Christian Parkinson

Video Journalist

Christian Parkinson is a video journalist for the BBC.

I make films for the BBC, write books, travel the world and try to be a good Dad. I tweet a lot and and am an Instagram addict.

If you want to see some of the films that I produce, shoot and edit then check out my YouTube page.

If you are interested in military history then you may enjoy my Tumblr blog.

The World

He calls it 'plastic fantastic' — beautiful artwork made out of discarded plastic (Video)

The materials needed to make art can be expensive, too expensive for some. But one artist in South Africa has found away to combine his artistic passion and his love of recycling. Mbongeni Buthelezi collects plastic bags from the streets around his Johannesburg studio and melts them to create a unique kind of art — he calls it "plastic fantastic."

He calls it 'plastic fantastic' — beautiful artwork made out of discarded plastic (Video)