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57 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Exciting and enterprising, bloody and brutal. Sathnam Sanghera tells the story of our national drink and its imperial past. Show more
57 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Exciting and enterprising, bloody and brutal. Sathnam Sanghera tells the story of our national drink and its imperial past. Show more
14 minutes
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Sathnam Sanghera finds out about the steps Britain took to protect its tea supply during World War II Show more
14 minutes
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Sathnam Sanghera looks at the system of indentured labour that was used to staff Indian tea plantations in the 19th Century. Are modern problems in the industry a legacy of it? Show more
14 minutes
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Punjabi cha is the drink of Sathnam Sanghera's childhood. As he discovers, it's one of many varieties that make tea India's national drink. Show more
14 minutes
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Sathnam Sanghera on the intertwined histories of tea and coffee, and a look at their futures. Show more
14 minutes
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Can Sathnam Sanghera figure out how tea became such a central part of life in Britain? Show more
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Exciting and enterprising, bloody and brutal. Sathnam Sanghera tells the story of our national drink and its imperial past. Show more
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
From fuelling the industrial revolution to the mid-morning break, how tea became essential in the workplace. Show more
14 minutes
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Over dim sum and oolong tea, Yangwen Zheng of Manchester University tells Sathnam Sanghera why the Opium Wars should be called the Tea Wars, and how they cast a long shadow. Show more
14 minutes
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Sathnam Sanghera discovers how the tea industry changed forever when plantations were introduced to India. Show more
14 minutes
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Sathnam Sanghera and William Dalrymple discuss how imperial tea played a role in shaping Britain’s relationship with two superpowers. Show more
