What happens if you take a hypochondriac with masses of cash and give him unlimited access to whatever medicines / drugs / potions he fancies?

Well you might end up with a man like James Maybrick who became obsessed with patent medicines to an apparently deadly degree.

A successful Liverpool Cotton Merchant, James married a young American woman called Florence, however he neglected to mention that he already had a secret family (which seems like it might have been an important). When this secret finally got out it led to a series of events that resulted in death, accusations of murder and the acquisition of many many cats.

So join us this week with a tale of Late Victorian scandal and the perils of an unregulated medicine industry.

Guest Host: Ollie Green

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