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A New Year at Kew
Summary : Series following the staff and visitors of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The Temperate House keeper is creating an Australian bed, and the largest corm in the world is re-potted.
Details : Series following the staff and visitors of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The Temperate House keeper is creating an Australian bed, and the largest corm in the world is re-potted.

Starts 2007-01-12 20:00:00, Ends 2007-01-12 20:30:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC Two

A New Year at Kew
Summary : Some 200 year old seeds, discovered amongst the papers of a Dutch sailor, are causing great excitement at Kew's Millennium Seed Bank - but will they grow?
Details : Some 200 year old seeds, discovered amongst the papers of a Dutch sailor, are causing great excitement at Kew's Millennium Seed Bank - but will they grow? More mysteries and challenges behind the scenes at the Royal Botanic Gardens. Some 200 year old seeds, discovered amongst the papers of a Dutch sailor, are causing great excitement at Kew's Millennium Seed Bank - but will they grow? A beautiful bronze and granite bridge is constructed as a fitting legacy to the outgoing Director, Sir Peter Crane - but will it be finished in time? And Kew's experts say it's the latest Spring for a decade - so what's happening to Britain's seasons? [S]

Starts 2007-01-19 20:00:00, Ends 2007-01-19 20:30:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC Two

A New Year at Kew
Summary : It's late spring, and the staff are grappling with some new and unusual residents - wallabies, brought in to recreate George III's 18th century royal menagerie.
Details : It's late spring, and the staff are grappling with some new and unusual residents - wallabies, brought in to recreate George III's 18th century royal menagerie. It's late spring, and the staff are grappling with some new and unusual residents - wallabies, brought in to recreate George III's 18th century royal menagerie. It's part of a heritage festival at the Royal Botanic Gardens, celebrating the plants, the buildings and the men and women who have made Kew such a beautiful and valuable place. The iconic Chinese Pagoda opens to visitors for the first time, the ever dedicated tree gang prunes a massive 19th century avenue of trees, and Sarah Smith perfects the formal planting around Kew Palace in time for the opening by Prince Charles. [S]

Starts 2008-02-01 12:30:00, Ends 2008-02-01 13:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Two

Starts 2007-01-26 20:00:00, Ends 2007-01-26 20:30:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC Two

A New Year at Kew
Summary : It's all comings and goings in early summer at the Royal Botanic Gardens as 100 volunteer gardeners regularly come in to help keep Kew looking perfect.
Details : It's all comings and goings in early summer at the Royal Botanic Gardens as 100 volunteer gardeners regularly come in to help keep Kew looking perfect.

Starts 2007-02-02 20:00:00, Ends 2007-02-02 20:30:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC Two

A New Year at Kew
Summary : It's summer and the Royal Botanic Gardens are as busy as ever, with a dangerous tree near the restaurant to be made safe, and the azalea beds to be weeded.
Details : It's summer and the Royal Botanic Gardens are as busy as ever, with a dangerous tree near the restaurant to be made safe, and the azalea beds to be weeded. It's summer and the Royal Botanic Gardens are as busy as ever, with a dangerous tree near the restaurant to be made safe, and the azalea beds to be weeded. But life behind the scenes at Kew is far from predictable. An archaeologist wants to understand Ancient Egyptian burial practices by using flowers to recreate a Pharoah's funeral garland. And a plant scientist who resembles Miss Marple is helping police with a particularly grisly murder case of a Nigerian boy whose torso was found in the Thames. [S]

Starts 2007-02-09 20:00:00, Ends 2007-02-09 20:30:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC Two

A New Year at Kew
Summary : It's the hottest July on record and staff at the Royal Botanic Gardens are getting hot under the collar. Scientist Steve Jansen is injecting dye into a tree to understand how it survives drought.
Details : It's the hottest July on record and staff at the Royal Botanic Gardens are getting hot under the collar. Scientist Steve Jansen is injecting dye into a tree to understand how it survives drought. It's the hottest July on record and staff at the Royal Botanic Gardens are getting hot under the collar. Scientist Steve Jansen is injecting dye into a tree in a bid to understand how it survives drought. Tony Hall is making a Mediterranean garden with plants that enjoy the high temperatures. Steve Robinson searches for dormice in the woodland at Kew's sister garden, Wakehurst Place in Sussex. And Lara Jewitt explores the sex life of the orchid in the Princess of Wales Conservatory. [S]

Starts 2008-02-22 22:30:00, Ends 2008-02-22 23:00:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC Two

Starts 2007-11-21 11:30:00, Ends 2007-11-21 13:00:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Two

Starts 2007-02-16 20:00:00, Ends 2007-02-16 20:30:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC Two

A New Year at Kew
Summary : It's moving day for the precious fungi collection. Pus plant chemist Phil Stevenson travels to Ghana to collaborate with farmers on a natural pesticide. Alan Titchmarsh narrates.
Details : It's moving day for the precious fungi collection. Pus plant chemist Phil Stevenson travels to Ghana to collaborate with farmers on a natural pesticide. Alan Titchmarsh narrates.

Starts 2008-09-25 09:30:00, Ends 2008-09-25 09:45:00 and is on for 15 minutes and on BBC Two

Starts 2008-05-31 05:00:00, Ends 2008-05-31 05:20:00 and is on for 20 minutes and on BBC Two

Starts 2007-02-23 20:00:00, Ends 2007-02-23 20:30:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC Two

A New Year at Kew
Summary : Early Autumn at the Royal Botanic Gardens and Thea Pitcher is harvesting her vegetables. Will the ones planted by the phases of the moon be bigger than the ones planted conventionally?
Details : Early Autumn at the Royal Botanic Gardens and Thea Pitcher is harvesting her vegetables. Will the ones planted by the phases of the moon be bigger than the ones planted conventionally?

Starts 2008-06-09 18:00:00, Ends 2008-06-09 19:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Two

Starts 2007-03-02 20:00:00, Ends 2007-03-02 20:30:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC Two

A New Year at Kew
Summary : It's deep winter and staff at the Royal Botanic Gardens are digging deep into their history to prepare for the future.
Details : It's deep winter and staff at the Royal Botanic Gardens are digging deep into their history to prepare for the future. It's deep winter and staff at the Royal Botanic Gardens are digging deep into their history to prepare for the future. An 1848 photograph of the Palm House under construction is scrutinised to reveal a great surprise about the identity of two top-hatted gents. [S]

Starts 2007-09-19 06:25:00, Ends 2007-09-19 06:30:00 and is on for 5 minutes and on BBC Two

Starts 2007-03-16 20:00:00, Ends 2007-03-16 20:30:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC Two

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