Ben Henderson

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215 appearances 4 recordings 4 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 5 Jul

Ben Henderson’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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So I interviewed the owner and one of his assistants who supposedly was the first person to spot the tapioca balls and put them in the bubble tea.

Well, thanks so much, Alice.

That's been absolutely fantastic.

You've really given us a great insight into how tea spread and how it became an iconic part of British culture.

I'm interested to go to these cathedral cafes with you.

It sounds like an excellent daily... Well, no, we'll go to Chawton.

You'll love it.

And actually, I didn't realise that it was that switch between producing tea in China to India that left us with the humble cuppa we have today.

So I've learnt a lot.

Goodbye.

Hi there, Ben here again.

And just to say, if that's whetted your appetite for more, head to Here for the History right now for our next episode, which is all about food.

Specifically, why does British food have such a bad reputation?

You can hear it on BBC Sounds, or if you're outside the UK, you can listen on bbc.com or wherever you get your podcasts.

You can also watch the episode on our YouTube channel.

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