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New Hidden Killers of the Victorian Home

Suzannah Lipscomb looks at the killer products that surrounded the Victorians, as the domestic horrors of home life in the 19th century and the terrible consequences are laid bare.

Suzannah Lipscomb takes us back to the late Victorian era when cities were expanding and mass consumerism took hold. But from the food they ate to the clothes they wore and the new products that thrilled them, the Victorians were surrounding themselves with killers. What made taking a bath and drinking milk potentially so dangerous? And how did the Victorian woman turn herself into a walking fire hazard?

The domestic horrors of home life in the 19th century and the terrible consequences are laid bare, revealing how the Victorian ideal of 'safe as houses' was far from the reality.

1 hour

Last on

Fri 19 Jun 2020 16:00

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Role Contributor
Presenter Suzannah Lipscomb
Producer Suzanne Phillips
Director Suzanne Phillips
Executive Producer Elizabeth Hartford
Executive Producer Sarah Broughton

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