Most heists target gold, jewels or cash. This one targeted illegal seeds.
As the British established their sprawling empire across the subcontinent and beyond, they encountered a formidable adversary — malaria.
There was a cure — the bark of the Andean cinchona tree. The only problem? The Dutch and the French were also looking to corner the market in cinchona. And the trees themselves were under threat.
Grab a gin and tonic and come with us to hear how a botanical empire took off — and gave birth to a quintessential cocktail.
PRESENTS: Looking For Modi and a Stuff The British Stole update
The Girl Called Pocahontas
Zero Marks The Spot
The Unfinished Prince
Bottles in the Basement
The Head in the Library
INTRODUCING - Stuff The British Stole | Series 3
Special Announcement
Strange Fowle
Not Your Venus
Cup Runneth
Losing Your Marbles
The Abductions
Season Two Coming Soon
Shots Fired
The Headhunters
Best.Named.Dog.Ever
Blood Art
A Tiger and a Scream
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It is Free
It’s a Continent
Witness History: Black history
Black History for White People
The Black and Irish Podcast
You’re Dead to Me