Everything Under The Sun

46. What Would We Do if we Didn’t have a Prime Minister? With Benjamin Zephaniah. How much Plastic is in the Sea? Where Will the Polar Bears go if the Ice Caps Melt?

This week’s questions are about politics, plastic and how climate change affects polar bears. Poet Benjamin Zephaniah talks us through what it might be like to have no Prime Minister, and we find out about the plastic problem in our oceans as well as all about the perils facing polar bears. Subscribe to the show to never miss an episode and do send in your questions! Wishing you a lovely week! Check out the shows website <a href="http://www.everythingunderthesun.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.everythingunderthesun.co.uk</a>Insta: @mollyoldfieldwritesTwitter: @mollyoldfield Benjamin Zephaniah’s website: benjaminzephaniah.comTwitter: @BZephaniah Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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