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In the ultimate armchair travel adventure, the hero of fungi lovers across the globe, photographer Stephen Axford, takes us on a fungi safari in one of the most remote places on the planet - the eastern Himalayas.

He is on the hunt for the answers we all want to know.

What fungi is edible?

What fungi is poisonous?

And, why do scientists now think fungi is absolutely essential to life on this planet?

The journey is combined with stunning, magical and breathtaking images and time-lapses of the wonderful world of fungi.

Stephen’s images of mushrooms have been featured in leading science and nature magazines across the globe. His exquisite time-lapses of fungi growing are showcased in the award-winning documentaries Planet earth 2, Hostile Planet, Our Planet, The Kingdom – how fungi made the earth and Fantastic Fungi.

Now for the first time Stephen and his partner, documentary filmmaker Catherine Marciniak, showcase these time-lapses their own fun fungi safari in the Eastern Himalayas.