The Poisoners' Cabinet

Ep 259 is loose, it's the 1940s and we have another witch on our hands. OR DO WE?Who was Helen Duncan? What led to her being on trial under rumours of witchcraft? And can YOU taste the hoisin sauce?Th...

22 Elo 20251h 11min

Ep 258 is loose! And it's time to make a voyage to the East Indies, but I wouldn't advise boarding the Batavia to get there...What makes this vessel so famous? Why didn't it make it to its destination...

15 Elo 202551min

Ep 257 is loose! And the peasants are revolting! Rude...It's time for the tale of the peasants' revolt and the folk hero Wat Tyler.What caused the people to rise up in 1381? Why do we remember Wat Tyl...

8 Elo 202556min

Ep 256 is loose! And we have a dead body on our hands, and a locked....garage!What happened to Vivian Messiter? What happened in that garage in Southampton? And can juries be trusted?The secret ingred...

1 Elo 202557min

Ep 255 is loose! And it's time to gather around the table and see if we can hear any knocks or clicks from the other side...Who were the Fox Sisters? How did they become so famous? And what was up wit...

25 Heinä 202558min

EP 254 is loose! And we're back with our old 'pal' King James VI/I to look at the sea voyages that inspired him to hunt witches en mass across Scotland and England.Why did stormy weather cause such a ...

11 Heinä 20251h 7min

Ep 253 is loose! And we've got a gang on our hands, lead by the notorious Ma Barker. Or was it...?Who was Ma Barker? How did she get this fearsome reputation? And did we find the perfect summer cockta...

4 Heinä 20251h

Ep 252 is loose! And we're off to 15th century Italy where people are plotting to take down the most powerful family in Florence, the Medici...What was the cause of the Pazzi Conspiracy? What went wro...

27 Kesä 20251h