During the Great Smog of 1952 only key workers were given masks to use. Rashka Dave visits the Archives at The Wellcome Collection to uncover the Martindale mask that was used during the period of the Great Smog.

The Great Smog: Winter of '52: Dr Xand Van Tulleken and Raksha Dave investigate the Great Smog of 1952 - the deadliest environmental disaster ever recorded and one of the world's worst peacetime catastrophes.

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