Media
A curated selection of tea-related articles and programmes, written-by or with the participation of our Managing Director, Will Battle.
Press Highlights
THE FOOD PROGRAMME
November 28, 2025
The Great Tartan Tea Swindle
THE INTERNATIONAL WINE & FOOD SOCIETY
April 2024
‘The World of Tea’ by Will Battle
FOOD MATTERS - LIVE
January 20, 2022
The history of tea – from ancient China to kombucha
T CHING
November 30, 2021
Connecting Farmers and Producers with Tea Lovers
THE REAL PODCAST
February 27, 2020
Everything you wanted to ask about tea but never found the time.
THE GUARDIAN
February 12, 2017
Article by Will Battle
The Best Street Tea in India: Kolkata’s Chai
Kolkata is the tea capital of India and the stalls on Elgin Road sell the finest brews in the city: sugary, spicy chai in sustainable clay cups...
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
March 15, 2017
Article by Will Battle
Did Broadchurch's DI Hardy Murder his Tea by Putting it in the Microwave?
BBC RADIO 4
March 13, 2017
Tea: A Coffee Drinker's Guide, PART 2
Do we pay enough for tea? Dan Saladino - a long-term and deeply committed coffee drinker - continues his look at our love affair with the leaf..
BBC RADIO 4
March 6, 2017
Tea: A Coffee Drinker's Guide PART 1
Hardened coffee drinker Dan Saladino investigates tea's past, present and future and finds out how our preference for the leaf has changed over three centuries.
THE BBC WORLD SERVICE
May 22, 2017
Coffee addict Dan Saladino sets out to understand what a cup of tea is really worth. Do we pay enough?
THE FINANCIAL TIMES
March 31, 2017
Something’s Brewing: Stylish TeaSets that Blend East and West
For many of us, tea has long been regarded as a generic staple to toss into the supermarket trolley without much thought, but this is changing as our relationship with food and drink evolves, writes Will Battle...
ROSEVEAR TEA
November 16, 2025
Will Battle, author of The World Tea Encyclopaedia, shares his insights on Black Teas of Africa.
THE PICKLED GINGER
January 27, 2017
Interview: Will Battle, World Tea Encyclopaedia
TEA HISTORY COLLECTION
May 13, 2025
Will Battle, Tea Expert/consultant talks to Mike Bunston: Tea History Collection
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