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We spend £44 billion every year on clothes in this country, and a lot of it is Fast Fashion, clothing that is so cheap people think nothing of wearing an item once and then throwing it away. This mountain of discarded clothing is causing a landfill crisis with around 300,000 tonnes of still usable clothing being disposed of in this way.

Margherita is at the Oxfam clothes recycling plants to see how they are reusing, re-selling and recycling our discarded garments!

Most people would think you might need to win the lottery to live in a gorgeous Elizabethan mansion, but not always. Any one of us could live at Hardwick Hall (more glass than wall!) if you had the right job! Nigel Wright has been living there for the last 18 years he shows Keeley his daily work life and compares how his life has changed since he moved out of his terraced house on a busy road to this magnificent manor.

Paul’s on a bug hunt in his garden with an RHS entomologist and gardening expert to discover how we can all get the most out of our green spaces in Spring and Summer, as well as revealing the top ten bugs invading our gardens at this time of year. Our entomologist shows Paul how to detect pests like snails, slugs, aphids and weevils as they begin to emerge from hibernation and how to get rid of them before they chomp on our prized plants and veg. Packed with take home tips to ensure our Spring gardens are in tip top condition.   

You’d be surprised at how many egg collectors are still operating today. It was a popular past time during the 1800’s to mid-1900’s, however attitudes changed and the practice was outlawed in the UK.

Even though it is illegal to disturb birds’ nests, egg thieves continue to threaten our wildlife.

One county has a solution to tackle these bird nappers, Tom is on the case.

In spring we all come out of hibernation want to get fit and into shape for the summer. This traditionally heralds the time when we all go on those beach-body-perfect diets. But what about our pets? They’re fatter than ever with nearly half of British dogs now officially obese.

The PDSA, a charity who provide free veterinary care to those who can’t afford it, can help! They are on the hunt for the UK’s biggest bunnies, fattest cats and dumpiest dogs! They will support fifteen lucky pets on their diet and fitness plan, to whip them into shape for Spring. Over the past 14 years the contest has helped 137 overweight pets lose an incredible 75 stone - equivalent to 1,190 cans of dog food!

Jules and Teddy will meet a previous fat fighting champ and talks to Cambridge University vet and geneticist Eleanor Raffan, who will give us the low down on why obesity is on the increase and what we can do about it. Eleanor reveals DNA test results of Jules’ dear labs – which one of them will turn out to have the greedy gene?