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Wednesday, 27 March 2019

Sidmouth's fatberg on BBC's Blue Planet Live > "How our lifestyle affects our waters, wildlife and nature."

Sidmouth's fatberg hit the headlines at the beginning of the year - with a host of other issues:
Futures Forum: The Sidmouth fatberg and plastic pollution: "the wet wipe monster"
Futures Forum: Dealing with Sidmouth's fatberg: pop into South West Water's pop-up shop

Some of these issues were looked at this afternoon on BBC's Blue Planet Live:
BBC One - Blue Planet Live

Which starred Sidmouth's very own fatberg - as featured in the Herald:

Sidmouth features on BBC’s Blue Planet UK

PUBLISHED: 17:30 27 March 2019
Beth Sharp





The fatberg under Sidmouth. Picture: South West Water

Sidmouth’s famous fatberg made a star appearance on the BBC’s Blue Planet UK.



The fatberg under Sidmouth. Picture: South West Water

The BBC One programme aired at 4.30pm Wednesday, March 27 and looked into how our lifestyle affects our waters, wildlife and nature in general. It also featured the scientists who are working to find solutions to manmade problems.

Presenter Steve Brown interviewed South West Water’s director of wastewater, Andrew Roantree and spoke about the dangers posed to the oceans by fatbergs.

Viewers were treated to footage taken at the University of Exeter where scientist heated up a sample of the fatberg to dissect what treasures it hid inside - including wet wipes, cotton wool buds, panty liners and other sanitary products.

Interviews revealed the extent of the work that had to be undertaken by South West Water workers to remove the fatberg. For example the amount of built-up gasses was so concentrated in the fatberg, a spark could have set off an explosion.

Visit bbc.co.uk/iplayer to catch up on the programme.


Sidmouth features on BBC’s Blue Planet UK | Latest Sidmouth and Ottery News - Sidmouth Herald
Sidmouth’s fatberg to feature on BBC’s Blue Planet | Latest Sidmouth and Ottery News - Sidmouth Herald

It was also on the BBC Breakfast Show - but perhaps not very pleasant to look at over the cornflakes:
BBC News: BBC Breakfast viewers in uproar over ‘gross’ fatberg segment | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV | Express.co.uk

And that should be the last of it:
Works to remove Sidmouth's fatberg will soon be completed | Latest Sidmouth and Ottery News - Sidmouth Herald
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