{"product_id":"bfi-various-secrets-of-nature","title":"BFI \/ Various - Secrets of Nature","description":"\u003cp\u003eGroundbreaking techniques of time-lapse, microscopic and underwater cinematography are on display in this collection of films exploring animal, plant and insect life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe natural world has always inspired fascination. Secrets of Nature, a pioneering series exploring animal, plant and insect life, made wondrous worlds and natural processes visible for the first time: sweet peas unfurl in the sunlight, white owls swoop in on their prey, sea life lurks on the ocean floor and moths patiently spin their cocoons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese films, made by enterprising men and women at the forefront of science and nature filmmaking, developed groundbreaking techniques of time-lapse, microscopic and underwater cinematography. Paving the way for the natural history programmes that we know and love today, these Secrets grant us an entertaining, absorbing and very special glimpse into the mysteries of the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe techniques – Fathoms Deep beneath the Sea (1922), The Plants of the Pantry (1927), Magic Myxies (1931), The World in a Wine-glass (1931), Romance in a Pond (1932), Brewster's Magic (1933).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe birds – The Cuckoo's Secret (1922), The White Owl (1922), The Bittern (1931), The Nightingale (1932)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe insects – Skilled Insect Artisans (1922), The Battle of the Ants (1922), Busy Bees (1926), The Aphis (1930)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plants – Floral Co-operative Societies (1927), Peas and Cues (1930), Scarlet Runner \u0026amp; Co (1930), The Strangler (1930), Gathering Moss (1933)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"DVD","offer_id":54775491395926,"sku":"MRM-07205","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/Screenshot-2026-07-22-at-16.37.11.png?v=1784734662","url":"https:\/\/monorailmusic.com\/products\/bfi-various-secrets-of-nature","provider":"Monorail Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}