Filthy Cities (2011) Medieval London
State of the art CGI reveals London's streets as they were 700 years ago and Dan steps into the shoes of a medieval Londoner - wooden platforms designed to help him rise above the disgusting mess underfoot. He spends the night as a medieval muck-raker shifting a staggering six tonnes of excrement, and has a go at medieval butchery to find out what the authorities were up against. Plus, he examines the remains of a plague victim to discover how a catastrophic epidemic would help a new and cleaner London emerge from the muck of the past.
Dan Snow gets down and dirty in the murky histories of London, Paris and New York, exploring their filthy histories from the bottom up.
Primary Title
- Filthy Cities
Episode Title
- Medieval London
Date Broadcast
- Monday 25 January 2016
Release Year
- 2011
Duration
- 53:49
Episode
- 1
Channel
- PBS
Broadcaster
- Public Broadcasting Service
Network
- Public Broadcasting Service
Programme Description
- Dan Snow gets down and dirty in the murky histories of London, Paris and New York, exploring their filthy histories from the bottom up.
Episode Description
- State of the art CGI reveals London's streets as they were 700 years ago and Dan steps into the shoes of a medieval Londoner - wooden platforms designed to help him rise above the disgusting mess underfoot. He spends the night as a medieval muck-raker shifting a staggering six tonnes of excrement, and has a go at medieval butchery to find out what the authorities were up against. Plus, he examines the remains of a plague victim to discover how a catastrophic epidemic would help a new and cleaner London emerge from the muck of the past.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Documentary television programs
- Cities and towns--Growth--History
Genres
- Documentary
Hosts
- Dan Snow (Host)
Contributors
- Eamon Hardy (Executive Producer)
- Jeremy Turner (Producer)
- Jeremy Turner (Director)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (Production Unit)
- Discovery Channel (Production Unit)
- Sam Starbuck (Series Producer)
Subjects
- Documentary television programs
- Cities and towns--Growth--History