Past Programs
Architecture - 2006
Home Affair: Opening the Door on Nature
21/01/2006
In our Home Affair segment this week we're asking whether the many of us who live in air-conditioned, artificially lit homes have lost contact with the natural environment. And how can clever house design can welcome nature back in to our homes for a richer sensory experience at no expense to our comfort?
The Hudson River
14/01/2006
You may know the Hudson River as that short river running through the city of New York; or as the last leg that European immigrants made on their sea journey, past the Statue of Liberty, on their way to Ellis Island to become American citizens; or perhaps in gangster films set on the docks; or romantic comedies set on the island of Manhattan. But there is a lot more to this river, and a fabulous new book, simply called The Hudson: A History tells some of the stories of explorers, artists, entrepreneurs, and ecologists - those who have been shaped by the river as well as those who have helped shape it. And the author Tom Lewis talks to Geraldine Doogue about the importance of this river in American history and culture.
Home Affair: Opening the Door on Nature
12/01/2006
In our Home Affair segment this week we're asking whether the many of us who live in air-conditioned, artificially lit homes have lost contact with the natural environment. And how can clever house design can welcome nature back in to our homes for a richer sensory experience at no expense to our comfort?
Home Affair: Greener Apartments
07/01/2006
In our Home Affair segment this week we find out how apartment blocks can cut down on their energy bills and do the environment a favour at the same time.
