World of Flowers
Tom Heap and Helen Czerski discover how flowers changed our planet.
Tom and Helen explore why the evolution of flowers created the world we know today, uncover some of the fascinating ways flowers use shape, colour and scent to bewitch pollinators, and dig into how pollen can reveal the secrets of ancient crime scenes and help us restore lost landscapes. Guests will include writer David George Haskell, pollen expert Michelle Farrell and botanist Sandra Knapp, Director of Research at the Natural History Museum.
Presenters 鈥� Tom Heap and Helen Czerski
Producer 鈥� Beth Sagar-Fenton
Produced in association with the Open University
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- Fri 22 May 2026 12:04麻豆社 Radio 4
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Rare Earth
Tom Heap and Helen Czerski dig deeper into the biggest environmental issues on the planet.
