Around the World in 80 Gardens

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Around the World in 80 Gardens was a television series of 10 programmes in which British gardener and broadcaster Monty Don visited 80 of the world's most celebrated gardens. The series was filmed over a period of 18 months and was first broadcast on BBC Two at 9.00pm on successive Sundays from 27 January to 30 March 2008. A book based on the series was also published. The title of the series was a reference to Jules Verne's novel Around the World in Eighty Days and is a spiritual successor to Dan Cruickshank's earlier television series, Around the World in 80 Treasures, first broadcast in 2005.

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StatusEnded
First AiredJanuary 27, 2008
Last AiredMarch 30, 2008
Episode Runtime1sa
Seasons1
Episodes10
TypeMiniseries
Origin CountryUnited Kingdom
Original LanguageEnglish
Spoken LanguagesEnglish, Deutsch, Español

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BBC Birmingham

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BBC Two
South East Asia: Bangkok, Singapore and Bali
Last Episode

S1 E103/30/2008

South East Asia: Bangkok, Singapore and Bali

Monty Don visits the world's 80 most inspiring gardens, this time in south east Asia. Since the 19th century, western gardeners have loved tropical gardens. Monty visits the archetype - the mysterious Jim Thompson's Garden in Bangkok. He seeks something more authentic in the Royal Palace gardens and the floating gardens of the canals of Bangkok. In Bali, his preconceptions are challenged again. Is the western picture of the exotic garden a construct?

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