BOTANIC MAN, EPISODE 6: LATITUDE ZERO (TV)

Summary

Part six of this 10-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 the equatorial region in Ecuador to examine its environmental diversity and the adaptability of local plants and animals. Highlights of this part include footage and discussion of the following: tropical forest plants; the hummingbird and pollination; bamboo; plant diversity on a local mountainside; a cloud forest higher up along the mountainside; the quinine plant; an Andean market; fertile farmland and crop diversity; and plant life at 4,000 meters and 5,000 meters above sea level.

Details

• NETWORK: Thames (United Kingdom)
• DATE: November 30, 1977
• RUNNING TIME: 0:28:00
• COLOR/B&W: Color
• CATALOG ID: T82:0585
• 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
• Michael Feldman … Associate Producer
• David Bellamy … Writer, Host