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[[Neville Catchlove]] offered [[Bill Potts]] the choice of India or [[China (tea)|China]] tea on [[Mars]] in [[1881]]. Bill chose to be served China tea. ([[TV]]: ''[[Empress of Mars (TV story)|Empress of Mars]]'') | [[Neville Catchlove]] offered [[Bill Potts]] the choice of India or [[China (tea)|China]] tea on [[Mars]] in [[1881]]. Bill chose to be served China tea. ([[TV]]: ''[[Empress of Mars (TV story)|Empress of Mars]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
The [[British East India Company]] traded in, amongst other things, tea from India, bringing "India tea" into [[Great Britain]] and even holding a [[monopoly]] before its eventual dissolution. | |||
[[Category:Coffees and teas from the real world]] | [[Category:Coffees and teas from the real world]] | ||
Revision as of 04:41, 9 September 2019
India was a kind of tea that Dr Colin Dove offered to Peter Russell from the stash left to him by Dr Jeremiah O'Kane. (HOMEVID: The Zero Imperative)
Neville Catchlove offered Bill Potts the choice of India or China tea on Mars in 1881. Bill chose to be served China tea. (TV: Empress of Mars)
Behind the scenes
The British East India Company traded in, amongst other things, tea from India, bringing "India tea" into Great Britain and even holding a monopoly before its eventual dissolution.
