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- Episode
- Killer Cloud
- Broadcast Info
- 2007 (48 mins)
- Description
- A huge volcanic eruption in Iceland in 1783 spewed out poisonous gases that enveloped Europe killing thousands of Britons. This environmental disaster is well-known in Iceland but its impact on Britain has until now been a mystery.
- Genre
- History
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The Open University, "Timewatch". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ou/search/index.php/prog/7382 (Accessed 20 Aug 2026)