The ozone hole, starlings in Fair Isle, forest fires

Published: Nov. 22, 2011, 9 a.m.

This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: Richard Hollingham talks to one of the scientists behind the discovery of the ozone hole to find why it's still there; how research on starlings on an island famous for its sweaters could help bird conservationists; and why forest fires in North America affect people thousands of miles away in Europe.