NEIL NIGHTINGALE / Producer Neil Nightingale and film crew filming David Attenborough on Ellesmere Island, Canada, presenter of BBC 'Private Life of Plants', 1994

Neil Lucas / Richard Ganniclifft filming bush fire in Western Australia, on location for BBC series 'Private Life of Plants' 1993

Neil Lucas / Tim Shepherd filming Royal Water Lilies in Brazil for the BBC series The Private Life of Plants in December 1993. Model released

Michael Pitts / Sir David Attenborough and cameraman Michael Pitts next to Titan arum (Amorophallus titanum) flower, taken on location for BBC tv series Private Life of Plants, 1993

Michael Pitts / Sir David Attenborough, series producer Mike Salisbury and sound recordist Trevor Gosling on location for BBC Private Life of Plants (1995). Sir David is about to climb a tree, Costa Rica.

Neil Lucas / Snow plant {Sarcodes sanguinea} saprophytic plant, Oregon, USA

NEIL NIGHTINGALE / Richard Kirby filming in deep snow on the equator on Mount Kenya for BBC NHU "Private Life of Plants" 1990s

NEIL NIGHTINGALE / Hugh Miles filming from a canopy platform in the tropical rainforest of Sabah, Borneo. On location for BBC television series "Private Life of Plants", early 1990s

NEIL NIGHTINGALE / Camerman Richard Ganniclifft filming Aloe plants on location in South Africa for BBC television series "Private Life of Plants", early 1990s

NEIL NIGHTINGALE / Sir David Attenborough in scuba diving equipment on location for BBC television series "Private Life of Plants", early 1990s. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Neil Lucas / Mike Salisbury in Tiger Moth bi-plane, Cairns, Australia, on location for BBC 'Private Life of Plants', 1992

Rupert Barrington / Camerman Rod Clarke filming Bamboo worms for BBC 'Private Life of Plants', Chang Mai, Thailand, November 1994

Neil Lucas / Birdcage evening primrose dispersal on sand dunes {Oenothera deltoides} USA Private Life of Plants

Neil Lucas / Acacia ants making home in acacia thorn

NEIL NIGHTINGALE / Camerman Richard Ganniclift filming saguaro cactus from a crane. Arizona USA 1993/94 for BBC series Private Life of Plants

NEIL NIGHTINGALE / David Attenborough with film crew on Ellesmere Island, when on location as presenter of BBC television series 'The Private Life of Plants' 1995

NEIL NIGHTINGALE / Richard Kirby filming high in rainforest on location for 'Private Life of Plants'. Sabah, South East Asia

NEIL NIGHTINGALE / Sir David Attenborough surveys Saguaro cactus in Arizona, USA, while on location for BBC television series 'The Private Life of Plants' 1995

NEIL NIGHTINGALE / Sir David Attenborough in scuba gear, Heron Island Australia. On location for "Private Life of Plants" 1990s

NEIL NIGHTINGALE / Sir David Attenborough sitting on Giant Cushion plant. Mt. Ann Tasmania, on location for "Private Life of Plants" 1993

NEIL NIGHTINGALE / Sir David Attenborough on Lichen Hill, Namib Desert, Namibia on location for BBC Private Life of Plants

NEIL NIGHTINGALE / David Attenborough next to Giant aloe (Aloe pillansii) South Africa, on location for BBC Private Life of Plants, 1993

NEIL NIGHTINGALE / David Attenborough beside to Giant aloe (Aloe pillansii) South Africa, on location for BBC series Private Life of Plants, 1993

NEIL NIGHTINGALE / David Attenborough with (Protea sp) plant, Cape Point, South Africa, on location for BBC Private Life of Plants, 1993

NEIL NIGHTINGALE / Sir David Attenborough on Ellesmere Island. on location for BBC series "Private Life of Plants" 1995.

NEIL NIGHTINGALE / Sir David Attenborough on Ellesmere Island, on location for. "Private Life of Plants" 1995.

Keith Scholey / David Attenborough with Gavin Thurston filming grass in Kenya for 'Private Life of plants' 1993

Keith Scholey / David Attenborough and African elephants (Loxodonta africana) on location for BBC Private Life of Plants, Lewa Downs, Kenya, 1993

NEIL NIGHTINGALE / David Attenborough looking up at saguaro cactus in flower. On location for BBC series Private Life of Plants, 1993

Neil Lucas / Filming Amorphophallus, the world's largest flower, in Sumatra rainforest for BBC television series 'The Private Life of Plants' August 1993.

Neil Lucas / Camerman Tim Sheperd filming Giant Victoria water lily for BBC series Private Life of Plants, Brazil, 1993

Neil Lucas / Camerman Gavin Thurston plagued by mosquitos, filming in Olympic NP, USA, June 1993 for BBC series Private Life of Plants

Neil Lucas / Sir David Attenborough in rainforest with Amorphophallus, the world's largest flower, Sumatra, August 1993, on location for BBC television series 'The Private Life of Plants'

Neil Lucas / David Attenborough beside world's largest unbranched flower inflorescence, the Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) on location for BBC series Private Life of Plants, Sumatra 1993

NEIL NIGHTINGALE / Magnolia flower grown from 2000 year-old seed {Magnolia kobus} (Private Life of Plants)

NEIL NIGHTINGALE / Cameraman Gavin Thurston holding reflector during filming tiny arctic flowers on location on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian arctic, for BBC NHU's series "Private Life of Plants" 1990s

NEIL NIGHTINGALE / Cameraman Gavin Thurston filming Arctic poppies on location on Ellesmere Is, Canadian arctic for BBC NHU "Private Life of Plants" 1990s

Neil Lucas / Neil Lucas, Richard Kirby and Sir David Attenborough on location filming for BBC television series "Private Life of Plants", Australia, early 1990s

NEIL NIGHTINGALE / Cameraman Tim Shepherd on location in South Africa, filming Bulbinellas for BBC television programme "Private Life of Plants", 1994

Neil Lucas / Cameraman Gavin Thurston on location in the Sonoran Desert, California, using a Jimmy Jib to film plants for BBC television series "Private Life of Plants", early 1990s

NEIL NIGHTINGALE / Cameraman Tim Shepherd on location in South Africa, filming Bulbinellas for BBC television series "Private Life of Plants", 1994

NEIL NIGHTINGALE / Sir David Attenborough looking up at Saguaro cactus, on location in Arizona filming for the BBC television series "Private Life of Plants", 1994

Neil Lucas / Cameraman Tim Shepherd on location in Brazil, filming giant water lilies for BBC television series "Private Life of Plants", December 1993. Model released.

NEIL NIGHTINGALE / David Attenborough on location in Japan, with Magnolia grown from 2,000 year-old seed, filming for BBC television series "Private Life of Plants", 1994

Neil Lucas / Cameraman Tim Shepherd filming Royal Water Lilies, on location in Brazil for BBC television series "Private Life of Plants", December 1993. Model released.

Neil Lucas / Jumping Cholla Cactus stuck in the leg of a BBC film crew member on location in California, filming for television series "Private Life of Plants", June 1992

Neil Lucas / Euglosine Bee on Bee Orchid, filmed for BBC television series "Private Life of Plants" in Panama, June 1994

Neil Lucas / BBC film crew on location in Western Australia, filming thynnid wasp for BBC series "Private Life of Plants", September 1993. R to L: Sir David Attenborough, Mike Salisbury, Richard Kirby