People Fixing The World

Myra Anubi

Booking Overview

A weekly reported solutions programme focused on practical responses to global social, environmental and public-health challenges, typically featuring practitioners, innovators, advocates and people directly involved in projects under investigation. Credible pitches include social entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders, engineers, public-health specialists and community project founders with a distinctive solution and demonstrable real-world impact; booking difficulty is medium because relevance and evidence matter more than celebrity status, though BBC World Service access is competitive.

Metrics

Episodes: 504

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10,000 - 100,000

Gender skew: Neutral

Listener location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

peoplefixingtheworld@bbc.co.uk

podcast.support@bbc.co.uk

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Host

Myra Anubi - Presenter for the BBC World Service covering practical solutions to social, environmental and global public-health challenges.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Practitioners, social entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders, engineers, public-health specialists and community advocates directly responsible for an innovative project or intervention.

Required Achievements:

Created or implemented a practical solution to a social, environmental or public-health challenge, Demonstrated measurable real-world impact, Developed an affordable, adaptable or otherwise distinctive approach that can be examined through reporting

Recent Guest Discussions

Makafui Awuku - Plastic Reuse, Recycling And Converting Waste Into Educational Infrastructure.

Pablo Bergasa - Affordable Medical Technology, Neonatal Care And Resilient Healthcare Equipment.

Kaz Karen Lucas - Sexual Health Education, Pleasure-inclusive Public-health Messaging And Changing Social Attitudes.

Recent Topics

Society, Social Innovation, Sustainability, Global Health, Homelessness

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

People Fixing The World

The joy of walking

October 06, 2026

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....

Bringing Kashmir’s lakes back to life

September 29, 2026

Wular 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...

Clever ways to cut waste

September 22, 2026

We 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 ...

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