The affect of parasites on an Oak tree | Oak Tree: Nature’s Greatest Survivor

1: Travelling | The Private Life of Plants

David Attenborough begins his incredible journey into the world of plants with a look at how plants move from place to place.

2: Growing | The Private Life of Plants

David Attenborough continues his incredible journey into the world of plants. Remarkable time-lapse photography reveals how new leave...

3: Flowering | The Private Life of Plants

David Attenborough continues his incredible journey into the world of plants. He reveals how flowers use colours and perfumes for p...

4: The Social Struggle | The Private Life of Plants

David Attenborough looks at the extraordinary battles for survival which are fought in the plant world.

5: Living Together | The Private Life of Plants

David Attenborough looks at how plants often rely on animals, fungi and each other for food, protection or a home, but they d...

6: Surviving | The Private Life of Plants

David Attenborough concludes his incredible journey into the world of plants with a look at the techniques plants use to survive ex...

An Oak trees chemical defence system | Oak Tree: Nature's Greatest Survivor

It may look like an oak tree is a big green heap of insect food, but eating it is not that easy. ...

Flight of the bumblebee | The Private Life of Plants

David Attenborough explores the role of insects, especially bees, in the pollination process.

Looking at the history of a landscape using cores from peat bogs | Oak Tree: Nature's Greatest Survivor

A detailed look at a sample of peat from Marley Fen can show us an in...

Plants in cold environments | The Private Life of Plants

David Attenborough describes how certain plant species adapt to cold weather.

Symbiotic relationships and the importance of roots | Oak Tree: Nature's Greatest Survivor

George McGavin investigates the dramatic life of the oak tree, which wouldn't surv...

The dead-horse arum and the titan arum | The Private Life of Plants

David Attenborough describes how the dead-horse arum and the titan arum are able to reproduce.

The pollination process | The Private Life of Plants

David Attenborough describes the process of pollination and how this helps plants reproduce.

The reproduction of an Oak tree | Oak Tree: Nature's Greatest Survivor

George McGavin investigates the reproduction of an oak tree, and how millions of tiny pollen grains tr...