

The Great Plague
2020-11-17 · 45 min / episode · ★ 7.0
Xand van Tulleken, Raksha Dave and John Sergeant trace the spread of the Great Plague of 1665 week by week and discover parallels with the coronavirus.
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- Eddie Richey, Jamie Simpson
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- Voltage TV, Motion Content Group
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- United Kingdom
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Raksha DavePresenter
Xand van TullekenPresenter
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