The Great Plague

`The Great Plague' is a fascinating historical look into the last major outbreak of the bubonic plague to occur in England in 1665, an event known as the Great Plague. Using new epidemiological and scientific evidence, the programme traces the pathway of the disease, from its source in a parish to its devastating fatality rate in London and beyond. Medic Xand van Tulleken, archaeologist Raksha Dave and journalist John Sergeant work together to uncover the historical lessons the epidemic can teach them about the Covid-19 pandemic.