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Fungi: The Web of Life

Biologist and writer Merlin Sheldrake travels the globe, exploring the world of fungi and unravelling the many secrets of these essential organisms.

Much of life on earth is connected by a vast, hidden network that we are only just beginning to understand. Out of sight, between the world of plants and animals, another realm exists - the kingdom of fungi.

Passionate biologist and writer Merlin Sheldrake travels the globe, exploring the secret world of fungi. Through dazzling images of fungi under the microscope and all around us in the forest, Merlin unravels the many secrets of these essential organisms. So much more than mushrooms, not only do fungi shape the weather and support life on land, they are also at the cutting edge of medical research and even have the power to break down plastic waste.

This film takes us from the ancient Tasmanian Tarkine rainforest to the mystical wilds of China鈥檚 Yunnan Province, in search of solutions to some of our planet鈥檚 biggest challenges. Can the answers be found in the wonderful world of fungi?

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40 minutes

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Next Wednesday 20:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Narrator 叠箩枚谤办
Presenter Merlin Sheldrake
Director Joseph Nizeti
Director Gisela Kaufmann
Production Company Stranger Than Fiction

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