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Botanic man

United Kingdom, 1978
tv-show

An amazing 10-part series, tracing the evolution and adaptation of life on earth. The programs take a botanical point of view because it is the plants that fo..

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Greenprint for life

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Botanic man. - Volume 1: Episodes 1-4.

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Botanic man. - Volume 2: Episodes 5-7.

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Botanic man. - Volume 3: Episodes 8-10.

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This vital earth

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