by Kathlyn Powell, posted by Deb Shaw
I wanted to let everyone know about a terrific 25 podcast series on BBC Radio 4 called “Plants: From Roots to Riches” that might be of interest. Each podcast is approximately 15 minutes, and is free. All of the podcasts can be downloaded at the same time.
“Plants: From Roots to Riches” is a brief history of botanical science and our changing relationship with plants over the last 250 years—from tools, to objects of beauty, to an essential resource we have to conserve. Presented by Professor Kathy Willis, Director of Science at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the series draws upon the archives, collections and scientific research at the Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Additional information is available from the series main website, including clips, galleries and additional podcasts.
I found out about it from an article in my favorite magazine, New Scientist. Enjoy!
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September 23, 2020 at 7:47 pm
Steve Allcutt
I tried to download Episode 5 “Plants: From Roots to Riches” but the file seems to be not there.
Are you able to help please?
Steve Allcutt
Horticulture Student in New Zealand
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September 23, 2020 at 9:46 pm
dbshaw
Steve: That’s so disappointing!! I was just able to download it, so I’m not sure what’s going on at Kew that you couldn’t get the last one. I’m going to paste the “share” link here, in case that helps:
Listen to Plants: From Roots to Riches on Apple Podcasts. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/plants-from-roots-to-riches/id898315045
The only other thing I can think of if you still have problems is to “report a problem” through the app you use to listen to podcasts. Hope you can get it!!
Best,
Deb
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