Episode 4

London's Killer Smog 70 years on - what have we learnt?

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August 1st, 2023

54 mins 25 secs

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About this Episode

December 2022 marked 70 years since the Great Smog of London which claimed 12,000 lives. This event lead to a significant change in air quality management and control and the emergence of the Clean Air Act of 1956. This month's guest, Dr Gary Fuller, talks about the Great Smog of 1952, amongst other things in his book 'The Invisible Killer: The Rising Global Threat of Air Pollution- and How We Can Fight Back'. This podcast revisits the Great Smog of London and the air quality progress that we've made since.