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Videos
Here's a preview clip of Kieran Hodgson’s new comedy documentary, How We Forgot To Save The Planet, which airs on Channel 4 tonight.
In the show – a follow-up to the 2019 show How Europe Stole My Mum – the comedian explores the history of climate change in Britain.
Channel 4 says: "This one-off special subverts the conventions of factual shows as Kieran and an all-star cast guide viewers on a journey to understand how we forgot to save the planet and what we need to do to fix it.'
It also features Morgana Robinson, Simon Bird and Laura Lovemore.
How We Forgot To Save The Planet is on at 10.15pm tonight:
Kieran Hodgson: How We Forgot To Save The Planet
Preview clip from his Channel 4 show
With Nick Helm and Paul F Taylor
From Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
From Saturday Night Live