Hidden Killers Suzannah Lipscomb reveals the killers that lurked in every room of the home.

Victorian
While the Victorians confronted the challenges of ruling an empire, perhaps the most dangerous environment they faced was in their own homes. Householders lapped up the latest products, gadgets and conveniences, but in an era with no health and safety standards they were unwittingly turning their homes into hazardous death traps.

Edwardian
Electricity, refrigeration and a whole host of different materials promised to make life at home brighter, easier and more convenient. But a lack of understanding of the potential hazards meant that they frequently led to terrible accidents, horrendous injuries and even death. 

Post War
Dr Suzannah Lipscomb explores the time when British people embraced modern design for the first time after years of austerity and self-denial. The look and feel of the post war 1950s home - a 'modern' world of moulded plywood furniture, fibreglass, plastics and polyester but there were also unexpected dangers lurking throughout the changing home. 

Dr Suzannah Lipscomb takes us back to Tudor times in search of the household killers of the era It was a great age of exploration, science and exotic goods previously unknown in Europe, some of which were lethal Suzannah discovers the threat of a grisly, unpleasant death was never far away