The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet

Prince William, founder of the Earthshot Prize, is joined by Sir David Attenborough, a member of his Earthshot Prize Council, to explore how we may best protect and restore nature. Sir David explains exactly what about our approach to modern life is causing a global decline in biodiversity, and how damaging this decline will be to our own lives.

Prince William, Sir David Attenborough and Christiana Figueres, the inspirational diplomat who led negotiations for the Paris Agreement on climate change, highlight inspiring and often unexpected solutions to the climate challenge. The three pioneering ideas that have been nominated for the first ever Earthshot Prize to Fix Our Climate are revealed.

This episode explores the global issue of air pollution and the toll it is taking on our health. We hear the stories of inspiring people from around the world who are working on solutions to the problem. By transforming our cities, transport and polluting industrial systems, we can begin to make steps towards a healthier, less polluting future.

This episode explores how we might stop damaging the oceans and begin to enable their revival. Prince William, Sir David Attenborough, and singer-songwriter Shakira, who has spent her whole life living by the sea, discover how we are damaging the oceans, and they discuss inspiring people and projects across the world that have found ways to revive ocean life.

Prince William, Sir David Attenborough and Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, an indigenous rights spokesperson from Chad, explore the story of wastefulness and how we might move to a waste-free world. They reveal the extent of our waste problem, and discover that it can be solved by reimagining our production materials.

From Alexandra Palace in London, Dermot O'Leary and Clara Amfo host a star-studded event at which Prince William will hand out the first Earthshot Prize awards. Performing guests include Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Yemi Alade, KSI and Shawn Mendes. The Earthshot Prize is centred around five "Earthshots" - simple but ambitious goals for our planet which will improve life for generations to come.