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World Service,9 mins

How Britain fell in love with tea

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The story of how an expensive habit of the upper classes, became a drink embraced by all of British society. Dan meets historian Markman Ellis at Britain's most famous tea clipper ship, the Cutty Sark, and sits down for a cup of tea with expert Angela Pryce. (Photo: cup of tea Credit: Jamais_vu/Thinkstock)

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