Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

2. The Greenpeace

Understand Ten Fights That Made the Green Movement
Episode 2 of 11

The North Pacific, 1971. A crew of environmentalist hippies sets sail in a fishing boat. Their voyage - beset by infighting - would birth the modern green movement.

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鈥檚 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
鈥楾he birth of Greenpeace鈥�, CBC Radio Canada, 11/10/1971
Argument on Greenpeace boat, AM925 , City of Vancouver Archives

14 minutes

On radio

Tue 30 Jun 2026 13:45
91福利社 Radio 4

More episodes

Previous

1. RebellionTen Fights That Made the Green Movement

Next

3. The EcologistTen Fights That Made the Green Movement

See all episodes from Understand

Broadcast

  • Tue 30 Jun 2026 13:45
    91福利社 Radio 4

Podcast

  • Understand

    Unravelling the complexities of the stories and subjects that really matter right now.