What Did It Take To Keep Singapore’s Botanic Gardens Alive In WW2? | War At The Gardens - Part 2
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WW2 Singapore. Behind the gates of Singapore’s Botanic Gardens - British, Japanese and local staff work through hunger, fear and the violence of occupation. Botanist EJH Corner smuggles supplies into prison camps. His colleague CX Furtado is forced to make painful decisions about who is sent for labour duty. Under noted Japanese scientist Kwan Koriba, research work continues, and an orchid breakthrough by Director Richard Eric Holttum helps shape Singapore’s green future. As Japan faces defeat, Corner prepares to protect the collections from looting once again. But peace brings a new reckoning. Those who worked with the Japanese are viewed with suspicion - even Corner and Holttum. Were they heroes - or collaborators? WATCH MORE War At The Gardens Part 1: https://youtu.be/I3hA_4BXil0 00:00 Introduction 01:21 The Japanese move the Raffles statue 03:18 EJH Corner smuggles supplies into POW camps 04:54 The Botanical Artists of Singapore 08:01 Growing food for survival 10:21 CX Furt
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