Synopsis
Simon Reeve investigates the colonial history that has shaped both the landscape and tea trade in Kenya.
- Programme: This World
- Episode: The Tea Trail with Simon Reeve
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2014
- Geography | Development | Development | Factors affecting development
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