Rivers

Scale of sewage released into rivers 'staggering'
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Gloucestershire
Posted
23 April 2022
Man infected with sewage-linked parasite in river
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Wales
Posted
16 April 2022
Last chance to save Wales' rivers?
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Wales
Posted
20 March 2022
Eels survey highlights river barriers
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Berkshire
Posted
19 March 2022
Canal Boat Diaries. Series 3, Knottingley to Ripon. Video, 28 minutes
Robbie’s engine overheats on the fast-flowing River Ouse.
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BBC Four
Available for 16 days
Sewage dumping soars to 105,000 recorded incidents
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Wales
Posted
15 March 2022
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36
Costing the Earth. The Right to Swim. Audio, 28 minutes
The storms have flushed raw sewage into our rivers, but are they ever fit to swim in?
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Volunteer scientists hope to tackle water pollution
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Wales
Posted
10 February 2022
Could sewage be used to measure how happy we are?
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Wales
Posted
9 February 2022
How sewage can teach us about Covid and drug use. Video, 00:01:18
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Wales
Posted
9 February 2022
Council leader asks government to help river
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Hereford & Worcester
Posted
8 February 2022
Decline in otters is a ‘wake-up call’ Video, 00:01:37
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Wales
Posted
31 January 2022
River charity in appeal for pollution project
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Hereford & Worcester
Posted
30 January 2022
Bitesize Daily: 7-9 Year Olds. Geography 8-9 Year Olds, Rivers. Video, 19 minutes
Learn about the journey of a river, in this case the Nile, as well as hydropower and dams.
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BBC Bitesize
Available for over a year
Calls for river pollution investigation shake-up
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Wales
Posted
20 January 2022
Untreated sewage regularly dumped illegally
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UK
Posted
19 January 2022
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571
The Green Planet. Series 1, Water Worlds. Video, 59 minutes
How water plants create some of the most beautiful and bizarre spectacles in nature.
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BBC One
Available for over a year
'Chemical cocktail’ polluting all English rivers
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Science & Environment
Posted
13 January 2022
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1015
Speeding water scooter riders face river fines
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Hampshire & Isle of Wight
Posted
5 January 2022
'I've fallen ill five times after surfing at sea'
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Sussex
Posted
21 December 2021
Firefighter in drink plea after son's river death
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Tyne & Wear
Posted
5 December 2021
Floating tip service launched for boaters. Video, 00:01:26
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Somerset
Posted
1 December 2021
The Lakes with Simon Reeve. Series 1, Episode 2. Video, 58 minutes
Simon looks at the impact of humans on England’s biggest and most popular national park.
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BBC Two
Available for 1 month