Hollywood heartthrob? Check. Talking rock alien? Check. Good storytelling that manages to get people interested in a film that’s about climate, without making it all about climate, and doing it in a way that doesn’t alienate people? Check. One of our team’s favourite films so far this year is Project Hail Mary, based on Andy Weir’s 2021 novel. It’s flown under the radar as a ‘climate’ story, with the entirely scientific and...
Richard and Judy, jog on. There’s a new book club in town. Welcome to the first Media Bounty Book Monthly – or MBBM, if you will. Each month we’ll digest a book from the world of advertising, creativity or the environment, and distil it to bite-sized lessons for 9-to-5 life.

