Filthy Cities
2011•1h 0m•8.0/10
Documentary
Ratings
🎬TMDb
8.0/10(3)
Dan Snow gets down and dirty in the murky histories of London, Paris and New York, exploring their filthy histories from the bottom up.
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
April 5, 2011
Last Aired
April 19, 2011
Networks
BBC Two
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Medieval London
Air date: 2011-04-05
Dan Snow discovers how today's London was forged in the filth of the 14th century.
E2
Revolutionary Paris
Air date: 2011-04-12
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.
E3
Industrial New York
Air date: 2011-04-19
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.
Cast
Dan Snow
Self - Presenter
