There are now one million species at risk of extinction. Extinction The Facts presented by Sir David Attenborough explores how this crisis of biodiversity will affect us all, threatening food and water security, undermining our ability to control our climate and even putting us at greater risk of pandemic diseases.
Humankind’s destructive relationship with the natural world isn’t just putting the ecosystems that we rely on at risk. Activities such as the trade in wildlife and the destruction of habitats drive the emergence of diseases. Disease ecologists believe that if we continue on this pathway, this year’s pandemic will not be a one-off event.
Since resigning in June 2007, Tony Blair has financially enriched himself more than any previous ex-prime minister.
Peter Oborne investigates the former prime minister’s sources of wealth since his resignation from the post in June 2007, after which he was appointed as official envoy of the Quartet on the Middle East. He also explores the activities of Tony Blair Associates, an international consultancy that handles multimillion-pound contracts.
Dispatches reveals some of the sources of his new-found wealth, much of which comes from the Middle East.
1 x 60′ documentary
Blast! Films for Channel 4 – 2011
How did a poor boy from a tiny flat in St Petersburg become one of the world’s most powerful leaders? This film reveals the story of Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s extraordinary rise to power – from a lowly KGB colonel to Boris Yeltsin’s right-hand man and ultimately his successor.
