About this episode
Two retired neighbours embark on a ten-year battle to clean up their local river, confronting the water industry and its regulators.
After watching their local river grow murky and lifeless, two retired neighbours decide to take on the water industry and its regulators. The unlikely sleuths begin a ten-year battle to clean up our rivers. On the banks of the River Windrush in Oxfordshire, Kate Lamble meets campaigners Ash Smith and Peter Hammond Reported and presented by Kate Lamble Producer: Elle Scott Sound Design: Andy Fell Executive Producer: Joe Kent Commissioning Executive: Tracy Williams Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke Rinsed is a BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4
People in this episode
Host: Kate Lamble
Guests: Ash Smith, Peter Hammond
Topics covered
- environment
- water industry
- community activism
- regulation
- river cleanup
Keywords
- river cleanup
- water pollution
- community campaign
- environmental activism
- Oxfordshire
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: BBC Radio 4, BBC Studios
Places: River Windrush, Oxfordshire
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