“a feeling of expectation in the air, people felt like something was going to happen but they weren’t sure what” – “what” was a terrible catastrophe – we’re going to meet some Londoners – both VIPs and ordinary Londoners – among them, the baddie in our story – had we been well-governed, had he got on top of it the catastrophe would never have happened – what things were like before – what happened – why it happened – the aftermath – what do we see – any lessons to be learned? – “very young, absolutely terrified” – terrible xenophobia – one of the worst bits about the story – “merriment and debauchery…they were having a good time” – London animals – Laura reports from the front line…