Dare To Repair: The Right to Repair - Episode 2

Many electronics manufacturers are making it harder and harder
for individuals and independent repairers to fix their broken
kit. There are claims that programmed obsolescence is alive and
well, with mobile phone batteries designed to wear out after just
400 charges. The manufacturers say it's for safety or security
reasons, but it drives the consumer model of constant replacement
and upgrades. But people are starting to fight back.


Episode 2 - The Right to Repair


Mark Miodownik talks to the fixers and repairers who are heading
up the Right to Repair movement which is forcing governments to
act and making sustainability and value for money part of the
consumer equation. He goes online for help replacing his broken
mobile phone screen and dead battery and finds out how easy it is
to dare to repair.


Presented by Mark Miodownik and produced by Fiona Roberts. First
broadcast on Tuesday 4 May 2021.