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Revealing the killers that lurked in British homes during different historical periods.

Suzannah Lipscomb reveals the killers that lurked in British homes during different historical periods.

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Liz Hartford

Sarah Broughton

Hidden Killers: The Victorian Home

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Hidden Killers of the Victorian Home

03/04/2013

The Victorian Home

BBC Four - Hidden Killers, The Victorian Home

Revealing the lethal products that lurked in every room of the Victorian home.

In a genuine horror story, Suzannah Lipscomb reveals the lethal products, gadgets and conveniences that lurked in every room of the Victorian home and shows how they were unmasked.

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.  

In a genuine horror story, Dr Suzannah Lipscomb reveals the killers that lurked in every room of the Victorian home and shows how they were unmasked. What new innovation killed thousands of babies? And what turned the domestic haven into a ticking time bomb?

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