Marc Finnell

Dr. Luke Keogh is the author of the book, The Wardian Case, How a Simple Box Moved Plants and Changed the World.

Now, if you were listening to that and you would like to know more about Robert Fortune, the botanist who nicked tea from China, I have excellent news for you.

The brand new season of Stuff the British Stole, the TV series, it is streaming right now on ABC iView.

And the very first episode is about Robert Fortune.

And if you want to hear more about quinine and how the British moved those plants, there's an episode of the Stuff the British Stole podcast you can listen to, and there is a link in the show notes.

This episode of No One Saw It Coming, though, was produced by Zoe Ferguson and Rebecca Metcalf.

No One Saw It Coming is made on Gadigal land in Sydney, Australia, for ABC Radio National.

I'm Mark Finnell, and I'll catch you next week.