大象传媒

Recent events in Hong Kong have made many people in Taiwan jumpy. Duncan Hewitt talks to a hacker and activist turned government minister in Taiwan who is full of ideas about how to improve life on the island. He finds an increasingly pluralistic and confident society, now more inclined to stand up to China.

Our main focus this week is on the natural world and we begin at the South Pole where Justin Rowlatt is holed up in a research station eating chips and patiently waiting for a change in the weather.

At the opposite end of the earth, we go trekking around Greenland. Rich in rare earth metals some are calling this Artic country the Saudi Arabia of the Green future. Horatio Clare fears for the future of one of the most pristine environments left on the planet.

There are fears of plunder too in the Cayman Islands where the tourism industry is threatening to rip up great swathes of coral for the convenience of cruise ship passengers.

Climate change may soon make it even harder to find black truffles in France - Heidi Fuller Love joins a treasure hunt with Magda the pig.

Producer: Lucy Ash