The Poisoners' Cabinet

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 Nov 20201h 3min

Welcome to spooky week and Sinead going mental about Halloween - this week we bring you a suitably sinister tale as we recount the curious case of the Cock Lane Ghost...Was this a clever stunt or a ch...

30 Okt 202056min

We're back in Chicago this week to look at the mesmerising case of Johann Hock, know by many, many other names - but best known as one of the most ruthless murderers of all time. What trick did he use...

23 Okt 202052min

We're heading to the rural bliss of Somerset to tell the tale of Sarah Freeman, whose temper got the better of her and her loved ones.Why was she so determined to poison her family? Exactly what sort ...

16 Okt 202043min

It's Nick's episode this week and we're whirling into the fashionable yet deadly world of Belgian Borgia, Marie Alexandrine Becker - an independent woman who had expensive appetites.What drove her to ...

9 Okt 202050min

We're crossing continents this week as we tell the tale of John Tawell, a man who couldn't keep his secret family secret forever...Why was John such a bad Quaker? What role did the telegraph play in h...

2 Okt 202044min

We're off to New Jersey this week, as Nick tells the tale of serial killer Lydia Sherman who did away with numerous husbands and infants in the 1800s.Was she a psychopath or simply lazy? What drove he...

25 Sep 202048min

It's the 1910s and we're off to that hotbed of crime Chicago to hear the marvellously mad tale of Tillie Klimek. Some say she had Second Sight and could predict the deaths of those around her. Others ...

18 Sep 202045min