The Great Fire of London

Dan Jones visits the exact location of where the fire began, while Suzannah Lipscomb explains how Londoners attempted to save their belongings, and Rob Bell examines the building materials of the time and the weather conditions.

Dan retraces the fire's path through London on the worst day of its rampage; Suzannah discovers archival evidence about who was blamed and who escaped without incrimination.

Dan explains why Londoners wanted to stop the blaze before it reached the Tower. Meanwhile, Rob looks at how burns were treated in the 17th-century, and Suzannah examines a controversial new theory outlining how many died.