• 1995
  • 49m

Episode list

The Private Life of Plants
The Social Struggle
Tue, Jan 31, 1995
  • S1.E4
  • The Social Struggle
This episode examines how plants either share environments harmoniously or compete for dominance within them. It looks at the ways in which plants have to fight to survive, using any means available, be it excessive growth, capitalizing on disaster or even courting.
8.8 /10
Travelling
Tue, Jan 10, 1995
  • S1.E1
  • Travelling
Using time-lapse photography this episode examines the ways in which plants travel from place to place in search of a new area to grow in.
8.8 /10
Surviving
Tue, Feb 14, 1995
  • S1.E6
  • Surviving
We look at the ways in which plants have adapted to survive in the harshest climates on Earth. Whether in the driest, hottest deserts or the coldest Arctic wastes, plants have come up with some ingenious ways of surviving, including eating animals and actually caring for their offspring.
8.8 /10
Travelling

S1.E1 ∙ Travelling

Tue, Jan 10, 1995
Using time-lapse photography this episode examines the ways in which plants travel from place to place in search of a new area to grow in.
8.8 /10
Growing

S1.E2 ∙ Growing

Tue, Jan 17, 1995
This episode shows the ways in which plants defend themselves against animals, and grow in search of sunlight, nutrients and water, all the elements needed to survive.
8.6 /10
Flowering

S1.E3 ∙ Flowering

Tue, Jan 24, 1995
This instalment looks at the ways in which plants procreate. Examining how plants use brightly coloured flowers and sweet scents to lure animals to them so they can spread their seeds to other flowers.
8.6 /10
The Social Struggle

S1.E4 ∙ The Social Struggle

Tue, Jan 31, 1995
This episode examines how plants either share environments harmoniously or compete for dominance within them. It looks at the ways in which plants have to fight to survive, using any means available, be it excessive growth, capitalizing on disaster or even courting.
8.8 /10
Living Together

S1.E5 ∙ Living Together

Tue, Feb 07, 1995
The fifth programme explores the alliances formed between the animal and plant worlds. It examines the ways in which plants live together and rely on each other. Whether living together in harmony, relying on each other for homes, protection or food, or living off each other, by strangling or otherwise destroying each other in a bid to survive.
8.8 /10
Surviving

S1.E6 ∙ Surviving

Tue, Feb 14, 1995
We look at the ways in which plants have adapted to survive in the harshest climates on Earth. Whether in the driest, hottest deserts or the coldest Arctic wastes, plants have come up with some ingenious ways of surviving, including eating animals and actually caring for their offspring.
8.8 /10
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