The Potton Poisoner: Part Two
Women poisoners, a very Victorian problem
In the second part the Potton Poisoner story we look at how it was possible for poisonings to happen so frequently in 19th Century Britain.
This episode opens with Sarah Dazley's arrest on the banks of the Thames in London and her appearance in front of the Lord Mayor. We'll hear a late night conversation between Sarah and the women guarding over her, in a Biggleswade tavern and how what was said became crucial to Sarah's trial. We find out why arsenic poisoning was such a problem in Victorian Britain. As well as exploring the details of the inquests into the deaths of Sarah Dazley's first husband and baby. It's an episode with twists and turns, delving into Victorian attitudes towards domestic abuse and violence, and their preoccupation with the nature of women. It sets up a final episode at the dramatic murder trial in Part Three.
This episode deals with murder, domestic violence, and the death of an infant. Please choose carefully where and how you listen.
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Theme music and the Potton Poisoner theme is by Tess Savigear
Additional crowd voices by Savigear and McOwen
