This is leading some to ask whether these doom and gloom stories are doing the climate fight more harm than good - causing us to feel so anxious and powerless that we don’t take action.

So for this week's climate question, Graihagh Jackson is asking: Is sci-fi holding us back?

First broadcast on 5th April 2021.

Graihagh Jackson is joined by:

Amy Brady, editor-in-chief of the Chicago Review of Books, where she writes a monthly column called Burning Worlds. In it she explores how fiction addresses climate change.

Cheryl Slean is a playwright, filmmaker and educator working with the National Resource Defense Council’s Re-write the Future campaign to increase accurate climate stories in film and television.

Ken Liu is a futurist and author of speculative fiction. He has won the Nebula, Hugo, and World Fantasy awards. His debut novel, The Grace of Kings, is the first volume in a silkpunk epic fantasy series.

Producer: Jordan Dunbar

Editor: Emma Rippon

Sound Engineer: Andy Garratt and Tom Brignell