The Natural World - Season 24 (2005) (season)


The Queen of Trees (S24E03)

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UK, 2005, 52 min

Directed by:

Mark Deeble, Victoria Stone

Screenplay:

Mark Deeble

Cinematography:

Mark Deeble

Composer:

Guy Michelmore

Cast:

Ian Holm (narrator)
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Ian Holm narrates the extraordinary story of the African sycamore fig tree and its symbiotic relationship with a tiny insect partner, the fig wasp. Neither could exist without the other, and in turn they support hundreds of other animals from ants to elephants. Each fig is a world in miniature, a stage for birth, sex and death as the tiny players battle against predators and parasites. (BBC)

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