I AM GRETA
BBC1, 10.45
THREE years ago, Greta Thunberg was just an ordinary shy schoolgirl, who – after becoming concerned about climate change – decided to stage a one-person school strike outside the Swedish Parliament.
But before long, and after inspiring thousands and then millions of her generation, she started to catch the attention of the world.
This fascinating documentary follows Greta over her extraordinary journey, watching on as she delivers speeches and addresses world leaders, and even travels across the Atlantic Ocean to speak at the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York.
Greta describes what inspires her fight, and how her Asperger’s gives her a laser-powered focus for this environmental activism.
The scrutiny and scorn she has faced along the way, from the likes of politicians, big businesses and the media, would have made anyone crumble.
But there’s something almost superhero-like about this quiet teenager with pigtails who is trying to change the world.