Inspiration

With the help of creatives (including some of 2018’s Edinburgh’s Ones to Watch), we’ve lined up some tactics and ideas for getting sustainability onto screen.

The ideas here show how you might be able to build on an existing show or format and also, how you could create something completely new.

Dive in to get inspired and see if you can do even better.

John Bishop's Great Whale Rescue

Could John Bishop’s Whale Rescue discuss the impact that our polluted oceans will have on the beluga whales once they’re released back into the wild

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Britain’s Best Home Cook

In the next series of Britain’s Best Home Cook could all the challenges revolve around dishes that help us to reduce our meat and dairy intake?

Format refresh

Eurovision Song Contest

Imagine if the UKs entry into Eurovision was a song for the planet (well we can’t do much worse can we!?)

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Doc Martin

In Doc Martin’s sleepy Cornish village, could a freak weather storm, caused by our changing climate bring havoc to its residents?

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Breeders

Could Breeders include a storyline where the children refuse to fly because they’re worried about their carbon footprint?

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Rich House, Poor House

Could the conversation turn to environmental impact and whose high carbon activities are speeding up our global demise?

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The World’s Most Scenic River Journeys

Might The World’s Most Scenic River Journeys discuss how a changing climate and increased river pollution will impact these magical trips for future generations?

Location, Location, Location

Should air quality be taken into account on Location, Location, Location when Kirstie and Phil search for that dream home?

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The Supervet: Noel Fitzpatrick

Could Supervet talk to his animal mad owners about switching to a low carbon insect cat food?

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DIY SOS: The Big Build

What could the next DIY:SOS house or street look like if the team approached the build with sustainability at the top of their agenda?

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Sunday Brunch

Could Sunday mornings become a moment in our diaries for some inspirational climate change solutions? Delicious recipes based on the ‘Planetary Health Diet’ and guests who are leading the way with their sustainability solutions?

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Escape to the Country

With sea levels rising and more flooding predicted, should the next wave of relocation shows factor in climate change predictions for the areas that people want to move to?

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Creature Comforts

Like Creature Comforts, but with a cast of comedians giving voice to insects trying to survive industrialisation and climate change.

Format refresh

Flight-free travel

A flight-free travel show where the emphasis is on the journey not the destination.

New shows

Local air pollution at sporting events

Show local air pollution levels on screen along with the weather stats in the pre-game build-up for big sporting events.

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Gadget Show

Like the Gadget Show, a crack team explore the latest tech solutions for the environment. Think impossible burger and clothes that are made out of CO2.

Format refresh

Game show segment

A game show segment in which contestants have to guess which object has a lighter footprint

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Hunted

A slow travel/low-carbon version of Hunted where the fugitives are not allowed to travel by plane or car.

Format refresh

A natural history show profiling the rarest animals facing extinction.

New shows

Joey Essex Investigates: COP 22

An unlikely character at the vanguard of the environmental movement asking the questions we were all too scared to ask.

New shows

Taskmaster does a zero-waste challenge

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Food Unwrapped

The climate version of Food Unwrapped exploring the secrets behind our favourite products.

Format refresh

A behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to stage a climate protest, profiling the activists devoting their lives to the cause.

New shows

Danny Dyer goes vegan

Who wouldn’t watch that?

Unlikely hero

A mindful living episode of Queer Eye

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The Apprentice: something from nothing

Teams turn waste into a resource.

Easy addition

Jimmy Carr dishes out climate facts in 8 out of 10 Cats

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Top Gear does Eco Week

A showcase of the best in hybrid and electric cars.

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X Factor Environment Week

Think The Earth Song and Big Yellow Taxi.

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