Themes and variations from the lives of the British in South-East Asia, in the days of the Empire. 6: Mopping Up, Handing Over, Staying On
'I suppose I am in my way perhaps the very last surviving type of the old-fashioned East Indian Company trader, exporting spices from the island of Penang ... This must have been going on for at least 300 years. It's one of those old, scented, perfumed trades....'
Compiled and presented by Charles Allen Special music by JONATHAN GIBBS , BBC RADIOPHONIC WORKSHOP
Producer MICHAEL MASON