Presented by professor Kathy Williams, Director of Science at the Royal Botanic Gardens, the 25-episode series delves into Kew’s archive, including the herbarium of over seven million preserved plant specimens, to tell the story of how modern botany was born around the time of Kew’s establishment in 1759. It also examines how changes in scientific, economic and social preoccupations have influenced our attitudes to plants. The series is available indefinitely and episodes can be listened to individually or in five omnibus instalments.