Show notes
“Helicopter” - an activist yells. Then gun-wielding agents in balaclavas abseil down, onto the Greenpeace ship, to tow it to Russia.
This is the story of a campaign against oil drilling in the arctic that takes a dangerous turn. And the debate it sparks within the movement - should the organisers have better anticipated the risks of their campaign? Who is responsible for activists’ safety?
Presenter: Justin Rowlatt
Producer: Alix PicklesSeries Producer: Ellie HouseEditor: Matt WillisSound Design and Mix: James BeardProduction Coordinators: Maria Ogundele, Brenda Brown, Sabine Schereck Commissioning Editor: Dan ClarkeArchive:
Prirazlomnaya Gazprom Oil Rig Protest in the Pechora Sea, Russian Investigative Committee, 18/9/2013Other archive footage provided by Greenpeace
