Great Fire of London

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Recorded06 Sep 2011

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In September 1666, a fire destroyed much of the city of London.The diarist, Samuel Pepys, and a schoolboy called William Taswell both watched in horror as the fire consumed houses and even St Paul's Cathedral.Witness briccngs together their aounts of a blaze which changed the city for ever.The programme also hears from Meriel Jeater, an expert on the fire from the Museum of London.PHOTO: A sketch of St Paul's burning from a contemporary pamphlet (Hutton Archive/Getty Images)

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