Kew Seeds

Series

Series Name

This Week In Britain

Issue

Issue No.

1077

Date Released

1979

Length of issue (in feet)

175

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Kew Seeds

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

COI synopsis: Kew Gardens has a side beyond its international repute for beauty - its seed bank contains examples of every seed grown, which are supplied to medical, scientific and agricultural centres throughout the world. Vicki Luke meets Wendy Pollard, seed collector, and visits the bank’s cold storage and the experts who keep it well stocked.

Researcher Comments

Also includes an interview with Mr John Simmons, the curator of Kew. NB: Information drawn from the Australian version

Keywords

Organisations; Buildings and structures; Agriculture; Horticulture; Science and technology

Written sources

COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 42 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 936/1077

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Cutter

Elizabeth Ledward

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Presenter

Vicki Luke

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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