S2E7:The Great Stink
How the Victorians Built Britain
4 Jan 202043 minTV-14
One major issue faced by many living through the Victorian era was sanitation. But as scientific knowledge developed, the link between unsanitary conditions and disease was made. Michael Buerk discovers how Britain's first ‘super sewer’ cleaned up the capital and inspired a freshwater revolution that would change the lives of millions. His journey starts in the cesspits of Victorian high society.
