Egged on by Sir Jardine Matheson, Lord Palmerston declares war on China when Lin Zexu destroys the British opium stocks.
Poem "After Kipling: Apology for the First Opium War" written and performed by John Crow.
The Steampunk Opium Wars is written and narrated by Anna Chen.
With Paul Anderson, Louise Whittle, Hugo Trebels, Neil Hornick, John Paul O'Neill. Charles Shaar Murray on Guitar and Marc Jefferies on bass. Plus Deborah Evans Stickland and Gary Lammin.
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