Around the World in 80 Trees

Around the World in 80 Trees is the passion project of self-confessed nature and science geek Jonathan Drori, Trustee of The Eden Project, Ambassador for the WWF and who was for nine years a Trustee of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and The Woodland Trust. The book contains fascinating stories of how trees interact with people and the environment they find themselves in. This series of podcasts sees Jonathan in conversation with award-winning writer and producer Mike Greenwood, on some of the most weird and wonderful facts about the trees that surround us.

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

Producer: Mike Greenwood www.wakewood.co.uk — Music: Glenn Marshall and Michael Grant

05-25
07:54

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

Producer: Mike Greenwood www.wakewood.co.uk — Music: Glenn Marshall

05-25
00:52

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

Producer: Mike Greenwood www.wakewood.co.uk — Music: Glenn Marshall

05-25
00:57

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

Producer: Mike Greenwood www.wakewood.co.uk — Music: Michael Grant

05-25
00:53

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

Producer: Mike Greenwood www.wakewood.co.uk — Music: Glenn Marshall and Michael Grant

05-25
07:27

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

Producer: Mike Greenwood www.wakewood.co.uk — Music: Glenn Marshall

05-25
01:01

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

Producer: Mike Greenwood www.wakewood.co.uk — Music: Michael Grant

05-25
00:56

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

Producer: Mike Greenwood www.wakewood.co.uk — Music: Glenn Marshall

05-25
00:59

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

Producer: Mike Greenwood www.wakewood.co.uk — Music: Glenn Marshall

05-25
00:55

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

Producer: Mike Greenwood www.wakewood.co.uk — Music: Glenn Marshall

05-25
00:47

Episode 11: The scientists bringing extinct trees back to life

Producer: Mike Greenwood www.wakewood.co.uk — Music: Glenn Marshall

05-25
00:58

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