The History of Tobacco

Dai · Post by **Dai** » Fri Jun 13, 2014 5:53 pm

A documentary by the BBC on tobacco. Very interesting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6m_TLdyCWA

da'rum · Post by **da'rum** » Sat Jun 14, 2014 5:57 am

Great find. Thanks Dai

Post by **Capn Jimbo** » Sat Jun 14, 2014 8:03 am

I love history...

And this one is exceptional. This is really a rather well done documentary by the BBC, a bit under an hour, that is really a must see, for any one who is interested not just in tobacco, but in an era when the high seas developed huge trade and colonies dedicated to (and I quote) "...sugar, tobacco, opium and whisky".

Unlike American TV who gives us "The Real Housewives of Idaho", the BBC provides one brilliant series after another. Sue Sea is English and thus we are hooked on BBC's series.

Thanks Dai, who I hope will be moderating a section on the only product not yet addressed here, lol...

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Actually this is the tobacco part of the BBC series: "Addicted to Pleasure...", which includes:

Tobacco: link above
Whisky: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q95GhsCr4ts
Sugar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrB8qdr5PLQ
Opium: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrB8qdr5PLQ