VPRO

Backlight (Dutch: Tegenlicht) is a documentary television program by Dutch public broadcasting organisation VPRO.The first episode of Backlight was broadcast on 8 September 2002.The program "aims to grasp the quintessence of prominent trends and developments" in the practice of critical journalism, and tries to improve understanding of the intricate inner workings of our modern society.

Urban mining is the process of reclaiming compounds and elements from products, buildings and waste. This episode looks at issues around urban mining. It expalins what happens to our electronic products when they are recycled and how we deal with some valuable waste in the form of metals..… (mer)

Backlight (Dutch: Tegenlicht) is a documentary television program by Dutch public broadcasting organisation VPRO. The first episode of Backlight was broadcast on 8 September 2002.The program "aims to grasp the quintessence of prominent trends and developments" in the practice of critical journalism, and tries to improve understanding of the intricate inner workings of our modern society.

This episode gives a critical view of the effects of our love affair with air travel. The convenience of quickly moving wfrom one place to the next comes with an ever increasing cost to our environment and should make us question how essential each journey by air really is and prompt us to ask what are the alternatives.… (mer)