Day 4/365: Bloke on telly

[nanila]

If anyone wants to learn more about the kind of science my other half does*, you can see him in a programme next Wednesday 10 January on BBC Two at 9 PM. It's called Fighting for Air and is presented by Dr Xand van Tulleken. (NB Dr Xand is not the bloke. The bloke did, however, set up the experiment featured in the programme.)

Programme description: Imagine if you could change the quality of the air we breathe - in just one day. Air pollution in the UK has been declared a 'public health emergency' and Dr Xand van Tulleken is seeing what can be done about it. Enlisting the help of enthusiasts and sceptics from the Kings Heath community in Birmingham, Xand stages the first ever large-scale experiment of its kind - using people power to try and bring about a quantifiable improvement in air quality for a single day.

I would also like to take this opportunity to state that our personal vehicle does not run on diesel. After viewing the programme, you'll see why I've made this point!

* Our PhDs were very similar. We are now both rather differently employed.

Comments

[pbristow]

Ooh! Thanks for this. I have just plugged it over on Facebook (removing your references to the bloke!), for the benefit of Talis K-F and "anyone else who likes to breathe clean air". =:o}

[nanila]

Huzzah! I hope they find it illuminating (and not too scary).

[redsixwing]

Oh, cool! Go, bloke!

Good for you, for making that point.

[nanila]

\o/ Am hopeful that this sort of thing will help speed up legislative action on clean air measures. Certainly Blue Planet II did, with respect to disposable plastics.

[redsixwing]

That would be -so cool.- I hope it does!

[mysterysquid]

Sounds interesting - it might make its way here eventually.

[nanila]

I hope it does.

[ayebydan]

Oooh cool. I'm going to keep this tab open to try mind to set a recording up next time I'm with the recording virgin box. Chances of me remembering to watch it at the time are slim. There are two things I watch at the right time, Real Madrid and Law and Order SVU lol

[nanila]

Heh, I hardly ever catch anything at the time it airs. I was astonished I remembered to watch the Bake Off Christmas special when it was on, and that's one of my favourite things ever.

[sunflowerinrain]

Excellent!

Being geographically-challenged, I hope I can watch it when it's broadcast.

[nanila]

Ah, I hope so too! :)