERADIO in collaboration with the MONTHLY BAROMETER. CHANGEMAKERS was inspired by a series of conversations I had this autumn at the MONTHLY BAROMETER’s SUMMIT OF MINDS in Chamonix. What struck me was how many people were involved in exciting ventures for bringing about positive change in different aspects of our lives – in our relationship with the environment, with our fellow human beings, and in our quality of life. CHANGEMAKERS bringing rays of hope to these dark times. In this series, they tell us about their vision, their journey and the challenges along the way. In our first episode, ELLEN WINDEMUTH, founder and supervisory board chair of the WATERBEAR NETWORK, shares her journey from documentary filmmaker to launching WATERBEAR, home to award-winning impact documentaries, series, and short films and the first interactive streaming platform devoted to protecting the future of our planet. ELLEN WINDEMUTH: "

On 2 April 1982, ARGENTINA invaded and occupied the FALKLAND ISLANDS, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic. So began the FALKLANDS WAR, which ended just over 10 weeks later, on 14 June 1982, when Argentinian forces surrendered to British troops at Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands. 1/7 DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S OWN GURKHA RIFLES, under BRIGADIER (then LIEUTENANT COLONEL) DAVID MORGAN, took part in the FALKLANDS CONFLICT. For the past 40 years, most of the accounts of the Gurkhas' role in that conflict have been in English. In GURKHA VOICES FROM THE FALKLANDS, we hear from Gurkha veterans in their own language, Nepali. In this podcast, we hear from LIEUTENANT NABIN SIWA, who was a rifleman with HQ Company in 1982, with an introduction from BRIGADIER DAVID MORGAN. MUSIC & LYRICS | 'It's better to die than to be a coward' - composed & performed by Khagendra Limbu, ex Sgt, 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio for the Gurkha Museum | Series consultants - Bri

On 2 April 1982, ARGENTINA invaded and occupied the FALKLAND ISLANDS, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic. So began the FALKLANDS WAR, which ended just over 10 weeks later, on 14 June 1982, when Argentinian forces surrendered to British troops at Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands. 1/7 DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S OWN GURKHA RIFLES, under BRIGADIER (then LIEUTENANT COLONEL) DAVID MORGAN, took part in the FALKLANDS CONFLICT. For the past 40 years, most of the accounts of the Gurkhas' role in that conflict have been in English. In GURKHA VOICES FROM THE FALKLANDS, we hear from Gurkha veterans in their own language, Nepali. In this podcast, we hear from LANCE CORPORAL TANKA PRASAD LIMBU, who was a rifleman in D Company in 1982. MUSIC & LYRICS | 'It's better to die than to be a coward' - composed & performed by Khagendra Limbu, ex Sgt, 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio for the Gurkha Museum | Series consultants - Brigadier David Morgan, Major Padam Angbuhan

On 2 April 1982, ARGENTINA invaded and occupied the FALKLAND ISLANDS, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic. So began the FALKLANDS WAR, which ended just over 10 weeks later, on 14 June 1982, when Argentinian forces surrendered to British troops at Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands. 1/7 DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S OWN GURKHA RIFLES, under BRIGADIER (then LIEUTENANT COLONEL) DAVID MORGAN, took part in the FALKLANDS CONFLICT. For the past 40 years, most of the accounts of the Gurkhas' role in that conflict have been in English. In GURKHA VOICES FROM THE FALKLANDS, we hear from Gurkha veterans in their own language, Nepali. In this podcast, we hear from 61356 WARRANT OFFICER CLASS 2 DEBENDRA GURUNG, who was a Section Second in Command in D Company in 1982. MUSIC & LYRICS | 'It's better to die than to be a coward' - composed & performed by Khagendra Limbu, ex Sgt, 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio for the Gurkha Museum | Series consultants - Brigadier David

On 2 April 1982, ARGENTINA invaded and occupied the FALKLAND ISLANDS, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic. So began the FALKLANDS WAR, which ended just over 10 weeks later, on 14 June 1982, when Argentinian forces surrendered to British troops at Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands. 1/7 DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S OWN GURKHA RIFLES, under BRIGADIER (then LIEUTENANT COLONEL) DAVID MORGAN, took part in the FALKLANDS CONFLICT. For the past 40 years, most of the accounts of the Gurkhas' role in that conflict have been in English. In GURKHA VOICES FROM THE FALKLANDS, we hear from Gurkha veterans in their own language, Nepali. In this podcast, we hear from 59831 COLOUR SERGEANT SHIBADHAN RAI, who was a Corporal in 1982 and a mortar fire controller in A Company. MUSIC & LYRICS | 'It's better to die than to be a coward' - composed & performed by Khagendra Limbu, ex Sgt, 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio for the Gurkha Museum | Series consultants - Brigadier Dav

On 2 April 1982, ARGENTINA invaded and occupied the FALKLAND ISLANDS, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic. So began the FALKLANDS WAR, which ended just over 10 weeks later, on 14 June 1982, when Argentinian forces surrendered to British troops at Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands. 1/7 DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S OWN GURKHA RIFLES, under BRIGADIER (then LIEUTENANT COLONEL) DAVID MORGAN, took part in the FALKLANDS CONFLICT. For the past 40 years, most of the accounts of the Gurkhas' role in that conflict have been in English. In GURKHA VOICES FROM THE FALKLANDS, we hear from Gurkha veterans in their own language, Nepali. In this podcast, we hear from LIEUTENANT RABIN KUMAR RAI, who in 1982 was BRIGADIER (then Lt Colonel) MORGAN's radio operator and responsible for liaising with Battalion HQ. MUSIC & LYRICS | 'It's better to die than to be a coward' - composed & performed by Khagendra Limbu, ex Sgt, 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio for the Gurkha Museum

On 2 April 1982, ARGENTINA invaded and occupied the FALKLAND ISLANDS, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic. So began the FALKLANDS WAR, which ended just over 10 weeks later, on 14 June 1982, when Argentinian forces surrendered to British troops at Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands. 1/7 DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S OWN GURKHA RIFLES, under BRIGADIER (then LIEUTENANT COLONEL) DAVID MORGAN, took part in the FALKLANDS CONFLICT. For the past 40 years, most of the accounts of the Gurkhas' role in that conflict have been in English. In GURKHA VOICES FROM THE FALKLANDS, we hear from Gurkha veterans in their own language, Nepali. In this podcast, we hear from 63867 CORPORAL DHARMA RAJ RAI, who was a rifleman in B Company in 1982. MUSIC & LYRICS | 'It's better to die than to be a coward' - composed & performed by Khagendra Limbu, ex Sgt, 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio for the Gurkha Museum | Series consultants - Brigadier David Morgan, Major Padam Angbuhang Li

On 2 April 1982, ARGENTINA invaded and occupied the FALKLAND ISLANDS, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic. So began the FALKLANDS WAR, which ended just over 10 weeks later, on 14 June 1982, when Argentinian forces surrendered to British troops at Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands. 1/7 DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S OWN GURKHA RIFLES, commanded by BRIGADIER (then LIEUTENANT COLONEL) DAVID MORGAN, took part in the FALKLANDS CONFLICT. In this podcast, he reflects on the role of his battalion and the conduct of the campaign. MUSIC & LYRICS | 'It's better to die than to be a coward' - composed & performed by Khagendra Limbu, ex Sgt, 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio for the Gurkha Museum | Series consultants - Brigadier David Morgan, Major Padam Angbuhang Limbu MVO & Major Dil Kumar Rai | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp. GURKHA VOICES FROM THE FALKLANDS is part of the GURKHA MUSEUM's (thegurkhamuseum.co.uk/) GHAR

Welcome to AFGHAN DISPATCHES 07 with DIVA PATANG (https://twitter.com/DivaPatang?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) and ChromeRadio's CATRIONA OLIPHANT (https://chromemedia.co.uk/). On 22 June 2022, eastern Afghanistan was hit by the deadliest earthquake in two decades. Already in the grips of a deepening humanitarian crisis, the country is now struggling – with the help of international agencies - to provide disaster relief to the region. But the Afghan economy is verging on collapse as a result of sanctions and the freezing of the country’s overseas assets following the Taliban takeover last August. Compounding this is the Taliban’s gradual exclusion of women from the country’s workforce: women represent nearly 50% of the country’s population and before the Taliban takeover last August made a significant contribution to its economy. In this podcast, we explore the impact of the Taliban’s restrictions on women for the country’s economy and for society more generally. We begin wit

Welcome to #STANDINGwithUKRAINE, a new podcast series from CHROMERADIO, with me Catriona Oliphant. Today, we are in BERLIN. On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. By the time I arrived in Berlin in late March, waves of refugees from Ukraine had been flooding into the city for some time. They found a warm welcome. Berliners had mobilised themselves to stand firmly with Ukraine. The blue and yellow of the Ukrainian flag was everywhere – flying from buildings in the glorious sunshine beneath the blue Berlin sky, on hoardings, and in shop windows. Berlin’s Central Station – the Hauptbahnhof – is at the heart of the city’s refugee welcome effort. I spoke to a couple of those involved in supporting the exhausted, disoriented refugees who arrive daily from Central and Eastern Europe. CONTRIBUTORS | Inna & Emanuel, Berlin Arrival Support (Instagram: berlinarrivalsupport - Twitter: @BerlinArrivalS) MUSIC | State Anthem of Ukraine by kind permission of Jonathan Slatter, Sounds Visual Music Ltd (https

Welcome to AFGHAN DISPATCHES 06 with DIVA PATANG (twitter.com/DivaPatang?ref_src=…mp^serp|twgr^author) and ChromeRadio's CATRIONA OLIPHANT (https://chromemedia.co.uk/). Last week in Afghanistan, girls of secondary school age were getting ready to return to the classroom for the first time since the Taliban took over last August. But within hours of arriving at school, they were told to go back home. The Taliban had abruptly changed its mind – at least for now. It’s not yet clear why. Officially, the Taliban has said that a decision still needs to be made on the appropriate uniform for female students. But there is also a shortage of teachers – and with segregated classes, schools will need more teachers than before the Taliban takeover. We will discuss this backtracking by the Taliban in our next podcast, but when I last spoke to Diva, secondary schools for girls were still due to open and she was hopeful that the Taliban understood the importance of education – for girls as well as boys - for Afghanis

Welcome to AFGHAN DISPATCHES 05 with Professor Sir HEW STRACHAN, School of International Relations, UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS (https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/international-relations/people/shfas) and ChromeRadio's CATRIONA OLIPHANT (chromemedia.co.uk/). In this episode, HEW STRACHAN reflects on the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban in August 2021, why the West should have seen it coming, and the implications of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan for NATO’s European allies. US foreign policy is now focused mainly on China and the threat in the Asia Pacific. European allies of NATO will need to decide where their own interests lie. A decision which the simmering stand-off with Russia on Ukraine’s borders has brought into sharp focus. MUSIC | National Anthem of Afghanistan (www.navyband.navy.mil/national_anthems.html) PRODUCTION | Producer/Presenter - Catriona Oliphant for ChromeRadio | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp.

For London-born AUSCHWITZ survivor LEON GREENMAN it was after the HOLOCAUST that he said his nightmare really began. Every day was an agonising struggle for survival. To mark HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2022, the UCL CENTRE FOR HOLOCAUST EDUCATION, has created a podcast reflecting on Leon’s life and work, and the daily trauma of his survival. Leon passed away in 2008 at the grand age of 97. RUTH-ANNE LENGA, Associate Professor (Teaching) and Programme Director, UCL CENTRE FOR HOLOCAUST EDUCATION, was privileged to be with him at that moment. Ruth-Anne’s long friendship with Leon gave her – and in turn the Centre – a rare insight into how he lived with the trauma of the past and what drove him to become a force for good despite the suffering he had endured. Leon’s mission was to bear witness so that atrocities, such as the Holocaust, would never happen again. He spoke to thousands and thousands of people, especially young people, over his lifetime, and his testimony and humour shaped many of their lives. He also

PROFESSOR LI WEI, Director & Dean, IOE - UCL's Faculty of Education & Society, introduces a podcast celebrating the life and legacy of London-born AUSCHWITZ survivor LEON GREENMAN, created by the UCL CENTRE FOR HOLOCAUST EDUCATION to mark HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2022. MUSIC | 'Shalom', performed by Leon Greenman COVER IMAGE | Photograph of Leon Greenman © Joel Redman. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio (https://chromemedia.co.uk/) for the UCL Centre for Holocaust Education (https://holocausteducation.org.uk/) | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Assistant Producer - Corey Soper, Lecturer, Centre for Holocaust Education | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp.

Welcome to AFGHAN DISPATCHES 04 with DIVA PATANG (twitter.com/DivaPatang?ref_src=…mp^serp|twgr^author) and ChromeRadio's CATRIONA OLIPHANT (chromemedia.co.uk/). It is now four months since Kabul fell to the Taliban. The fighting and the suicide bombings have diminished. But hunger now stalks the country. With jobs disappearing and salaries going unpaid, Afghans are struggling to feed their families. MUSIC | National Anthem of Afghanistan (http://www.navyband.navy.mil/national_anthems.html) PRODUCTION | Producer/Presenter - Catriona Oliphant for ChromeRadio | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp.

Welcome to AFGHAN DISPATCHES 03 with DIVA PATANG (twitter.com/DivaPatang?ref_src=…mp^serp|twgr^author) and ChromeRadio's CATRIONA OLIPHANT (https://chromemedia.co.uk/). September 2021 marked the 20th anniversary of 9/11 when Al-Qaeda suicide bombers flew hijacked planes into the World Trade Center in New York. In response the Bush administration announced a War on Terror. This was to be the beginning of a 20-year engagement by the US and NATO in Afghanistan. In this episode, Diva recalls the 9/11 attacks and the impact of war on her own family. She wonders if today’s Taliban will be able to prove that they really have changed from the hardline Taliban of old. PRODUCTION | Producer/Presenter - Catriona Oliphant for ChromeRadio | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp.

Welcome to AFGHAN DISPATCHES 02 with DIVA PATANG (https://twitter.com/DivaPatang?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author) and ChromeRadio's CATRIONA OLIPHANT (https://chromemedia.co.uk/). We recorded the first podcast in this series shortly before the terror attack outside Kabul airport on 26 August 2021. In this episode, Diva recalls the day of that terror attack. She speaks about Afghans' fear of a new civil war and their desire for peace and unity. She also talks about blazing a trail as one of the first women to present cricket coverage for Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA) and enabling women to experience cricket live. PRODUCTION | Producer/Presenter - Catriona Oliphant for ChromeRadio | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp.