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	Podcast:		History Extra podcast
	Episode:		The Great Stink: everything you wanted to know
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:43:14
	Publish Date:		2025-03-23 00:00:00
	Description:		Why, in the 1850s, was the excrement of thousands of people being deposited straight into the Thames? How lethal were Victorian London's cholera outbreaks? And why is Joseph Bazalgette one of the most heroic figures in London's history? Here, in conversation with Spencer Mizen, Rosemary Ashton answers the most pressing questions on an infamous pollution event caused by soaring temperatures and huge amounts of human waste. The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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