Pea Soup, Anyone?: The Great Fog of London

Seriously?  An episode about... fog?The fog has become synonymous with the city, much like one of its characters; and a provocateur at that.But we're not talking about silvery, wispy, Dumbledore-type fog.The fog that permeated winters between the Victorian era and the 1950s was sulfuric, gamboge colored, gritty, and reeking of rotten eggs.In this episode, we'll ... :look at fog from scientific and cultural perspectives,  see how the fog grew into smog as the city grew,take auditory field trips to experience that fog in the 19th and 20th centuries, think about how one person's bane can be another's inspiration,examine a catastrophic fog event that brought the city to a standstill for five days, andexamine how London attempts to solve a very big problem.So many photos!  See our show notes HERE.