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Mark Flowers is a wildlife film maker and a man with a passion for orchids. He has been collecting and growing orchids since he was a child – and as he guides Brett round his collection he reveals just how these stunningly beautiful plants have captivated him over the years. The story of our relationship with Orchids is a story of obsession, money, deceit, beauty, femme fatales, ghosts deception and let's be honest, sex. Orchid flowers come in a variety of colours, shapes and sizes – but they all have one thing in common – they have evolved to maximise their chances of luring a pollinator and be fertilised – and they do so with such style! It's easy to see why have they captivated and lured us too!

Originally broadcast in a longer form on 11th September 2018

Original Producer Sarah Blunt

Archive Producer : Andrew Dawes