Learning on ScreenMystery of the Black Death
- Synopsis
- Documentary shedding new light on the cause of the Black Death, which killed half the population of Europe in the 14th century. Scientists and historians have unearthed new evidence that the pandemic cannot be explained by blaming it all on bubonic plague transmitted by rats, and think that the culprit was a virus which emerged from animals and then vanished again
- Series
- Timewatch
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2004
- Notes
- First broadcast on BBC2 on 15/10/2004
- Subjects
- History
- Keywords
- Black Death; bubonic plague
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £9.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 50 minutes
- Year
- 2013
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Distributor
- Name
2 Entertain Video
- DVDenquiryline@bbc.com
- Web
- http://www.2entertainvideo.co.uk/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7612 3000
- Fax
- 020 7612 3003
- Address
- BBC Worldwide
33 Foley Street
London
W1W 7TL - Notes
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