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1 online resource (streaming video file) (58 min. 55 sec.) ; 355772116 bytes |
| Summary |
This spectacular series sees British gardening writer and television presenter, Monty Don, set off on an incredible global journey to visit 80 of the world's most celebrated and stunning gardens, from ancient to modern, large to small, and grand to humble.In episode one, Monty travels to two very different, but neighbouring countries. Mexico is one of the most plant-rich and artistic cultures on the planet - from the ancient water gardens of Mexico City, to the modernist extremes of Luis Barragan and a surrealist fantasy hidden in the rainforest. Travelling to Cuba, Monty finds that the crumbling colonial grandeur of its urban landscape is now host to a very green revolution.In episode two Monty's odyssey continues when he visits Australia and New Zealand, and drops in on Rupert Murdoch's 100-year old mother, Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, and her garden in Melbourne. And he travels to Alice Springs Desert Park to see their recreation of the local habitat. The series continues on to the ancient tomb gardens and water palace gardens in India; Amazonian gardens in Brazil; public gardens in the US; zen and ancient gardens in China and Japan; renaissance gardens around the Mediterranean; a school vegetable garden in Johannesburg; parks in northern Europe and finally down to south-east Asia. PRODUCTION DETAILS:10 x 60. Exec Producers are Sarah Moors and Richard Sinclair. Series Producer is Kerry Richardson. A BBC Production |
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Closed captioning in English |
| Event |
Broadcast 2011-02-11 at 11:00:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Agricultural systems.
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Aztecs.
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Garden structures.
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Gardens -- Social aspects.
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Historic gardens.
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Tombs.
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Cuba.
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Mexico.
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Streaming video
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Don, Monty, host
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Francis, Andy, director
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Manso, Flavio Martin, contributor
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Zarate, Luis, contributor
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