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The Great Smog: Winter of '52 (2022)

6.00h 45mDocumentary

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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Director: Jamie Simpson

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Xand van Tulleken as Self - Presenter

Xand van Tulleken

Self - Presenter

Raksha Dave as Self - Presenter

Raksha Dave

Self - Presenter

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