THE HOST: Now, bamboo until recently was something you made furniture out of or watched a panda bear chewing into for a snack. But now this solid substance is being re-cast as a fabric for the future. Silky feeling, softer than cotton, bamboo cloth is even being recognised for its anti-bacterial qualities. Rich Delano is founder of Bamboo Textiles. He says he was the first to create the cloth and explained to the BBC's Natalie Resrahee how he came up with the idea.

RICH: I was working in China for a wood fibre company and they basically told me after a period of time, “l(fā)ook we can't afford you any more, we don't need you any more.