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Lewis Pugh: Pushing the limits of the human body

Lewis Pugh: Pushing the limits of the human body

An extreme swimmer trying to draw attention to the impacts of climate change

The Interview · BBC World Service

July 23, 202322m 53s

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Show Notes

Stephen Sackur speaks to the master of extreme swimming Lewis Pugh. From the North Pole to Antarctica, his death-defying swims are designed to focus attention on the damaging impact of climate change on our blue planet. Is this a form of activism that works?