REVIEWS
INHERITORS OF THE EARTH by Chris D Thomas
Sep 13, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
At its core, Thomas’ book is about a big hole he dug by his Yorkshire home
A SEA MONSTER’S TALE by Colin Speedle
Sep 13, 2017
Written by
Paul Critcher
I’m not sure how much of a market there is for this history of the world’s second-largest fish, the basking shark (it’s an esoteric subject), but Speedie’s dedication to his subject and engaging prose deserve an audience
WATLING STREET: Travels Through Britain and its Ever-Present Past by John Higgs
Sep 13, 2017
Written by
Mick Herron
Watling Street connects Dover to Anglesey. Once a meandering track, it was straightened by the Romans, given its name in the Dark Ages (Watling was a local warlord), became a royal highway in the 12th century, and is now variously…
Sea Gypsies: The Far Side of the World
Sep 04, 2017
Written by
Chris Fitch
An epic journey alongside the nomadic crew of the Infinity is one of many films on the line-up for the 2017 Ocean Film Festival World Tour
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
Aug 19, 2017
Written by
Chris Fitch
Vice President and climate action advocate Al Gore returns with the sequel to his high-profile, award-winning 2006 film, An Inconvenient Truth
Chasing Coral
Aug 09, 2017
Written by
Chris Fitch
A new Netflix documentary investigates the dire state of the world’s coral reefs, amid an historic mass-bleaching event
NO IS NOT ENOUGH: Defeating the New Shock Politics by Naomi Klein
Aug 07, 2017
Written by
Chris Fitch
After two years, you’d probably think it nigh on impossible to give any fresh analysis to explain the once-unimaginable prospect of President Donald Trump striding around the White House
CLIMATE OF HOPE: How Cities Businesses and Citizens can Save the Planet by Michael Bloomberg and Carl Pope
Aug 07, 2017
Written by
Chris Fitch
We’re going to have to explain this very carefully to avoid a public panic.’ This, the first thought of Carl Pope, former director of the Sierra Club, when he was first introduced to the issue of climate change back in…
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