

The Great Fire: In Real Time
2017-05-31 · 45 min / episode · ★ 10.0
Revealing what actually happened during the Great Fire of London of 1666, hour by hour, and street by street.
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- Lion Television, All3Media
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- United Kingdom
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- Ended
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Dan JonesSelf - Presenter
Suzannah LipscombSelf - Presenter
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