First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Bob Gilbert looks at the Passion of Christ through the folklore of wild flowers. In programme 4 he seeks the tree the cross was made from and the plants that grew at its foot. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Bob Gilbert traces the associations of British wild plants and the Passion of Christ. In the third programme; the hawthorn crown, the road to the cross and the humble speedwell. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Bob Gilbert and Brother Sam seek the plants that by tradition tell of the Resurrection: the pearlwort that cushioned Christ's feet, the touch-me-not balsam and the alleluia flower. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Bob Gilbert traces the associations of British wild plants with the Easter Story beginning with Palm Sunday. No palms here, instead people carried fronds of goat willow and yew. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
The Last Supper was the Feast of the Passover, when Jewish people eat the bitter herbs. And the Elder from which Judas, full of remorse following his betrayal, hanged himself Show more