Exploring the pleasures and pitfalls of tea and coffee, with a long-time enthusiast.

Ian graduated as an economist but after travelling the world for four years he started his own roasting company in the late sixties.

This was around the time Australians began to enjoy good coffee.

For the past 40 years he's studied tea, and coffee, and published several books including, Coffee Floats, Tea Sinks and Coffee, Sex And Health.

He has also tried to determine which of our fondly-held tea traditions are worth retaining.

Ian's extensive study is published in his book, Tea - How Tradition Stood in the Way of the Perfect Cup.

Original broadcast 2009

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