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An audio tour of the Botanic Garden, University of Oxford, told by its gardeners and author Philip Pullman.
| # | Episode Title | Description | Duration | People | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21. Philip Pullman | The celebrated author shares his passion for the Botanic Garden and reads from the end of the His Dark Materials trilogy. | 0:04:42 | Phillip Pullman | 28 May 2012 | |
| 2 | 20. The gunnera | The plant growing on the island in the lower garden pond. | 0:00:55 | Timothy Walker | 28 May 2012 | |
| 3 | 19. Green gardening | The new Merton borders - the latest Botanic Garden experiment. | 0:00:55 | Timothy Walker | 28 May 2012 | |
| 4 | 18. The Madagascan palm | The palm that's not a palm! | 0:00:52 | Kate Pritchard | 28 May 2012 | |
| 5 | 17. Same or different? | A cactus and a euphorbia - an example of convergent evolution. | 0:00:56 | Timothy Walker | 28 May 2012 | |
| 6 | 16. The fight for light | The rainforest and the desert in the middle of the city of Oxford. | 0:00:52 | Kate Pritchard | 28 May 2012 | |
| 7 | 15. The rosy periwinkle | A pink flowered plant that provides a life-saving anti-cancer drug. | 0:00:46 | Timothy Walker | 28 May 2012 | |
| 8 | 14. The cocoa tree | The most important tree in the garden - the chocolate giving tree. | 0:01:05 | Lili Friend | 28 May 2012 | |
| 9 | 13. Insect eating plants | How the venus fly trap catches its food. | 0:01:06 | Lili Friend | 28 May 2012 | |
| 10 | 12. The Victoria lily | Lili talks about the water lilies she looks after every day. | 0:01:26 | Lili Friend | 28 May 2012 | |
| 11 | 10. The black pine | Hear about JRR Tolkiens favourite tree! | 0:00:50 | Timothy Walker | 28 May 2012 | |
| 12 | 09. The hornbeam | How photosynthesis explains why this tree has grown so large. | 0:00:47 | Timothy Walker | 28 May 2012 | |
| 13 | 08. Mistletoe | A plant growing on a tree! Emma describes how it comes to be growing on this tree. | 0:00:52 | Emma Williams | 28 May 2012 | |
| 14 | 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. | 0:01:09 | Emma Williams | 28 May 2012 | |
| 15 | 06. The handkerchief tree | At its best in May when it is covered in white handkerchiefs. Hear why the tree makes them. | 0:01:05 | Timothy Walker | 28 May 2012 | |
| 16 | 05. The ginkgo | An ancient species that saw the dinosaurs come and go! | 0:00:42 | Timothy Walker | 28 May 2012 | |
| 17 | 04. The yew tree | The oldest tree in the Botanic Garden is now an important source of an anti-cancer medicine. | 0:01:27 | Timothy Walker, Emma Williams | 28 May 2012 | |
| 18 | 03. The two magnolias | The deciduous magnolia and the evergreen magnolia - disadvantages and advantages of two different ways to be a plant. | 0:00:54 | Timothy Walker | 28 May 2012 | |
| 19 | 02. What do the labels mean? | An explanation of the features of the plant labels at the Botanic Garden. | 0:00:58 | Timothy Walker | 28 May 2012 | |
| 20 | 01. Welcome to the Botanic Garden | An introduction to the Botanic Garden by the Director, Timothy Walker. | 0:01:01 | Timothy Walker | 28 May 2012 |