On Wednesday 15th October 2008 I met up with a very cold Carol Drinkwater to chat with her about 'The Olive Tree ', her latest book about her journey to not only find the original source of the olive tree but to find the oldest living one.

The Story of the Olive Tree is a fascintating, evocative story of both the past and the present in how this scrubby tree can produce what could be called the nectar of life. It's history goes back thousands of years quite literally, and through many different countries, religions, cultures and histories and agriculture with our attitude to money and profit with little regard of the tree's health and welfare.