Around the World in 80 Trees Jonathan Drori, Mike Greenwood
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- Science
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Around the World in 80 Trees is the passion project of self-confessed nature and science geek Jonathan Drori, Trustee of The Eden Project, Ambassador for the WWF and who was for nine years a Trustee of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and The Woodland Trust. The book contains fascinating stories of how trees interact with people and the environment they find themselves in. This series of podcasts sees Jonathan in conversation with award-winning writer and producer Mike Greenwood, on some of the most weird and wonderful facts about the trees that surround us.
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Episode 1: Around the World in 80 Trees with Jonathan Drori
Producer: Mike Greenwood www.wakewood.co.uk — Music: Glenn Marshall and Michael Grant
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Episode 2: The tricks that trees use to attract pollinators – the Kapok tree
Producer: Mike Greenwood www.wakewood.co.uk — Music: Glenn Marshall
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Episode 3: How beech trees avoid being ripped apart by lightning
Producer: Mike Greenwood www.wakewood.co.uk — Music: Glenn Marshall
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Episode 4: Leylandii, the monster child of two trees that should never have met
Producer: Mike Greenwood www.wakewood.co.uk — Music: Michael Grant
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Episode 5: How do you get up close and personal with the opposite sex when you’re rooted to the spot?
Producer: Mike Greenwood www.wakewood.co.uk — Music: Glenn Marshall and Michael Grant
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Episode 6: Just what is keeping Venice afloat? On alder wood, the tree that built the Venetian Empire
Producer: Mike Greenwood www.wakewood.co.uk — Music: Glenn Marshall