The Great Fire - In Real Time

Season 1

350 years ago the Great Fire of London destroyed almost the entire city of London and is burnt into our national consciousness. But what do we actually know about what happened? This series will take us inside the event in a way we've never seen before.

3 episodes

13+

Documentary

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S1 E1 - Episode 1
May 16, 2017
45min
13+
In this first chapter, the three presenters look at how a single spark started The Great Fire of London, look at the tragedy it caused to the people of London and new evidence of what the Londoners lost.
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S1 E2 - Episode 2
May 31, 2017
45min
13+
In this chapter the three presenters explore the devastation that the fire caused.
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S1 E3 - Episode 3
June 1, 2023
45min
13+
In the final chapter the presenters discover what ended The Great Fire and how the city rebuilt itself from the ashes.
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