S2 E11 The Great Stink

Who would ever live in London?! PS. The Great Stink was also Emily's nickname in college! Sources for this episode: BOOKS: The Tiger in the Well by Phillip Pullman The Great Stink of London: Sir Joseph Bazalgette and the Cleansing of the Victorian Capital by Stephen Halliday The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic - and How it Changed Science, Cities and the Modern World by Steven Johnson ONLINE: https://allthatsinteresting.com/great-stink-london https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-events/ridiculous-history-the-great-stink-london.htm http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/bazalgette_joseph.shtml https://londonspulse.org/joseph-bazelgette-and-the-sewer-system/ https://www.citymetric.com/fabric/tubes-bridges-sewers-centuries-old-infrastructure-londoners-still-use-today-3579 https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/apr/04/story-cities-14-london-great-stink-river-thames-joseph-bazalgette-sewage-system https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/apr/04/story-cities-14-london-great-stink-river-thames-joseph-bazalgette-sewage-system https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/12/13/scientists-say-theyve-solved-mystery-1952-london-killer-fog/95375738/ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/dec/05/smog-day-warning-18000-die-london-great-smog-1952-air-pollution https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/trail/victorian_britain/social_conditions/victorian_urban_planning_04.shtml https://www.history.com/news/the-killer-fog-that-blanketed-london-60-years-ago