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3. The Tea in Boston Harbour
Sathnam Sanghera explores how imperial tea played a role in shaping Britain’s relationship with two superpowers. From 2023.
The crates dumped in the harbour at the Boston Tea Party in 1773 contained East India Company tea.
Historian William Dalrymple tells Sathnam Sanghera that taxation wasn’t the only issue motivating Boston’s revolutionaries.
Fear and suspicion of the EIC and its tea were a factor as well.
And soon, tea would forever change British relations with China too.
Producer: Paul Martin
A BBC Audio Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2023.
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Wed 1 Oct 202509:30
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Wed 6 Dec 202313:45BBC Radio 4- Thu 27 Jun 202421:45BBC Radio 4 FM
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