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The Great Smog: Winter of '52

The Great Smog: Winter of '52
★ 6.0/10•2022•45m•Documentary
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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.

Jamie Simpson · Director

StatusEnded
Runtime45m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 7, 2022

Episodes

Episode 1 - Episode 1E145m

Episode 1

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.

Sep 7, 2022

Episode 2 - Episode 2E245m

Episode 2

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 day. As the story concludes, Dr Xand Van Tulleken and Raksha Dave reveal why and how the smog lifted, and London metaphorically and physically began to breathe again.

Sep 13, 2022

Actors

Xand van Tulleken

Xand van Tulleken

Self - Presenter

Raksha Dave

Raksha Dave

Self - Presenter

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