Earthshot Prize winner, High blood pressure in childhood, Wild Cherry drama

Runa Khan is a globally recognised leader in social innovation. She founded Friendship in 2002, an NGO helping marginalised communities in Bangladesh. Last week, the organisation won the Earthshot Prize in the Fix Our Climate category. Founded by Prince William, the prize is the world’s most prestigious and impactful environmental award. They will use the £1 million awarded to scale up their projects to repair the climate and deploy solutions that are replicable across the globe.

We discuss a new drama about the impacts of social media on girls. Nicôle Lecky is the creator and one of the stars of Wild Cherry, a series that launches on BBC One and iPlayer this Friday. It’s the story of a group of mothers and teenage daughters growing up in the super privileged, (imagined) gated community of Richford Lake.

A global review has found that high blood pressure in children has nearly doubled over the last 20 years, driven by unhealthy diets and inactivity. The study found that more than one in 20 children, across 21 countries under the age of 19 had high blood pressure in 2020. We talk to Dr Simon Russell from the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health who specialises in obesity research alongside Nichola Ludlam-Raine, dietitian and nutritionist.

Eleanor of Castile was England’s Queen as wife of Edward I. When she died in Lincoln in 1290, heartbroken Edward brought her body back to London with a 200 mile funeral cortege, commissioning 12 elaborate crosses to be created at every place her body rested. Historian Alice Loxton retraced the walk last year on the anniversary of the procession, a mere 734 years later. She joins us to tell us why.

Presenter: Kylie Pentelow Producer: Simon Richardson