The Great Smog: Winter of '52

Name: The Great Smog: Winter of '52
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2022-09-07
Rating: 6.0
Cast: Xand van Tulleken, Raksha Dave

Overview

Dr Xand Van Tulleken and Raksha Dave investigate the Great Smog of 1952 - the deadliest environmental disaster ever recorded and one of the world's worst peacetime catastrophes. Lasting just over four days, the Great Smog plunged London into a terrifyingly murky gloom - the acrid pollution seeping into homes, leaving Londoners gasping for breath, shutting down transport and emergency services, and overwhelming hospitals and undertakers alike.

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Episodes

S01E01 Episode 1

September 7, 2022 45 min

Lasting just over four days, the Great Smog plunged London into a terrifyingly murky gloom - the acrid pollution seeping into homes, leaving Londoners gasping for breath, shutting down transport and emergency services, and overwhelming...

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S01E02 Episode 2

September 13, 2022 45 min

Exploring the fear that paralysed London as the disaster entered day three, focusing on the public not knowing or understanding what was happening, the government's lack of action, to the undertakers working 24 hours a...

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