This Way Forward

What you're getting wrong about electric cars - Live from the Web Summit

The electric car industry in Europe has been having a difficult time with sales underperforming and factories threatened with closure. At the same time, almost everyone agrees that electrifying transport is essential to

In Fact: Is smog suffocating China?

So there used to be this term called 'airpocalypse' in China, a decade ago. In 2016, The New York Times even ran a piece about the issue dramatically titled: 'Life in China, Smothered by Smog.' A decade later, an unprece

In Fact: How valuable are China's National Parks?

China is a nation of history, metropolis, art, industry, and, the focus of my career and expeditions - the wild: covering 42 percent of the country. In Europe, wilderness covers only 2 percent. But the percentage of wild

In Fact: China's global solar revolution

To avoid a global climate catastrophe we need to triple the amount of global renewable energy by 2030. About half of this is expected to come from solar. And, since 2006, the solar panels China has produced account for 7

In Fact: Is China's reforestation a giant green washing project?

Five years ago, a paper published in one of the world's most prestigious peer-reviewed journals made headlines across the world. The authors used NASA satellite data to claim that at least one-quarter of the world's gree

In Fact: Is China's car industry a threat to the West?

Electric vehicles, or EVs, from China are the focus of a global debate. On the one hand, they are affordable, climate-friendly, and advancing technology at a breakneck pace. On the other, the U.S. has already slapped a 1

Changemakers: Battle for the bears

In April 2023, Andrea Papi became the first Italian in 150 years to be killed by a bear. Mauled while jogging, he became an unwitting victim of a well-meaning EU-funded rewilding program designed to reintroduce bears to

Changemakers: The Gorilla Champion

In this podcast, meet Uganda’s first wildlife vet and expert on mountain gorillas Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka. She’s not your average vet, her work has brought back Uganda’s wildlife from the brink of disaster and her winning

Bridge Builders: Zoë Reed - a bridge between hearts

Zoë Reed’s English mother Susan met her Chinese father KC Sun at college in the late 1940s. He had been brought over as the first ever mature Chinese student funded by British United Aid to China; she was one of only thr

Bridge Builders: Zi Lan Liao - preserving Chinese heritage with music

Zi Lan Liao is one of the leading exponents of Chinese music. Her busy career on the international concert circuit has resulted in her being the most widely heard and best appreciated performer on the gu zheng worldwide.

3. The Secret Betrayal: Truth and Justice

In this series of podcasts, the story of how a brutal policy of forced repatriation caused thousands of Chinese men to disappear from Liverpool at the end of World War II. This policy, orchestrated by the British governm

2. The Secret Betrayal: Silence and Destitution

In this series of podcasts, the story of how a brutal policy of forced repatriation caused thousands of Chinese men to disappear from Liverpool at the end of World War II. This policy, orchestrated by the British governm

1. The Secret Betrayal: From Heroes to Villains

In this series of podcasts, the story of how a brutal policy of forced repatriation caused thousands of Chinese men to disappear from Liverpool at the end of World War II. This policy, orchestrated by the British governm

Bridge Builders: Frances Wood - librarian of treasures

Frances Wood was born into a family of linguists – people who loved studying foreign languages. In her childhood and teens she mastered French and Spanish, so by the time she was thinking about what she wanted to study a

Bridge Builders: Michael Wood - historian of the people

For more than 40 years, Michael Wood has brought history alive for viewers and readers all over the world. His recent Story of China films and documentary on Chinese poet Du Fu have charmed Chinese and international audi

Bridge Builders: The Guo family - from busking to Hollywood to internet stardom

In this podcast, we meet the Guo family – presented by son and London-based vlogger Toto, who describes himself as "a child of two heritages'. His father Guo Yi grew up in a musical family in China and is a renowned shen

Bridge Builders: Stephen Perry - the icebreaking family

Seventy years ago, a small group of British businessmen and women traveled to China to unlock opportunities between the countries – they became known as the icebreakers. Jack Perry was one of the original Icebreakers. Gr

Bridge Builders: Alex Hua Tian - a 'cross-country' rider

When Alex Hua Tian competed in the Beijing Olympics in 2008, he became the first ever Chinese eventing rider in Olympic history and also the youngest person to compete in his chosen field at the Games. Since then, Hua Ti

Trash or Treasure: A documentary series from This Way Forward

1. Trash or Treasure: Where does our waste go?

The World Bank estimates that without urgent action, by 2050 we will be generating 3.4 billion tonnes of waste globally. So what can governments and citizens do to curb this trend? And whose responsibility is it? Our Tra