Filthy Cities(2011)

8.0

1 Seasons

Documentary

Overview

Dan Snow gets down and dirty in the murky histories of London, Paris and New York, exploring their filthy histories from the bottom up.

Episodes

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Medieval London

Ep 1

Medieval London

Dan Snow discovers how today's London was forged in the filth of the 14th century.

05/04/201160 min

Revolutionary Paris

Ep 2

Revolutionary Paris

Just 200 years ago, Paris was famously one of the foulest and smelliest cities in Europe. In this programme historian Dan Snow sniffs out the rotten story of the French revolution.

12/04/201160 min

Industrial New York

Ep 3

Industrial New York

Dan Snow travels back to a seething Manhattan in the throes of the industrial revolution. Millions fled persecution, poverty and famine in Europe in the 19th century in search of the Promised Land. When they arrived what they found was even worse than what they'd left behind.

19/04/201160 min

Top Cast

Dan Snow

Dan Snow

Self - Presenter

Show Info

StatusEnded

NetworkBBC Two

TypeDocumentary