Joe Lycett Vs The Oil Giant

Channel 4, today, 9pm

Say what you like about Joe Lycett but when the comedian gets the bit between his teeth, he’s quite the force to be reckoned with.

Airing ahead of the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow, Joe examines the troubling problem of greenwashing, in which firms exaggerate their green credentials in their marketing output.

He focuses on energy giant Shell, whose parent company is set to appeal a ruling forcing it to start reducing emissions by 45% by 2030.

Joe meets experts in the field before making a sensational ad about Shell’s activities and attempting to air it on prime-time TV.