# kew gardens (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover kew gardens. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Future: Future-proofing seeds](https://omny.fm/shows/unearthed-mysteries-from-an-unseen-world/the-future-future-proofing-seeds) _2025-11-05 · Unearthed - The need for seeds, with Cate Blanchett_ In this final episode of Unearthed: The need for seeds , Cate Blanchett looks ahead to the next 25 years of the Millennium Seed Bank - and beyond. First stop: space. Dr Anne Visscher is a Research Fellow in the seed and stress biology team. She shares her pioneering work sending seeds to the International Space Station, revealing how experiments in orbit are helping scientists understand how… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/2e9a850c-e6b9-48c2-afec-a8f8010f70f4/a8c5fb5e-a860-4adb-b047-abf9012a6bee/55392de3-0e5f-44f5-8ebf-b38b01053999/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=81a0d6e0-491b-4bc3-9ed6-abf9012bf2f6) ## [The Present: Inside the world’s largest seed bank](https://omny.fm/shows/unearthed-mysteries-from-an-unseen-world/the-present-inside-the-world-s-largest-seed-bank) _2025-10-29 · Unearthed - The need for seeds, with Cate Blanchett_ The Millennium Seed Bank holds over 2.5 billion seeds - but where do they all come from, and how do they end up in those deep underground vaults? In this episode of Unearthed: The need for seeds , Cate Blanchett joins UK Seed Conservation Coordinator Ted Chapman and UK Conservation Projects Officer Isabel Negri on a seed-collecting mission in the South of England. Searching for yellow rattle, she… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/2e9a850c-e6b9-48c2-afec-a8f8010f70f4/a8c5fb5e-a860-4adb-b047-abf9012a6bee/724d7163-f1a4-41be-9949-b38400ac7884/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=81a0d6e0-491b-4bc3-9ed6-abf9012bf2f6) ## [The Past: The vision that got us here](https://omny.fm/shows/unearthed-mysteries-from-an-unseen-world/the-past-the-vision-that-got-us-here) _2025-10-22 · Unearthed - The need for seeds, with Cate Blanchett_ The Millennium Seed Bank started life as a modest chest freezer housed in an English chapel. It's now a multi-layered vault housing over 2.5 billion wild seeds, with partnerships all over the world. A living insurance policy for our world's plants. In this first episode of Unearthed: The need for seeds , Wakehurst ambassador Cate Blanchett dives into the rich history of Kew's Millennium Seed Bank… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/2e9a850c-e6b9-48c2-afec-a8f8010f70f4/a8c5fb5e-a860-4adb-b047-abf9012a6bee/3e71d741-f853-41f7-af23-b37d0095086a/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=81a0d6e0-491b-4bc3-9ed6-abf9012bf2f6) ## [Special episode: With His Majesty the King](https://omny.fm/shows/unearthed-mysteries-from-an-unseen-world/special-episode-with-his-majesty-the-king) _2025-10-19 · Unearthed - The need for seeds, with Cate Blanchett_ The new series of Unearthed: The need for seeds from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew launches with a very special conversation. A long-time champion of nature, His Majesty King Charles III has shown lifelong commitment to conservation and sustainability. As Kew's Patron, he officially opened the Millennium Seed Bank in 2000 and has taken an active interest in its work ever since. His Majesty joins… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/2e9a850c-e6b9-48c2-afec-a8f8010f70f4/a8c5fb5e-a860-4adb-b047-abf9012a6bee/d40791c8-6a67-4c70-8a28-b37900b5a838/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=81a0d6e0-491b-4bc3-9ed6-abf9012bf2f6) ## [Unearthed returns - The need for seeds, with Cate Blanchett](https://omny.fm/shows/unearthed-mysteries-from-an-unseen-world/unearthed-returns-the-need-for-seeds) _2025-10-14 · Unearthed - The need for seeds, with Cate Blanchett_ From the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Unearthed returns - celebrating 25 years of the Millennium Seed Bank at Wakehurst, the most biodiverse place on our planet. Hosted by Cate Blanchett, Kew's ambassador for Wakehurst, this series explores the story of the world's largest wild seed bank - a vault and living laboratory where science and conservation meet. From restoring habitats to protecting… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/2e9a850c-e6b9-48c2-afec-a8f8010f70f4/a8c5fb5e-a860-4adb-b047-abf9012a6bee/4aa86444-e86e-4554-b47c-b37501206010/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=81a0d6e0-491b-4bc3-9ed6-abf9012bf2f6)