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Narrated by Michael Palin, this fascinating series follows the incredible lives of trees - from their beginning as tiny seeds through to magnificent giants and into old age, revealing the secrets of how they communicate, how they drink and even how some of the three trillion trees on our planet are as old as the pyramids.
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2025-08-07
S1E3 — Old Age
Michael Palin narrates as we follow trees into old age and discover how some trees alive today are as old as the pyramids. And a look at how a dying tree creates new life.
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Britbox Apple TV channel
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Britbox Apple TV channel
BBC Select Apple Tv channel
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Michael Palin
Self - Narrator
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