The Poisoners' Cabinet

Merry Christmas to one and all! As it's Christmas Day, we have an extra special episode lined up with 3 toxic tales to warm your hearts and FOUR seasonal cocktails to keep you feeling festive all day ...

25 Joulu 20201h 13min

Gather round poisonees as Nick tells the tale of multi-murderer Gesche Gottfried, who killed upwards of 16 people all so she could get some sympathy from friends and well wishers. Did childhood neglec...

18 Joulu 202054min

We're off to Bavaria this week, to tell the tale of serial killer Anna Zwanziger, who called arsenic her truest friend...Why was Anna so fixated with judges? How many people did she poison on her ques...

11 Joulu 202050min

This week we're off to New York to tell the tale of Robert Buchanan, a doctor who thought he deserved a place in high society and was quite sure that he could get away with murder.What was Dr Buchanan...

4 Joulu 202049min

It's time for one of the most famous poisoning cases of the Victorian era - the mystery of the Pimlico poisoning and the enigmatic Adelaide Bartlett.Did Adelaide get away with murder? Was there much m...

27 Marras 202051min

It's episode 40 and we're investigating the grim case of Frederick Mors, a man so confident in his medical abilities yet not at all worried about sending people to their graves.Why did he think he was...

20 Marras 202053min

We're off to Norfolk to hear the tale of the Burnham Market Poisoners, where two women apparently plotted to do away with their husbands - and anyone else who crossed their paths.Who was the mysteriou...

13 Marras 202046min

We're back in 18th century France this week as Nick tells us of another poisoner whose determination to get into high society cost him dearly. Who was Antoine François Desrues? How long does your name...

6 Marras 20201h 3min