NOISY climate activists demonstrated with pots and pans outside BBC Radio Oxford this afternoon.

Extinction Rebellion – the group behind a recent Oxford roadblock and various environmental actions across the country – are aiming to highlight what it sees as the broadcaster's failings on climate change.

Around 12 demonstrators banged pots and pans, blew whistles and put banners up on the BBC's Banbury Road building.

Organisers said the BBC is 'failing to give the Climate Emergency the urgent attention it warrants' and pledged to continue their activism in the city.

The protest was part of a day of action in cities across the country condemning the BBC and 'asking it to declare a climate and ecological emergency and to place this as its top editorial and corporate priority'.

Protester Anne Taylor , 69, said: "I'm a grandmother. How can I sit there and do nothing? This is a very real emergency but the government is ignoring this threat and we've heard very little from the BBC - we have to make a noise."

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Jane Carey, 67, added: "This is just the start of it - things will be happening and we are gathering (more) people."

Donnachadh McCarthy said: “It is becoming increasingly clear that the adults of today will be asked by their children’s children – what did you do when there was the climate and ecological emergency.

"As such we are reaching out to our friends at the BBC to step up and help us all create a better and more caring world. The level of unprecedented societal change required to avoid the worst consequences of climate breakdown, means the BBC has to go far beyond even that of the public service role the BBC played during WW2."

BBC Spokesman Paul Cooper said: "We've received a letter from this newly-formed campaign group. The BBC has a proud record of leading the way in sustainability in the media industry and we've set out further action including cutting energy use further, eradicating single use plastic and minimising the impact of necessary travel.

"In the last Charter period, we reduced our carbon footprint by a third. People can also see the clear impact programmes like Blue Planet II and Dynasties have had on public debate about the impact of humankind on the planet."