Monty Don’s Paradise Gardens: Season 1, Episode 1 (BBC Two 2018 UK)(ENG/SUB ENG)

Monty Don’s Paradise Gardens Network: BBC Two, BBC iPlayer (UK) Season One, Episode 1 Release Date: January 19, 2018 (United Kingdom) 59 min | Arts Culture Travel Documentary | TV Series (2018 - ..) (ENG/SUB ENG) Monty Don travels the Islamic world and beyond, from Morocco to India and Iran, in search of paradise gardens, and uncovers the influence they have had back home. Episode 01 Monty starts in Spain, a country synonymous with Christian traditions but which, for 800 years, was actually Islamic. At the Alhambra, he discovers the basic building blocks of paradise gardens - green spaces divided into four by channels of water that meet at a central fountain. In Seville, Monty explores their symbolic significance. Water is the key feature of these gardens. In the desert, rain was a mercy from heaven. The channels of water that divide the garden are representative of the four rivers of heaven: water, milk, honey and wine. The repeated geometric shapes seen in the fountains and rills are symbolic of heaven and earth and the flowers and fruit provided heady scent that beguiled the weary desert traveller. #BBCTwo #BBCiPlayer #MontyDon #Arts #Culture #Travel@zdenek1964 #Travel@britblood