Name: The Black Death with Dan Snow
Released: 2023-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Dan Snow, Raksha Dave

TV Show · Documentary · History

Dig up chilling evidence that shows how the bubonic plague devastated Britain 700 years ago Visit outbreak hotspots see dramatic reenactments of its horrific spread and experience the brutal methods people used to fight this deadly pandemic

2023 · 45m

Starring Dan Snow, Raksha Dave

Director Nick Gillam Smith, Al Edirisinghe

EPISODE 1

Outbreak

Visit ground zero in Dorset where the plague arrives in June 1348 Get up close and personal with the superspreading rats that stow away on trading ships then watch in horror as the disease explodes affecting everyone from princes to paupers
EPISODE 2

Apocalypse

Pick up the terrifying story at the sixmonth mark in 1349 when the Black Death has engulfed southern England Witness bodies piling up in London as the disease moves north and learn why the kings tough plaguecontrol measures spark chaos