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The Flu That Killed 50 Million

Season 1
A terrifying virus. The world in panic. Scientists battling for a cure. Sounds like 2020 - but it's 1918. This one-off special brings to life the onslaught of the Spanish flu that would kill three times more people than the Great War that preceded it. What lessons does this horrifying pandemic teach us? And could the deadly spread of coronavirus have been avoided if we had heeded them?
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  1. S1 E1 - The Flu That Killed 50 Million
    September 24, 2018
    49min
    TV-14
    A terrifying virus. The world in panic. Scientists battling for a cure. Sounds like 2020 - but it's 1918. This one-off special brings to life the onslaught of the Spanish flu that would kill three times more people than the Great War that preceded it. What lessons does this horrifying pandemic teach us? And could the deadly spread of coronavirus have been avoided if we had heeded them?
    Free trial of BBC Select

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Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
Andrew Thompson
Producers
Jackie Williamson
Starring
Christopher Eccleston
Studio
BBC Studios Ltd
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