© Oxford University An audio tour of the Botanic Garden, University of Oxford, told by its gardeners and author Philip Pullman. en-GB Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:02:01 +0100 http://www.botanic-garden.ox.ac.uk/ Oxford University http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/botan/audio-tour/botan-audio-tour-ac.jpg http://www.botanic-garden.ox.ac.uk/ 1 Will and Lyra His dark materials Philip Pullman The celebrated author shares his passion for the Botanic Garden and reads from the end of the His Dark Materials trilogy. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2012-05-28:162242:779:botan/tour-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/botan/audio-tour/2012-05-22_botan_tour_21.mp3?CAMEFROM=itunesu The celebrated author shares his passion for the Botanic Garden and reads from the end of the His Dark Materials trilogy. The celebrated author shares his passion for the Botanic Garden and reads from the end of the His Dark Materials trilogy. Will and Lyra,His dark materials,Philip Pullman Phillip Pullman 282 Mon, 28 May 2012 16:22:42 +0100 Botanic Garden Audio trail 2 Gunnera manicata biggest leaves winter protection nitrogen fixation The plant growing on the island in the lower garden pond. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2012-05-28:162129:448:botan/tour-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/botan/audio-tour/2012-05-22_botan_tour_20.mp3?CAMEFROM=itunesu The plant growing on the island in the lower garden pond. The plant growing on the island in the lower garden pond. Gunnera manicata,biggest leaves,winter protection,nitrogen fixation Timothy Walker 55 Mon, 28 May 2012 16:21:29 +0100 Botanic Garden Audio trail 3 Seed herbaceous border sustainability The new Merton borders - the latest Botanic Garden experiment. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2012-05-28:162030:680:botan/tour-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/botan/audio-tour/2012-05-22_botan_tour_19.mp3?CAMEFROM=itunesu The new Merton borders - the latest Botanic Garden experiment. The new Merton borders - the latest Botanic Garden experiment. Seed,herbaceous border,sustainability Timothy Walker 55 Mon, 28 May 2012 16:20:30 +0100 Botanic Garden Audio trail 4 Succulent adaptations palm The palm that's not a palm! http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2012-05-28:161914:739:botan/tour-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/botan/audio-tour/2012-05-22_botan_tour_18.mp3?CAMEFROM=itunesu The palm that's not a palm! The palm that's not a palm! Succulent adaptations,palm Kate Pritchard 52 Mon, 28 May 2012 16:19:14 +0100 Botanic Garden Audio trail 5 Evolution cacti euphorbia A cactus and a euphorbia - an example of convergent evolution. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2012-05-28:161502:524:botan/tour-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/botan/audio-tour/2012-05-22_botan_tour_17.mp3?CAMEFROM=itunesu A cactus and a euphorbia - an example of convergent evolution. A cactus and a euphorbia - an example of convergent evolution. Evolution,cacti,euphorbia Timothy Walker 56 Mon, 28 May 2012 16:15:02 +0100 Botanic Garden Audio trail 6 Bananas cactus The rainforest and the desert in the middle of the city of Oxford. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2012-05-28:161308:786:botan/tour-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/botan/audio-tour/2012-05-22_botan_tour_16.mp3?CAMEFROM=itunesu The rainforest and the desert in the middle of the city of Oxford. The rainforest and the desert in the middle of the city of Oxford. Bananas,cactus Kate Pritchard 52 Mon, 28 May 2012 16:13:08 +0100 Botanic Garden Audio trail 7 Catharanthus roseus leukemia periwinkle family A pink flowered plant that provides a life-saving anti-cancer drug. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2012-05-28:161209:382:botan/tour-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/botan/audio-tour/2012-05-22_botan_tour_15.mp3?CAMEFROM=itunesu A pink flowered plant that provides a life-saving anti-cancer drug. A pink flowered plant that provides a life-saving anti-cancer drug. Catharanthus roseus,leukemia,periwinkle family Timothy Walker 46 Mon, 28 May 2012 16:12:09 +0100 Botanic Garden Audio trail 8 Theobroma cacao chocolate tree palm house pollination flowers The most important tree in the garden - the chocolate giving tree. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2012-05-28:161036:975:botan/tour-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/botan/audio-tour/2012-05-22_botan_tour_14.mp3?CAMEFROM=itunesu The most important tree in the garden - the chocolate giving tree. The most important tree in the garden - the chocolate giving tree. Theobroma cacao,chocolate,tree,palm house,pollination,flowers Lili Friend 65 Mon, 28 May 2012 16:10:36 +0100 Botanic Garden Audio trail 9 Dionaea muscipula traps nepenthes pitcher plants How the venus fly trap catches its food. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2012-05-28:160850:943:botan/tour-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/botan/audio-tour/2012-05-22_botan_tour_13.mp3?CAMEFROM=itunesu How the venus fly trap catches its food. How the venus fly trap catches its food. Dionaea muscipula,traps,nepenthes,pitcher plants Lili Friend 66 Mon, 28 May 2012 16:08:50 +0100 Botanic Garden Audio trail 10 Victoria cruziana perennial seed pollination beetles Lili talks about the water lilies she looks after every day. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2012-05-28:160657:122:botan/tour-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/botan/audio-tour/2012-05-22_botan_tour_12.mp3?CAMEFROM=itunesu Lili talks about the water lilies she looks after every day. Lili talks about the water lilies she looks after every day. Victoria cruziana,perennial,seed,pollination,beetles Lili Friend 86 Mon, 28 May 2012 16:06:57 +0100 Botanic Garden Audio trail 11 Pinus nigra Tolkien Hear about JRR Tolkiens favourite tree! http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2012-05-28:160010:543:botan/tour-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/botan/audio-tour/2012-05-22_botan_tour_10.mp3?CAMEFROM=itunesu Hear about JRR Tolkiens favourite tree! Hear about JRR Tolkiens favourite tree! Pinus nigra,Tolkien Timothy Walker 50 Mon, 28 May 2012 16:00:10 +0100 Botanic Garden Audio trail 12 Carpinus betulus timber photosynthesis How photosynthesis explains why this tree has grown so large. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2012-05-28:155806:682:botan/tour-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/botan/audio-tour/2012-05-22_botan_tour_9.mp3?CAMEFROM=itunesu How photosynthesis explains why this tree has grown so large. How photosynthesis explains why this tree has grown so large. Carpinus betulus,timber,photosynthesis Timothy Walker 47 Mon, 28 May 2012 15:58:06 +0100 Botanic Garden Audio trail 13 Viscum album semi-parasite Christmas seed A plant growing on a tree! Emma describes how it comes to be growing on this tree. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2012-05-28:150420:550:botan/tour-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/botan/audio-tour/2012-05-22_botan_tour_8.mp3?CAMEFROM=itunesu A plant growing on a tree! Emma describes how it comes to be growing on this tree. A plant growing on a tree! Emma describes how it comes to be growing on this tree. Viscum album,semi-parasite,Christmas,seed Emma Williams 52 Mon, 28 May 2012 15:04:20 +0100 Botanic Garden Audio trail 14 Metasequoia glyptostroboides fossil record China latin plant names No-one knew this tree still existed until the middle of the last century - hear about its name and its discovery. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2012-05-28:150237:519:botan/tour-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/botan/audio-tour/2012-05-22_botan_tour_7.mp3?CAMEFROM=itunesu No-one knew this tree still existed until the middle of the last century - hear about its name and its discovery. No-one knew this tree still existed until the middle of the last century - hear about its name and its discovery. Metasequoia glyptostroboides,fossil record,China,latin plant names Emma Williams 69 Mon, 28 May 2012 15:02:37 +0100 Botanic Garden Audio trail 15 Pollination bracts Davidia involucrata At its best in May when it is covered in white handkerchiefs. Hear why the tree makes them. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2012-05-28:150110:112:botan/tour-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/botan/audio-tour/2012-05-22_botan_tour_6.mp3?CAMEFROM=itunesu At its best in May when it is covered in white handkerchiefs. Hear why the tree makes them. At its best in May when it is covered in white handkerchiefs. Hear why the tree makes them. Pollination,bracts,Davidia involucrata Timothy Walker 65 Mon, 28 May 2012 15:01:10 +0100 Botanic Garden Audio trail 16 Ginkgo biloba dinosaurs medicinal plant An ancient species that saw the dinosaurs come and go! http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2012-05-28:145247:410:botan/tour-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/botan/audio-tour/2012-05-22_botan_tour_5.mp3?CAMEFROM=itunesu An ancient species that saw the dinosaurs come and go! An ancient species that saw the dinosaurs come and go! Ginkgo biloba,dinosaurs,medicinal plant Timothy Walker 42 Mon, 28 May 2012 14:52:47 +0100 Botanic Garden Audio trail 17 Medicinal plant Taxus baccata The oldest tree in the Botanic Garden is now an important source of an anti-cancer medicine. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2012-05-28:144838:758:botan/tour-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/botan/audio-tour/2012-05-22_botan_tour_4.mp3?CAMEFROM=itunesu The oldest tree in the Botanic Garden is now an important source of an anti-cancer medicine. The oldest tree in the Botanic Garden is now an important source of an anti-cancer medicine. Medicinal plant,Taxus baccata Timothy Walker, Emma Williams 87 Mon, 28 May 2012 14:48:38 +0100 Botanic Garden Audio trail 18 Evergreen deciduous magnolia diversity The deciduous magnolia and the evergreen magnolia - disadvantages and advantages of two different ways to be a plant. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2012-05-28:135919:390:botan/tour-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/botan/audio-tour/2012-05-22_botan_tour_3.mp3?CAMEFROM=itunesu The deciduous magnolia and the evergreen magnolia - disadvantages and advantages of two different ways to be a plant. The deciduous magnolia and the evergreen magnolia - disadvantages and advantages of two different ways to be a plant. Evergreen,deciduous,magnolia,diversity Timothy Walker 54 Mon, 28 May 2012 13:59:19 +0100 Botanic Garden Audio trail 19 Family genus species geographic origin An explanation of the features of the plant labels at the Botanic Garden. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2012-05-28:135801:108:botan/tour-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/botan/audio-tour/2012-05-22_botan_tour_2.mp3?CAMEFROM=itunesu An explanation of the features of the plant labels at the Botanic Garden. An explanation of the features of the plant labels at the Botanic Garden. Family,genus,species,geographic origin Timothy Walker 58 Mon, 28 May 2012 13:58:01 +0100 Botanic Garden Audio trail 20 botanic garden oxford plants introduction An introduction to the Botanic Garden by the Director, Timothy Walker. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2012-05-28:135623:408:botan/tour-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/botan/audio-tour/2012-05-22_botan_tour_1.mp3?CAMEFROM=itunesu An introduction to the Botanic Garden by the Director, Timothy Walker. An introduction to the Botanic Garden by the Director, Timothy Walker. botanic garden,oxford,plants,introduction Timothy Walker 61 Mon, 28 May 2012 13:56:23 +0100 Botanic Garden Audio trail