About Radio 2 and The One Show Go Green
Radio 2 and The One Show Go Green is all about sharing the everyday things you can do to help the planet.
Families from across the UK will be sharing their everyday tips, experiences and how they go green.
Plus huge music acts will be discussing why going green is so important to them.
Find out more below about what's happening in different shows this week, Monday 16 to Friday 20 May:
The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show, 6.30-9.30am
Each day this week, Zoe will hear from listeners across the UK. On Monday she hears the story of family in Bristol who are making 2022 the year they complete The Waste Nothing challenge, aiming to reduce the amount of household waste they produce a year; on Wednesday she finds out about a zero waste textile community swap shop in North Wales, and on Thursday speaks to representatives from the Lancaster West Community Fridge and Allotment in London to find out how they are creating an environmentally friendly support network where people can take or leave perishable food. And later in the week, Zoe meets some of Blue Peter's latest Green Badge recipients.
Ken Bruce, 9.30am-12pm
Ken welcomes TV presenter and RHS Ambassador Nick Knowles for Tracks of my Years.
Nick has a long-standing passion for community gardening and became an RHS Ambassador in 2014 working with them to encourage more community groups to get gardening. His choices include tracks from Ocean Colour Scene, Robert Palmer, Barry White, Jack Johnson, Howling Wolf, Madness, Queen, Deee-Lite, Propellor Heads/Shirley Bassey and Reef.
Jeremy Vine, 12-2pm
Jeremy will be exploring a different aspect with guests and discussion at 1.30pm.
On Monday, he finds out about eco-homes with Stephen Holford from Norfolk who says his house is so energy efficient, he only needs a few candles to heat it; on Tuesday the discussion is around commuting by bike with guest Nick Chamberlin from British Cycling; on Wednesday the topic is fast fashion with Tara Button, an eco-campaigner and the author of A Life Less Throwaway; on Thursday he catches up with the show’s resident allotmenteer in Wales, Terry Walton, talking about growing your own fruit and veg; and on Friday he discovers the joy of plogging – picking up litter whilst jogging - with Vivek Gurav who wants to encourage more people to take it up.
Sara Cox, 5-7pm
Sara will hear from listeners who are making efforts to be more eco-friendly.
Monday features a 大象传媒 Young Reporter from Kent who is trying to remove 100 tons of plastic from beaches and streets by collecting litter – so far he’s cleared 60 tons. On Tuesday, Sara explores green travel by hearing from a family from Glasgow who tried out an electric cargo bike and decided to get their own, instead of a second car which they now use to get to work, take their three children to school and do the weekly shop.
On Wednesday, Sara highlights green shopping and hears from a group of friends who set up a clothes swap because kids grow out of clothes really quickly, so they repurpose and reuse everything that they get given. And Thursday’s report features a student in York, also a 大象传媒 Young Reporter, who volunteers at a food waste café which receives food donations of produce about to go past its sell by date from supermarkets. The café passes on the produce to customers, and uses it to make meals for them.
Jo Whiley, 7-9pm
Musicians talk to Jo about going green throughout the week.
First up KT Tunstall talks about how her debut album helped plant a forest in Scotland; how she and other musicians, such as Ellie Goulding and Billie Eilish, work with a company to make sure their tours are as green as possible; and how musical instruments are going green too - woods like rosewood and ebony often harvested illegally, and indigenous communities are the first line of defence against rainforest destruction. KT speaks of her life-changing trip to Peru where she met Diana Ríos, a community leader who's fighting the loggers.
Jo welcomes further music guests this week, talking about more green issues within the industry.
OJ Borg, 12-3am
OJ is going In The Night Garden! On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, he’ll be finding out what, if any, fruit and veg can be grown in the dead of night.
Plus, he'll be testing his green knowledge in Midnight Mastermind all week.
