The Great Smog of London

The story

For five days in December 1952, a thick smog suffocated the British capital causing the death of thousands of Londoners. The health catastrophe lead to a realisation, in Britain and around the world, that air pollution was a serious threat to human health. This documentary reveals what happened, hour by hour, in one of the worst peacetime disasters of the 20th century.

• #united kingdom
• #smog
• #london, england
• #1950s
• #pollution
• #history
• #reconstruction
• #industrialization
• #weather
• #government
• #accountability
• #urban