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- Footage of Charles, some previously unseen, narrated by specially-selected old interviews with the King and Queen Camilla.
- The nineteenth century was marked by the introduction of the use imported plant species into gardens. The trend was the result largely of two people. The first is Joseph Banks, Director of Kew Gardens early in the century, he who transformed what was ostensibly a landscape garden typical of the previous century into a true botanical garden. While he himself was a plant hunter in traveling abroad to discover new plants, he spurred others to do the same. The second is Queen Victoria's consort Prince Albert, who took an active role in the plant selection, largely trees, for the gardens of which he had control. This trend was assisted by the industrial revolution of the era and the general want to find solutions for problems, including how to keep plants alive in their transportation from overseas, and how to cultivate non-native species in Britain, especially of what are considered tropical plants. These advances led to gardens accessible for the masses, both in terms of access through the creation of public parks and gardens, and writing about British gardening trends in inexpensive trade magazines.
- Annie Lennox uncovers tangled family relationships blighted by illegitimacy and poverty on her late grandmother's branch of the family.