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Title: Wild China on BBC
Post by: mark smyth on December 27, 2010, 11:00:10 AM: A programme called Wild China is on BBC2 right now. It has already mentioned plant collectors from way back.
Title: Re: Wild China on BBC
Post by: Paul T on December 27, 2010, 11:17:04 AM: I saw it a while back when it was aired here.... some absolutely fascinating stuff in it!!
Title: Re: Wild China on BBC
Post by: Lesley Cox on January 02, 2011, 08:37:07 PM: Quote from: Paul T on December 27, 2010, 11:17:04 AM
I saw it a while back when it was aired here.... some absolutely fascinating stuff in it!!

I haven't seen this in NZ but then we don't get any of the really good stuff now. Any links available?
Title: Re: Wild China on BBC
Post by: wildflower on January 02, 2011, 09:08:17 PM: Oh! I wish I had seen that program! Will it be on again sometime?

Aimee (aka wildflower)

Quote from: mark smyth on December 27, 2010, 11:00:10 AM
A programme called Wild China is on BBC2 right now. It has already mentioned plant collectors from way back.
Title: Re: Wild China on BBC
Post by: mark smyth on January 02, 2011, 09:16:32 PM: It's only available to UK http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00bybp3/Wild_China_Tides_of_Change/ (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00bybp3/Wild_China_Tides_of_Change/)
Title: Re: Wild China on BBC
Post by: Lesley Cox on January 02, 2011, 10:34:19 PM: Oh yes, blast them, the bar across the screen saying "Not Available in your Area."
Title: Re: Wild China on BBC
Post by: Paul T on January 03, 2011, 08:16:17 AM: It was broadcast here in Aus last year and we liked it so much we bought the DVD. Fantastic!! 8)
Title: Re: Wild China on BBC
Post by: Lesley Cox on January 03, 2011, 08:47:09 PM: Quote from: Paul T on January 03, 2011, 08:16:17 AM
It was broadcast here in Aus last year and we liked it so much we bought the DVD. Fantastic!! 8)

So maybe I can buy the DVD? I'll probably have to order it. :-\

At present we are ploughing our way through the total episodes (7 disks) of Poldark, which I gave to Roger for Christmas (at his request. He is heavily into nostalgia.) The first episodes were from 1975 so probably half the Forumists weren't even born when it originally screened! Also gave him a wonderful book whose front cover says it is

"The Proceedings of the Ever So Strange
Proudly Presents the Weird Animal Almanac.
A Bestiary of the Unusual and Bizarre in the Animal World."

Find and read this if you can. It is hilarious.