Tea
Charlotte Stavrou and Amit Katwala explore our culture of consumption through products that have changed our lives. Today, they steam ahead with the story of tea.
Did you know there was a time when you could only buy green tea in the UK? Tea is now a staple product for most of us, but it has a long and complicated past.
In this episode of All Consuming, Charlotte Stavrou (nΓ©e Williams) and Amit Katwala steep themselves in the intriguing history of tea. They talk to advertising expert Paul Feldwick to get the inside story of how chimps were used to advertise the drink, historian Jane Pettigrew explains how tea reached our shores from China, and we also delve into the links between tea and sympathy with psychologist Dr Andrea Shortland.
Producer: Emily Uchida Finch
A Whistledown production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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How did tea become the nation's favourite drink?
The contentious story of tea and its place in the British psyche.
Broadcasts
- Thu 20 Jul 2023 12:33Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
- Sat 22 Jul 2023 17:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
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All Consuming
Exploring our culture of consumption through products that have changed the world
