The Great Stink Of 1858Season 1, Episode 1 - The Great Stink S1 Episode 1

Dr Xand van Tulleken tells how an extraordinary heatwave struck London in the summer in 1858 and a terrible stench began to rise from the River Thames. The city was then the biggest on earth, but despite rapid industrialisation the sanitation was still medieval.

The Great Stink Of 1858 was broadcast on SBS ONE at Sunday 8 December 2024, 08:30.