The Great Plague
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1:00:00The Great Plague
Xand visits Samuel Pepys's parish church and discovers the sad tale of the Poole family who within 11 days lost all 5 of their children. He also heads to Eyam in Derbyshire, revealing the heroic story of self-sacrifice that saw this village of 700 lock themselves in, to try to s...
1:00:00Xand heads to St Barts hospital where he discovers records showing that, while many doctors fled the outbreak, nursing staff stayed behind, risking their lives to help the sick.
1:00:00Medic Xand van Tulleken, archaeologist Raksha Dave and journalist John Sergeant trace the epidemic back to its source in the parish of St Giles in the Fields, now at the heart of London's theatreland.