Flowers
The Life Scientific. Caroline Dean reveals the genetic secrets of flowering. Audio, 28 minutes
Professor Dame Caroline Dean on why some plants need cold before they can flower.
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Open Country. Inspired by flowers, Lincolnshire. Audio, 25 minutes
Helen Mark meets people inspired by flowers in Lincolnshire.
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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 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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Living World. Springtime in the Hazel Coppice. Audio, 22 minutes
Chris Sperring visits a hazel coppice awash with springtime flowers.
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The Flower Fields. Audio, 30 minutes
Michael Bird explores the tiny, beautiful, flower fields of west Cornwall and the Scillies
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Four Thought. Series 3, Gillian Wheeler: Flower Design as Art. Audio, 15 minutes
Flower design is evolving into an art, argues Gillian Wheeler.
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Living World. Grassland Meadows. Audio, 22 minutes
Lionel Kelleway is taken to some special grassland to see its wild flowers.
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Global Concerns. The Ozone Layer. Audio, 14 minutes
What state is the ozone layer in around the world in 1996?
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Global Concerns. Bakun Dam Project in Sarawak. Audio, 14 minutes
The building of the Malaysian dam was put on hold to take account of the views of locals
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Flowers From Holland. Audio, 28 minutes
A visit to Holland's global flower market, and a high tech glasshouse outside the Hague
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