The Great Smog: Winter of '52 (Documentary, English)
Genres: History
Status: Running
Premiered: 2022-09-07
Network: 5
Country: GB
Airs on: Wednesday, Thursday
Air time: 21:00
Runtime: 60 minutes
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.