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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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.

Oh, well, my historical instincts have kicked in there.

You laughed.

There we go.

Oh, really?

So it's not the, you know, big fancy royal wedding we're used to.

No offence to Portsmouth, but not the most glamorous location in the world.

Yeah.

Well, just to paint a picture of Charles II then for listeners.

He's often portrayed in portraits with a big shaggy dark wig going down past his shoulders.

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