An elephant carrying chests of tea from St Katherine’s Dock to Plantation House in Tower Hill for an auction marking the centenary of Empire Tea. The Times reported that the industry was “one of the most important of the British Empire”. #EmpireofTea #empireworld
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BBC Sounds - Empire of Tea - Available Episodes Listen to the latest episodes of Empire of Tea on BBC Sounds

Thanks for the nice messages about #EmpireofTea as it has aired on @bbcradio4. You can now binge-drink all 10 episodes via @bbcsounds & if this kind of history is your cup of tea, look out for #Empireworld in January. #Empireland
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BBC Radio 4 - Empire of Tea, Tea or Coffee? Why did tea take off when coffee didn’t?

On final edition of #EmpireofTea - the ultimate culture war, coffee vs tea! Why did tea take off as national drink when coffee didn't, and is tea being beaten by coffee now? On at 1:45pm today and on @BBCSounds. Omnibus of 5 episodes at 9pm. #Empireworld
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BBC Radio 4 - Empire of Tea, A Nice Cup of Tea How did a foreign plant become so British?

On today's edition of #EmpireofTea - how did this foreign commodity become synonymous with being British? Featuring Jean Seaton, @kateteltscher.bsky.social and others. On at 1:45pm today and on @BBCSounds. Produced by @PaulNeilMartin #Empireworld
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BBC Radio 4 - Empire of Tea, One For Each Person and None For The Pot Did imperial tea really help Britain win the war?

On today's edition of #EmpireofTea - tea and World War II. Is it true, as sometimes claimed, that Britain bought up all the tea in the world? Did tea ultimately help Britain win the war? On at 1:45pm today and on @BBCSounds. Produced by @PaulNeilMartin
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BBC Radio 4 - Empire of Tea, Punjabi Cha and Masala Chai How tea, in various forms, became India’s national drink.

On today's edition of #EmpireofTea on @BBCRadio4 at 1:45pm - how the British empire helped to turn tea into India's national drink. I had no idea. @BBCSounds #Empireworld

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BBC Radio 4 - Empire of Tea, Tough, Tiring, Difficult Are the modern-day problems faced by tea workers a legacy of British imperialism?

On today's edition of #EmpireofTea on @BBCRadio4 at 1:45pm - the labourers who did the hard work on British Indian tea plantations. And the possibility that modern problems in the industry are a legacy of that imperial system. @BBCSounds #Empireworld
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BBC Radio 4 - Empire of Tea, Innovation, Espionage and Propaganda How the introduction of tea plantations to India changed the trade forever.

Today on #EmpireofTea on @BBCRadio4 at 1:45pm - how British imperialists built a tea plantation industry in India. Involves spies, disguises, enterprise, and, at times, staggering incompetence. Omnibus of first five episodes at 9pm. #Empireworld @BBCSounds
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BBC Radio 4 - Empire of Tea, The Tea Wars How Britain’s sale of opium to buy tea changed China’s view of the west.

In #EmpireofTea on @BBCRadio4 today - the Opium Wars, a poorly-understood episode of history in Britain, and referred to as "The Tea Wars" by some academics. On air 1:45pm and on @BBCSounds.
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BBC Radio 4 - Empire of Tea, The Tea in Boston Harbour How imperial tea played a role in shaping Britain’s relationship with two superpowers.

On today's edition of #EmpireofTea on @BBCRadio4 at 1:45pm - the role that tea played in Britain's relationship with the United States. Featuring star turn from @DalrympleWill #TheAnarchy #Empireworld @BBCSounds

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BBC Radio 4 - Empire of Tea Sathnam Sanghera tells the story of our national drink and its imperial past.

Today's episode of #EmpireofTea on @BBCRadio4 at 1:45pm is about the workplace and how this foreign commodity fuelled the industrial revolution, with workers switching from beer (!) to sugary tea... @BBCSounds
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