An Object in Time - The Cup of Tea

ABC News (Australia) ^ | 6/1 | The History Listen with Kirsti Melville

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Download An Object in Time - The Cup of Tea (39.31 MB) Download 39.31 MB Today 25,000 cups of tea are drunk across the world every second. But it hasn’t always been so popular.

The story of how tea came to brew in pots across the globe is one of empire, addiction and espionage.

This episode tells the story of how the humble cup of tea came to represent the ruthless British Empire.

Guests: Andrew Phillips, Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of Queensland Sarah Rose, Journalist and Author of For All the Tea Kaishan Mellis, tea enthusiast and owner of A Leaf Story Erika Rappaport, professor of history at UC Santa Barbara and Author of A Thirst for Empire: How Tea Shaped the Modern World

Presenter: Sarah Percy

Sound engineer: David White

Producer: Edwina Stott

Duration: 28min 37sec Broadcast: Tue 1 Jun 2021, 11:05am

[Governor Dinwiddie]

I don't know how many, countless, British movies I've seen were someone at some point says to a rattled person "what you need is a good strong cup of tea". It's the cure-all for everything.

[Rockingham]

For me at least, a double strength cup of hot tea helps to relieve the pain of post-herpetic neuralgia.

[caww]

I’ve heard various teas are good for whatever ails you..........but how do you know which one does the trick?

[Rockingham]

There is a fair amount of medical research on teas of various types, but mostly it is folklore and trial and error. Pubmded can be used to access the medical studies, with various books and promotional materials providing plain language guidance.

[jocon307]

A cup of tea so strong you could trot a mouse on it!