The ancient oak tree that taught the world a lesson

Witness History

BBC

History, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2020

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

The remarkable Turner's oak in Kew Gardens in London not only survived the Great Storm that ravaged the south of England in 1987, but also changed the way that trees are cared for around the world.

Alejandra Martins has been speaking to Tony Kirkham, head of the Arboretum at Kew. (Photo: Turner's oak. Credit: Alejandra Martins)

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0:35.4	Sounds.
0:36.4	Just before this BBC podcast gets underway, here's something you may not know.
0:40.9	My name's Linda Davies and I commissioned
0:43.0	podcast for BBC Sounds.
0:45.0	As you'd expect, at the BBC we make podcasts of the very highest quality,
0:49.0	featuring the most knowledgeable experts and genuinely engaging voices.
0:54.4	What you may not know is that the BBC makes podcasts about all kinds of things like pop stars,
1:00.9	poltergeist, cricket and conspiracy theories, Cricket, and Conspiracy Theories.
1:04.3	And that's just a few examples.
1:06.2	If you'd like to discover something a little bit unexpected,
1:09.4	find your next podcast over at BBC Sounds. You are listening to the Witness History Podcast from the BBC World Service.
1:22.0	I'm Alejjandro Martins. Today we go back to the
1:25.8	great storm that ravaged the south of England in 1987 and we tell the story of a
1:32.0	remarkable tree that not only survived the hurricane, but also revolutionized the way that trees are cared for around the world.
1:40.0	There's not been a storm like this in the South Coast counties for as long as anyone can remember.
1:45.0	Certainly the scale of the devastation hasn't been experienced since the Second World War.
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