Episode 3: How beech trees avoid being ripped apart by lightning

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Episode 12: Adapting to extremes – the tree that creates its own antifreeze to survive temperatures of minus 65 degrees
25 May 2018· Around the World in 80 Trees
Producer: Mike Greenwood www.wakewood.co.uk — Music: Glenn Marshall
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Episode 11: The scientists bringing extinct trees back to life
25 May 2018· Around the World in 80 Trees
Producer: Mike Greenwood www.wakewood.co.uk — Music: Glenn Marshall
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Episode 10: Fighting talk – how the Whistling Thorn houses aggressive insects to defend itself
25 May 2018· Around the World in 80 Trees
Producer: Mike Greenwood www.wakewood.co.uk — Music: Glenn Marshall
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Episode 9: The Lodgepole Pine, a statuesque tree which has managed to secure its legacy despite the odds
25 May 2018· Around the World in 80 Trees
Producer: Mike Greenwood www.wakewood.co.uk — Music: Glenn Marshall
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Episode 8: Discover the history of caffeine and the tree that brought you Coca Cola, the Kola nut
25 May 2018· Around the World in 80 Trees
Producer: Mike Greenwood www.wakewood.co.uk — Music: Glenn Marshall
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Episode 7: The gruesome tale of a group of Japanese monks who mummified themselves alive to achieve Buddhahood
25 May 2018· Around the World in 80 Trees
Producer: Mike Greenwood www.wakewood.co.uk — Music: Michael Grant
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Episode 6: Just what is keeping Venice afloat? On alder wood, the tree that built the Venetian Empire
25 May 2018· Around the World in 80 Trees
Producer: Mike Greenwood www.wakewood.co.uk — Music: Glenn Marshall
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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?
25 May 2018· Around the World in 80 Trees
Producer: Mike Greenwood www.wakewood.co.uk — Music: Glenn Marshall and Michael Grant
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Episode 4: Leylandii, the monster child of two trees that should never have met
25 May 2018· Around the World in 80 Trees
Producer: Mike Greenwood www.wakewood.co.uk — Music: Michael Grant
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Episode 3: How beech trees avoid being ripped apart by lightning
25 May 2018· Around the World in 80 Trees
Producer: Mike Greenwood www.wakewood.co.uk — Music: Glenn Marshall
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Episode 2: The tricks that trees use to attract pollinators – the Kapok tree
25 May 2018· Around the World in 80 Trees
Producer: Mike Greenwood www.wakewood.co.uk — Music: Glenn Marshall
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Episode 1: Around the World in 80 Trees with Jonathan Drori
25 May 2018· Around the World in 80 Trees
Producer: Mike Greenwood www.wakewood.co.uk — Music: Glenn Marshall and Michael Grant
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Episodes

Episode 12: Adapting to extremes – the tree that creates its own antifreeze to survive temperatures of minus 65 degrees

Episode 11: The scientists bringing extinct trees back to life

Episode 10: Fighting talk – how the Whistling Thorn houses aggressive insects to defend itself

Episode 9: The Lodgepole Pine, a statuesque tree which has managed to secure its legacy despite the odds

Episode 8: Discover the history of caffeine and the tree that brought you Coca Cola, the Kola nut

Episode 7: The gruesome tale of a group of Japanese monks who mummified themselves alive to achieve Buddhahood

Episode 6: Just what is keeping Venice afloat? On alder wood, the tree that built the Venetian Empire

Episode 5: How do you get up close and personal with the opposite sex when you’re rooted to the spot?

Episode 4: Leylandii, the monster child of two trees that should never have met

Episode 2: The tricks that trees use to attract pollinators – the Kapok tree

Episode 1: Around the World in 80 Trees with Jonathan Drori