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Sandra Knapp

Private Passions by BBC

Feb 1, 202654:35Music

The botanist Dr Sandra Knapp is a senior researcher at the Natural History Museum - but that title doesn’t convey the sheer adventure of her work. She’s a kind of Indiana Jones of the plant world, travelling to remote re...

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Sandra Knapp is an episode from Private Passions by BBC. The botanist Dr Sandra Knapp is a senior researcher at the Natural History Museum - but that title doesn’t convey the sheer adventure of her work. She’s a kind of Indiana Jones of the...

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Published Feb 1, 2026, 54:35 long, audio available.

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