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The meteorologist, John Hammond explores the ways in which science fiction has served as a barometer for our wonder, curiosity and sometimes anxiety about the environment. With expert insight from Sarah Dillon - Professor of Literature and the Public Humanities at Cambridge University, we find out how writers imagined – sometimes very accurately – the changing world around them.

Today, we journey into the 1980s, when ecological thrillers were reflecting our environmental fears. We hear James Follett's gripping story, 'Ice.'

Eight thousand square miles of solid ice which have become detached from the Antarctic are drifting inexorably towards New York Harbour. The combined might of the US military seems powerless to avert the collision but if it occurs, the whole city will 'ring like a bell'.

CAST:
Julia Hammond .... Carol Drinkwater
Glyn Sherwood .... Anthony Hyde
Oaf .... Eric Allan
Captain Hagan .... Ed Bishop
Admiral Pearson .... Don Fellows
US President .... Alan Tilvern
Angus Brill ... Brian Hewlett
Walter Krantz .... Peter Marinker
TV reporter .... Kim Wall
Maguire .... Bruce Boa
Stevens .... Jonathan Tafler
Steward .... Peter Howell
Mason .... Andrew Branch
Lieutenant Klein .... David Goodland
Greaser .... Stephen Hattersley
Chief Engineer .... Paul Gregory
TV announcer .... Rachel Gurney
Narrator .... Sean Barrett

Director Alec Reid

Changing Climates was presented by John Hammond and produced by Kerry McCarthy for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra.