BBC Teach:
The Great Fire of London
The second instalment of our bespoke IP, a new educational format for BBC Teach. We follow the adventures of Maureen, an animated rat, whose family have witnessed the deepest, darkest and downright filthiest chapters in history - this time to 1666.
Maureen, an animated rat, retells the story from her ancestors' tales.
Across three parts, we learn about the plot, why it happened and its consequences.
This series tells the story of the Great Fire of London.
Our content design included a suite of free, downloadable teachers' notes.
Our teacher' notes used assets from the films, with fun activities for students.
Lighting up the learning
Throughout this series, we’re invited to hear all about The Great Fire of London through the tales of a rat. Our friendly presenter is an animated rat, Maureen. In each episode, Maureen recounts the stories passed on through her family, from generation to generation. Her ancestors are all-seeing and all-hearing.
They have access-all-areas passes to the dirtiest, darkest corners of history. In this series, we’ll discover the events and conditions that led to The Great Fire of London, what happened when the citizens, Lord Mayor and King tried to put it out – and the consequences of their actions. We encounter Samuel Pepys and Christopher Wren along the way, who helped to document and re-design London respectively.