War At The Gardens - Part 2: The Forgotten WW2 Heroes of Singapore’s Botany & Museum
British and Japanese scientists work together to protect Singapore’s collections during WWII, despite increasing suspicions. But when peace returns, EJH Corner faces accusations of collaboration and a battle over his legacy.
War At The Gardens - Part 2: The Forgotten WW2 Heroes of Singapore’s Botany & Museum
British and Japanese scientists work together to protect Singapore’s collections during WWII, despite increasing suspicions. But when peace returns, EJH Corner faces accusations of collaboration and a battle over his legacy.
War At The Gardens
WAR AT THE GARDENS uncovers a fascinating and forgotten chapter of WWII history: how a friendship between wartime adversaries saw them work together to protect a world-renowned green sanctuary.
Why was there an unlikely collaboration between British, Japanese and local scientists at the Singapore Botanic Gardens and Raffles Museum? And how did their joint efforts preserve priceless collections in a time of turmoil and destruction?
Assembled from various historical accounts, the two-part documentary explores the difficult and delicate positions of the botanists who do their best to continue their scientific research, while being questioned about their loyalties.
Alongside that, we examine achievements, such as EJH Corner’s landmark work on trees; and Richard Eric Holttum’s breakthroughs on orchid hybridisation, which would spawn a billion-dollar industry.
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