Synopsis
Dan Snow sniffs out the French revolution to explore how Paris was once buried in an inescapable stench.
- Programme: Filthy Cities
- Episode: 02: Revolutionary Paris
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2011
- History
Licence: ERA Licence required
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