History Documentary hosted by Dan Snow, published by BBC in 2011 - English narration
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Dan Snow gets down and dirty in the murky histories of London, Paris and New York, exploring their filthy histories from the bottom up.
Imagine having to dodge the contents of emptied bedpans or step over rotting corpses on the way to work. That was a reality of city life before technology, public policy, and public values began to focus on the effects of poor sanitation.
In this immersive three-part series, sophisticated computer animation and in-depth scholarship bring history's struggles with urban filth vividly to life. The case studies: medieval London, 18th-century Paris, and New York City during its most intense phase of European immigration.
Taking the travelogue in a whole new direction - with thought-provoking stunts, historical accounts and state-of-the-art CGI - it excavates the murky past in gruesome detail during defining periods in history. You'll find out how each of these modern capitals was forged in the muck of the past, emerging from 'filthy cities' into three of the world's model metropolises.
A BBC/Discovery Channel Co-Production
1) Medieval London
Believe it or not, the splendor of today's London can be traced back to the mire of the 14th century. This program uncovers the grimy truth as it illustrates just how filthy Britain's capital once was, and how medieval Londoners took desperate measures to combat rubbish buildup.
With detailed computer animation revealing London's streets as they were 700 years ago, the film literally steps into a typical pedestrian's shoes-wooden platforms designed to transcend the mess underfoot. Viewers also learn what it was like to be a medieval muckraker tasked with removing human waste, while the impact of butcher shops and their refuse is also examined.
Finally, the program studies the remains of a plague victim to discover how the catastrophe forced a cleaner London to emerge from the muck of the past.
Video Codec: x264 CABAC High@L4 Video Bitrate: 3 552 Kbps Video Resolution: 1920x1080 Display Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Frames Per Second: 25.000 fps Audio Codec: E-AC3 Audio Bitrate: 224 kb/s CBR 48000 Hz Audio Streams: 2 Audio Languages: english RunTime Per Part: 48 min 36 s - 51 min 34 s Number Of Parts: 3 Part Size: 1.33 GB Source: WEB DL (Thanks to MRCS) Encoded by: DocFreak08
