Ben Henderson

But obviously, you know, I'm a southerner living in the north in Manchester.

And if I go to make a round of tea for my colleagues at work and I put, you know, just slightly too much milk in, they'll have a massive go at me.

Oh, you're southern softy, can't make a cup of tea.

Look at me with contempt.

How much does it say that you've got a cup of tea right there?

Yeah, that is pretty remarkable.

Well, Alice, the anticipation is brewing.

Well done.

Welcome, everyone, to our new show here for the history from BBC Sounds.

In the show, we'll be taking the stereotypes and traditions that make up everyday life and find out their historical origin story.

Today, Alice is going to take us through the history of tea and pin down, in her opinion, how we Brits got so obsessed with it.

So, Alice, the kettle's boiling and I'm here for the history.

Unbelievable scene, Dallas, and beautifully told.

Thank you.

But this is, you know, an underrated moment in global history, surely.

This has shaped the lives of millions of people.

So if she's quite a shy person, naturally, this must have been a pretty daunting moment, I can imagine.

You know, you've got you've got to go over there, marry the king of England.

I'd feel the butterflies, I imagine.

A pint at the local Wetherspoons.