Kicking off 2019 with a bang, author and broadcaster Lucinda Hawksley joins us from the UK to talk about how death by arsenic became a constant topic in Victorian newspapers. Had you lived in the 19th-century, your home would have been fraught with arsenical dangers: from the wallpaper that hung in your bedroom, the lampshades used to cover your reading lights, and the clothes worn by you and your children, to the food served at your dinner parties

In association with The Arts Society of Wellington we bring you the first of our 2 collaborations of 2019 looking at historic gardens from around Europe. Water features have been a key ingredient of garden layouts since the earliest records. Hadrian’s Villa at Tivoli features two canals of immense size, bristling with symbolism in addition to their visual impact.