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The Great Plague

355 years before Covid 19, another pandemic swept through Britain. The Great Plague of 1665 killed 100 000 in London - a horrifying 25% of the population - and a further 100 000 in the rest of the country. Medic Xand van Tulleken, archaeologist Raksha Dave and journalist John Sergeant discover extraordinary parallels between these two outbreaks.

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Xand van Tulleken
Self - Presenter
Raksha Dave
Self - Presenter
John Sergeant
Self - Presenter

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Episode 1

Outbreak

45 mins

Medic Xand van Tulleken, archaeologist Raksha Dave, and journalist John Sergeant trace the plague back to its source, and look into whether history is repeating itself again.

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