Filthy Cities
Dan Snow travels around the world to show viewers the dirty truth about some of our most beautiful cities.
Genre: Documentary
Cast:Dan Snow , Steve Pound , Richard Shepherd , Damian Mitchell , Peter Mintun , Stuart Peachey , Jelena Bekvalac , Olivier Pescheux , Frédéric Tangy , Jim Pynn , Petra Oyston , Andrew Parr , Rory McCreadie , Ian Mortimer , Louis Sorkin , Andrew Hussey , Roger Horowitz , Mark Hindman Smith
S1.E1 ∙ Medieval London
Historian Dan Snow investigates what life was like amid the human waste, rotting meat and infected rats that made up Medieval London city living.
S1.E3 ∙ Industrial New York
In the 19th century New York City experience a flood immigrants which, coupled with parasites, disease and political corruption, created one of the most hazardous living environments in history. This program tells the story of the people and technology that brought the city's filth under control. But progress is not without its set backs. Enter Thomas Midgley, Jr.
