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A curated selection of tea-related articles and programmes, written-by or with the participation of our Managing Director, Will Battle.

Press Highlights

TEA HISTORY COLLECTION

May 13, 2025

Will Battle, Tea Expert/consultant talks to Mike Bunston: Tea History Collection

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 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?

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.

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..

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...

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

March 15, 2017

Article by Will Battle

Did Broadchurch's DI Hardy Murder his Tea by Putting it in the Microwave?

Tea-mageddon! Forget Article 50, the Dutch elections or Indyref2, it is Detective Inspector Hardy’s suspect tea-making that is gripping the nation...

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 PICKLED GINGER

January 27, 2017

Interview: Will Battle, World Tea Encyclopaedia

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