How something as simple as a walk can improve our wellbeing, sharpen our thinking and bring communities closer together. We try out an innovative walking map of the UK on a journey through London, then head to the United States and Hungary, where doctors are leading walks to build stronger relationships with their patients.People Fixing The World from the BBC is about brilliant solutions to the world's problems. We'd love you to let us know what you think and to hear about your own solutions. You can contact us on WhatsApp by messaging +44 8000 321721 or email peoplefixingtheworld@bbc.co.uk. We release a new edition every Wednesday - just search for The Documentary wherever you get your podcasts.Presenter: Myra Anubi
Producer/reporter: Claire Bates
Hungary reporter: Jakab Thorpe
Executive Producer: Richard Kenny
Editor: Jon Bithrey
Sound mix: Hal Haines(Image: Members of Walk With a Doc in Veszprém, Hungary, credit Dr Borbala Stern)
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Discover the people and the projects trying to make the world a better place.A weekly programme looking at common challenges around the world and the creative ways people are trying to tackle them.Presenter Myra Anubi speaks to reporters, experts and innovators to investigate how effective different solutions are, share their successes and inspire listeners with what is possible.
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Folge vom 06.10.2026The joy of walking
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Folge vom 29.09.2026Bringing Kashmir’s lakes back to lifeWular and Dal lakes are among Kashmir's most famous natural treasures, but decades of pollution, encroachment and neglect have taken their toll. Chhavi Sachdev follows conservationists, farmers and local communities as they attempt an ambitious restoration effort. Along the way, she discovers migratory birds returning, lotus flowers reappearing, and a circular economy transforming ecological waste into a valuable resource.(Photo: Local weed collectors in Dal Lake, Kashmir. They are sitting in their long, low wooden boats chatting. Credit: Adil Abbas)People Fixing The World from the BBC is about brilliant solutions to the world's problems. We'd love you to let us know what you think and to hear about your own solutions. You can contact us on WhatsApp by messaging +44 8000 321721 or email peoplefixingtheworld@bbc.co.uk. We release a new edition every Wednesday - just search for The Documentary wherever you get your podcasts.Presenter: Myra Anubi Reporter/producer: Chhavi Sachdev Kashmir fixer and interpreter: Adil Abass Editor: Jon Bithrey Sound mix: Andrew Mills
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Folge vom 22.09.2026Clever ways to cut wasteWe look at three solutions connected to the “three Rs” – reduce, reuse and recycle. The city of Brussels in Belgium is in the process of moving all 40 municipal nurseries over to reusable nappies – and have managed to do it without their staff kicking up a stink! Also energy companies around the world have found ways to encourage customers to reduce their consumption by making it fun, and lastly we meet Makafui Awuku in Ghana - a man on a mission to turn used plastic into school desks.People Fixing The World from the BBC is about brilliant solutions to the world's problems. We'd love you to let us know what you think and to hear about your own solutions. You can contact us on WhatsApp by messaging +44 8000 321721 or email peoplefixingtheworld@bbc.co.uk. We release a new edition every Wednesday - just search for The Documentary wherever you get your podcasts.Presenter: Myra Anubi Producer: William Kremer Ghana reporter: Justice Baidoo Editor: Jon Bithrey Sound mix: Hal Haines(Image: A baby and worker at one of Brussels' municipal nurseries, BBC)
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Folge vom 14.09.2026The pictures that help and healMyra Anubi looks at two solutions that harness the power of pictures to help disabled people. Books Beyond Words is a UK charity that publishes books with no words, just big pictures on every page. They are made for people with learning disabilities, who come together to read them in book clubs. Myra also hears about TapSOS, the only smartphone app to be approved by the UK’s emergency services, which is aimed at people who struggle to speak on the phone. We hear from one user who believes it saved his life.People Fixing The World from the BBC is about brilliant solutions to the world's problems. We'd love you to let us know what you think and to hear about your own solutions. You can contact us on WhatsApp by messaging +44 8000 321721 or email peoplefixingtheworld@bbc.co.uk. And please leave us a review on your chosen podcast provider.The podcast version of this episode was updated on 15th September 2026, as the incorrect episode was originally uploaded.(Photo: Reporter Natalie Duo with members of a London book club, two of whom are both holding books)Presenter: Myra Anubi Reporter: Natalie Duo Producer: William Kremer Sound engneer: Gareth Jones Editor: Jon Bithrey