Orchid Documentary

[eggshells]

I remember that there is one documentary I have seen on NGC about orchids. It's called the Orchid Hunter. Does anyone know any other video documentary about orchids?

 

[Orchidnut57]

I remember that there is one documentary I have seen on NGC about orchids. It's called the Orchid Hunter. Does anyone know any other video documentary about orchids?

What is NGC?....

 

[eggshells]

National Geographic Channel

 

[SlipperFan]

I just googled "orchid documentaries" -- there were several hits that seemed to be about orchids (and some about a company that does wedding documentaries).

 

[eggshells]

Okay I just googled that and didn't really returned any links that are relevant. Anyway i was hoping to find that video documentary since its really good. I think its about a guy who travels to various exotic places all around the world to find a new species of orchid and named it after her grand mother. In his travels he came across some exotic plants mostly orchids.

Its really cool.

 

[T120]

Hi,
the guys name is Tom Hart-Dyke,he and a friend where taken hostage in central america while looking for orchids.have been trying to buy the dvd myself but can't find it anywhere!

 

[eggshells]

Yeah, That was it. Have you seen his documentary on the NGC? I really wanted to see that again. I hope there is a Bluray for that.

 

[T120]

I saw it on channel 4 in the UK,it was called "To the ends of the Earth" I think,he travelled to PNG to try and find a new species to name after his gran

 

[Kevin]

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/orchid/shop.html
This is the one you are talking about. A good show. I tried the link, but the page doesn't come up to actually order it, so maybe try to contact WBGH directly?? Don't know.

 

[Sirius]

To the best of my knowledge, NOVA: Orchid Hunter has never been released on DVD. I have a copy on VHS. I made my own DVD version of this, and several other orchid films, a few years ago.

This is not the best digitization, but I am working on it...

http://www.orchidhistory.org/orchidhunter.html

 

[T120]

Thanks for posting that Sirius! Great to see it again,love the narration about the stories of the plant hunters,think I must have born in the wrong century!

 

[Sirius]

I am in the process of uploading smaller, higher resolution videos that will hopefully load faster. I have set it up so that you have to stream 1/3 of the video before it will play, to help those with slower connections.

Please let me know if the video gives you any trouble. I am trying to test out the video capabilities of my new site, so feedback would be appreciated.

 

[eggshells]

Thanks Sirius, that was great. It's unfortunate that they didn't release this on DVD. I wish they will make more video documentaries of orchid expeditions.