Plot: The last in the series about pioneering scientists and inventors comes from the north west of England. Host Adam Hart-Davis discovers the connection between botany and Wordsworth the poet when he learns about his friend, John Gough, a local botanist who identified many rare plants despite being blind

Local Heroes - Season 1 - North West (Episode 6)
Episode Aired On:
Tuesday, February 6 1996
29 years ago
Tuesday, February 6 1996
29 years ago
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