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The Vanishing World: The Banana of T'ai
Twenty years ago, the remote Brazilian island of Santa Meej boasted one of the largest banana stocks in the entire Boraxi Archipelago. Today only one is left. Cameraman/director Pierre Trugle returned to his native T'ai after an absence of two days to record this pathetic portrait of the threatened fruit.

Contributors

Director:
Bill Wilson
Producer:
John Lloyd
Producer:
Sean Hardie
Nympho with chocolate bar:
Rowan Atkinson
Man in Land Rover with binoculars:
Mel Smith
HRH The Prince Philip:
Pamela Stephenson
Thane of Fyffe:
Griff Rhys Jones
Source: Radio Times

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