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Botany: A Blooming History
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Botany: A Blooming History

2011-06-07 · 59 min / episode · ★ 8.0

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Series which tells the story of how people came to understand the natural order of the plant world, and how the quest to discover how plants grow uncovered the secret to life on the planet.

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BBC Scotland
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United Kingdom
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Ended

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Timothy WalkerHimself - Presenter

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