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A Year at Kew"A New Year at Kew" BBC TV Series Shows the Inside Story of KewA sparkling new series about the life and work of the gardens begins on 5 January 2007 on BBC Two at 8pm, and runs for ten weeks (with one interruption). The new series is again narrated by Alan Titchmarsh, and is packed with information about gardens, plant science and the adventures of the individuals who make Kew tick. Viewers will be able to plumb the depths of Kew's monumental compost heap; follow an intrepid Kew scientist as she searches China for medicinal plants; watch a Kew scientist working with farmers in Ghana to control pests on vital food crops; see how Kew charts early and un-seasonal flowering; and witness the efforts of Kew scientists to encourage poor South Africans to grow plants that are believed to be effective treating HIV.
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