2. The Greenpeace

Somewhere in the North Pacific, 1971. A ragbag crew of environmentalist hippies sets sail on a rickety fishing boat in a last ditch effort to stop a nuclear weapons test. Their tumultuous voyage would birth the modern green movement. The men on board wanted to save the world, but spent much of their time at each other’s throats.

Presenter: Justin Rowlatt

Producer: Rachel Naylor

Series Producer: Ellie House

Editor: Matt Willis

Sound Design and Mix: James Beard

Production Coordinators: Maria Ogundele, Brenda Brown, Sabine Schereck

Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke

Archive:

Irving Stowe announcing Greenpeace concert, provided by Robert Stowe

‘The birth of Greenpeace’, CBC Radio Canada, 11/10/1971

Argument on Greenpeace boat, AM925 , City of Vancouver Archives