# World of Flowers

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Podcast: [Rare Earth](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rare-earth-6755507)
Published: 2026-05-22T11:10:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002wkwc
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Duration seconds: 3142

## Resource

Tom and Helen explore why the evolution of flowers created the world we know today, uncover some of the fascinating ways flowers use shape, colour and scent to bewitch pollinators, and dig into how pollen can reveal the secrets of ancient crime scenes and help us restore lost landscapes. Guests will include writer David George Haskell, pollen expert Michelle Farrell and botanist Sandra Knapp, Director of Research at the Natural History Museum. Presenters – Tom Heap and Helen Czerski Producer – Beth Sagar-Fenton Produced in association with the Open University

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