The Poisoners' Cabinet

Fascinated by poisoners and poisons? Adore Victorians, true crime and crazy capers? Love a fancy cocktail? Do you feel like your loved ones are trying to kill you?Then this is the show for you. A week...

16 Apr 202055s

This week we explore the mystery surrounding the death of George Bodle, who died from arsenic poisoning - but who was responsible? Was it his son? His grandson? And exactly how many pubs did the arres...

10 Apr 202058min

Love can do funny things to a person, especially when it's unrequited...This week we look at the sensational case of Christiana Edmunds, the Chocolate Cream Killer of Brighton who took unbelievable st...

3 Apr 202055min

Lockdown will not stop the Poisoners from plotting - Nick tells the tale of infamous Teacup Poisoner, Graham Young, who experimented on numerous unwitting victims in the UK.How did this adolescent kil...

27 Mars 20201h

Did Jack the Ripper change his methods to evade capture? This week we open the Ripper files and look at the case of George Chapman, horrible husband and serial poisoner who may have had an even darker...

20 Mars 202039min

Nick takes us back to the 1600s to the poisonous world of Giulia Tofana, one of the most infamous professional poisoners of all time. What was the secret behind her cosmetics, what was the blend of he...

13 Mars 202046min

This week, Sinead & Nick look at the 'Prince of Poisoners' William Palmer, hanged for the murder of his friend John Cook but suspected of the deaths of many more souls.And what is up with this week's ...

6 Mars 202046min

This week we discuss the famous incident known as the Bradford Sweets Poisoning of 1858, in which 21 people perished. What caused the poisoning of so many poor souls? Who was really responsible? And a...

28 Feb 202041min