Roads not taken

The BBC has a history of botany, but it’s not available in my area, despite the fact, pointed out by my friend Michael, that the Beeb’s motto is “Nation shall speak peace onto nation.” And the Save Our Species coalition puts out a call for proposals for Threatened Species Grants and Rapid Action Grants. But plants, let alone crop wild relatives, are not eligible (at least for now). Don’t you wish sometimes that you’d just stayed in bed?