BOTANIC MAN, EPISODE 4: POTENTIAL ENERGY (TV)

Summary

Part four of this ten-part series of documentaries concerning the role man plays in the society of nature and the process of evolution. In this part, host David Bellamy, a biologist, visits Brunei, South China Sea, to trace life's evolution from sea to land. Highlights of this part include footage and discussion of the following: the horseshoe crab; the fiddler crab; water conduction in the amphibian plant; amphibian fish; coastal swamps, the first environment for land plants; cellulose; symbiosis (the ant and the pitcher plant); ferns and reproduction; and oil deposits.

Details

• NETWORK: Thames (United Kingdom)
• DATE: November 30, 1977
• RUNNING TIME: 0:30:00
• COLOR/B&W: Color
• CATALOG ID: T82:0583
• GENRE: Public affairs/Documentaries
• SUBJECT HEADING: International Collection - United Kingdom; Thames Collection
• SERIES RUN: Thames (United Kingdom) - TV series, 1978
• COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

• Terence Dixon … Executive Producer
• Randal Beattie … Producer, Series Producer, Director
• David Bellamy … Writer, Host