Plants
The Essay. The Meaning of Flowers - Series 2, Poppies. Audio, 15 minutes
Fiona Stafford explores why poppies are a globally significant flower.
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The Essay. The Meaning of Flowers - Series 2, Lavender. Audio, 14 minutes
Fiona Stafford explores why Lavender is now more popular than ever after 2000 years.
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The Essay. The Meaning of Flowers - Series 2, Daffodils. Audio, 14 minutes
Fiona Stafford reveals that daffodils are awash with literary surprises, and are not Welsh
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The Essay. The Meaning of Flowers - Series 2, Orchids. Audio, 14 minutes
Fiona Stafford studies orchids, the largest flowering plant family, and a UK favourite.
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The Essay. The Meaning of Flowers - Series 2, Bluebells. Audio, 14 minutes
Bluebells are a British icon, voted our favourite flower but now a besieged Brexit symbol.
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The Life Scientific. Alison Smith on algae. Audio, 28 minutes
Professor Alison Smith talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the many and varied uses of algae.
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The Essay. The Meaning of Flowers, Daisy. Audio, 15 minutes
Fiona Stafford discusses the daisy, an almost indestructible, pest-resistant flower.
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The Essay. The Meaning of Flowers, Magnolia. Audio, 15 minutes
Fiona Stafford discusses magnolias, which are among the oldest plants in the world.
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The Essay. The Meaning of Flowers, Rose. Audio, 15 minutes
Professor Fiona Stafford discusses our millennia-long understanding of roses.
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The Essay. The Meaning of Flowers, Lily. Audio, 15 minutes
Professor Fiona Stafford explores our contradictory relationship with the lily.
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The Essay. The Meaning of Flowers, Sunflower. Audio, 15 minutes
Fiona Stafford explores the meanings and importance to us of the sunflower.
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Nature's Great Invaders. 2. Japanese Knotweed. Audio, 15 minutes
Does Japanese knotweed deserve its place as the most hated plant in the UK?
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David Baddiel Tries to Understand. Nuts. Audio, 15 minutes
In the first of a new series, David Baddiel tries to understand why nuts have hard shells.
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The Inquiry. Have We Underestimated Plants? Audio, 23 minutes
An exploration of what plants are capable of and what we can learn from them.
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The Inquiry. Have We Underestimated Plants? Audio, 23 minutes
An exploration of what plants are capable of and what we can learn from them.
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The Why Factor. Series 2, Gardens. Audio, 12 minutes
Why do we garden?
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The Essay. The Meaning of Trees, Birch. Audio, 15 minutes
Birch trees provide punishment, beauty, versatility and wine, but are very short-lived.
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The Essay. The Meaning of Trees, Holly. Audio, 15 minutes
Fiona Stafford on the holly tree, which reaches huge proportions if not pruned annually.
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The Essay. The Meaning of Trees, Cherry. Audio, 15 minutes
Fiona Stafford discusses the cherry tree, prized in many ways, but also in sharp decline.
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The Essay. The Meaning of Trees, Cypress. Audio, 15 minutes
Fiona Stafford discusses the Leyland cypress or leylandii.
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The Essay. The Meaning of Trees, Horse Chestnut. Audio, 15 minutes
Professor Fiona Stafford discusses the horse chestnut tree.
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The Infinite Monkey Cage. Series 11, What Is the Point of Plants? Audio, 30 minutes
Brian Cox, Robin Ince and guests ask, 'What's the point of plants?'.
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The Life Scientific. Sandy Knapp. Audio, 28 minutes
Botanist Sandy Knapp talks about her adventures collecting plants in South America.
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