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Botanic Garden Audio trail
Oxford University
20 episodes
1 month ago
The celebrated author shares his passion for the Botanic Garden and reads from the end of the His Dark Materials trilogy.
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The celebrated author shares his passion for the Botanic Garden and reads from the end of the His Dark Materials trilogy.
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Education
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Botanic Garden Audio trail
21. Philip Pullman
The celebrated author shares his passion for the Botanic Garden and reads from the end of the His Dark Materials trilogy.
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13 years ago
4 minutes

Botanic Garden Audio trail
20. The gunnera
The plant growing on the island in the lower garden pond.
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13 years ago

Botanic Garden Audio trail
19. Green gardening
The new Merton borders - the latest Botanic Garden experiment.
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13 years ago

Botanic Garden Audio trail
18. The Madagascan palm
The palm that's not a palm!
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13 years ago

Botanic Garden Audio trail
17. Same or different?
A cactus and a euphorbia - an example of convergent evolution.
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13 years ago

Botanic Garden Audio trail
16. The fight for light
The rainforest and the desert in the middle of the city of Oxford.
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13 years ago

Botanic Garden Audio trail
15. The rosy periwinkle
A pink flowered plant that provides a life-saving anti-cancer drug.
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13 years ago

Botanic Garden Audio trail
14. The cocoa tree
The most important tree in the garden - the chocolate giving tree.
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13 years ago
1 minute

Botanic Garden Audio trail
13. Insect eating plants
How the venus fly trap catches its food.
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13 years ago
1 minute

Botanic Garden Audio trail
12. The Victoria lily
Lili talks about the water lilies she looks after every day.
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13 years ago
1 minute

Botanic Garden Audio trail
10. The black pine
Hear about JRR Tolkiens favourite tree!
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13 years ago

Botanic Garden Audio trail
09. The hornbeam
How photosynthesis explains why this tree has grown so large.
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13 years ago

Botanic Garden Audio trail
08. Mistletoe
A plant growing on a tree! Emma describes how it comes to be growing on this tree.
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13 years ago

Botanic Garden Audio trail
07. The dawn redwood
No-one knew this tree still existed until the middle of the last century - hear about its name and its discovery.
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13 years ago
1 minute

Botanic Garden Audio trail
06. The handkerchief tree
At its best in May when it is covered in white handkerchiefs. Hear why the tree makes them.
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13 years ago
1 minute

Botanic Garden Audio trail
05. The ginkgo
An ancient species that saw the dinosaurs come and go!
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13 years ago

Botanic Garden Audio trail
04. The yew tree
The oldest tree in the Botanic Garden is now an important source of an anti-cancer medicine.
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13 years ago
1 minute

Botanic Garden Audio trail
03. The two magnolias
The deciduous magnolia and the evergreen magnolia - disadvantages and advantages of two different ways to be a plant.
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13 years ago

Botanic Garden Audio trail
02. What do the labels mean?
An explanation of the features of the plant labels at the Botanic Garden.
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13 years ago

Botanic Garden Audio trail
01. Welcome to the Botanic Garden
An introduction to the Botanic Garden by the Director, Timothy Walker.
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13 years ago
1 minute

Botanic Garden Audio trail
The celebrated author shares his passion for the Botanic Garden and reads from the end of the His Dark Materials trilogy.