The Landscape architects; Fire down below

United Kingdom, 1979

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Episode of Series “Up a gum tree”.
The Landscape architects David Bellamy looks at how Aborigines learned to tame the countryside without becoming farmers, and at what sort of diet they enjoyed. “Fire Down Below” David Bellamy looks at the secrets of survival of the Australian flora against the frequent fires which seek to destroy.

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Credits

producer/director

Mike Weatherley

production company

BBC

Duration

01:00:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1979

Appears in

Up a gum tree

Group of items

Up a gum tree

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323628

Language

English

Subject categories

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Food

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Social life and customs

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia - Description and travel

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Botany - Australia

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Ecology - Australia

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Forest fires

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

History → Aboriginal Australians - History

Television

Television → Television programs

Television → Television programs → Television programs - Great Britain

Television → Television series

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Sound

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VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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