Rebecca Earle joined me on the pod to talk about spuds. She took me through the story of this a starchy tuber's dramatic career, which has been at the heart of the development of the world we live in today. Jumping from an Enlightenment super-food, to symbol of the British Home Front and even a coercive tool in modern China, this unassuming root vegetable - rich in carbohydrates - has been quite the hot potato.
Shribani Basu is a journalist and historian. She is the author of 'For King and Another Country: Indian Soldiers on the Western Front 1914-1918', 'Victoria and Abdul: The Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant', 'Spy Princess: The Life of Noor Inayat Khan' and 'Curry: The Story of Britain's Favou...
Richard Holdsworth is Director of Preservation and Education at The Historic Dockyard Chatham @DockyardChatham.;Subscribe to our mailing list to keep up to date with everything History Hit, click here.;Producer: Dan Morelle;Subscribe, rate and review on iTunes and be sure to follow us on Twitter,...
Richard Holdsworth is Director of Preservation and Education at The Historic Dockyard Chatham.
