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Botany: A Blooming History

Botany: A Blooming History

★ 8.0/10•2011•59m•Documentary
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Series which tells the story of how people came to understand the natural order of the plant world, and how the quest to discover how plants grow uncovered the secret to life on the planet.

StatusEnded
Runtime59m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJun 7, 2011

Episodes

E159m

A Confusion of Names

Timothy Walker, director of Oxford University Botanic Garden, reveals how the breakthroughs of Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus, Chelsea gardener Phillip Miller and English naturalist John Ray created the science of botany.

Jun 7, 2011

E259m

Photosynthesis

The air we breathe, and all the food we eat, is created from water, sunlight, carbon dioxide and a few minerals. That's it, nothing else. It sounds simple, but this process is one of the most fascinating and complicated in all of science. Without it there could be no life on Earth.

Jun 14, 2011

E359m

Hidden World

For 10,000 years or more, humans created new plant varieties for food by trial and error and a touch of serendipity. Then 150 years ago, a new era began. Pioneer botanists unlocked the patterns found in different types of plants and opened the door to a new branch of science - plant genetics.

Jun 21, 2011

Actors

Timothy Walker

Himself - Presenter

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