Edward ‘Teddy’ Goldsmith, the grandfather of the modern environmental movement argues that the planetary crisis facing us today cannot be solved by further economic development and technological innovation but only through the cooperative efforts of ordinary people guided by their faith in traditional wisdom.

Part 1 (Chapter 1) - The Problem: industrial society
Part 1 (Chapter 2) - The Problem: industrial society
Part 2 - The Solution: People and Planet

First aired as part of Channel 4's Fragile Earth series 1990, UK