Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Unearthed - The need for seeds, with Cate Blanchett
From the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Unearthed returns — celebrating 25 years of the Millennium Seed Bank at Wakehurst, the most biodiverse place on our planet. Hosted by Cate Blanchett, Kew’s ambassador for Wakehurst, this series explores the story of the world’s largest wild seed bank — a vault and living laboratory where science and conservation meet. From restoring habitats to protecting biodiversity, these seeds hold the promise of our planet’s future. This is no distant insurance policy. It’s one we’re already relying on — and one that will only grow in importance as our climate changes...
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Nov 5, 2025
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The curry killer: How Kew helped bring a murderer to justice 19.08.2020 29:44
Plants have the power to cure – and also kill. In this episode we hear how a spurned woman murdered her lover with just a mysterious plant substance. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew was instrumental in the race to identify the material, and how it was used, so to bring the killer to justice. James Wong hears how specialist plant knowledge uncovered the mystery from forensic samples, and a med...
Uncovering a multi-million pound smuggling trade 05.08.2020 29:37
One wintery morning in 2014, somebody stole a tiny and extremely rare waterlily from the collection at The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was never seen again, and they were never caught. James Wong begins his journey into the mysterious world of plants and fungi by looking at the criminal underworld of plant trafficking. Speaking to Border Force, Kew scientists and advisors, James learns about th...
Trailer 16.07.2020 1:26
James Wong introduces "Unearthed", launching August 5th 2020. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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