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Sex. Drugs. Rock 'n' Roll. Agatha Christie?? Agatha Christie may not be the first person you think of when you think of the Swinging Sixties, but her writing has much to say about the big topics of the day. Join Dr Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown on a rad journey through time with the Queen of Crime.
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Agatha Christie wrote many confession scenes - but what were her own innermost secrets? Throughout her life Agatha and her family filled in a Confessions book several times - join Mark and Gray as they take an intimate look at Agatha’s likes, dislikes and more! For more confessions coverage, check out our episode from earlier this year: “ The Swinging Christies LIVE: The Confessions of Agatha Christie ”. WE'VE WRITTEN A BOOK! You can pre-order The Swinging Christies: How Agatha Christie Conquered the 1960s NOW ! You can find us on Instagram @Christie_Time . We are also on Bluesky at ChristieTime.com . Our YouTube account is @TheSwingingChristies . Our website is ChristieTime.com . Our other podcast, Westmapod, is still available - just search Westmapod in your podcatcher of choice or click the link here ! Please subscribe to this podcast so you’re notified every time an episode drops. Please also consider giving us a star rating and/or reviewing us on your podcatcher of choice. The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown. Artwork designed by Tom Double and Bartlett Studio. 00:00:00 - Opening titles 00:00:55 - Introductory chat 00:03:46 - Confessions aged 7 (15 October 1897) 00:13:30 - Confessions aged 13 (27 October 1903) 00:26:22 - Confessions aged 63 (19 April 1954) 00:34:43 - How to get in touch 00:35:32 - Closing titles 00:35:56 - Coda
Come settle in with Gray and Mark as they watch the next Margaret Rutherford Miss Marple film, Murder Most Foul (1964). Try as a commentary, by syncing up your copy of the film, or simply sit back and let our giddy observations wash over you. The Swinging Christies: the best place to be in this distracted globe. WE'VE WRITTEN A BOOK! You can pre-order The Swinging Christies: How Agatha Christie Conquered the 1960s NOW ! You can find us on Instagram @Christie_Time . We are also on Bluesky at ChristieTime.com . Our YouTube account is @TheSwingingChristies . Our website is ChristieTime.com . Our other podcast, Westmapod, is still available - just search Westmapod in your podcatcher of choice or click the link here ! Please subscribe to this podcast so you’re notified every time an episode drops. Please also consider giving us a star rating and/or reviewing us on your podcatcher of choice. The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown. Artwork designed by Tom Double and Bartlett Studio. 00:00:00 - Opening titles 00:00:45 - Introductory chat 00:03:48 - Commentary track for Murder Most Foul (1964) 01:30:40 - How to get in touch 01:32:01 - Closing titles 01:32:24 - Coda Solutions revealed - Mrs McGinty’s Dead
You there! Are you a new Swinger (not like that) or just wondering which of the Swinging-era Agatha Christie books you should read next? Well, we are here with a host of recommendations for you, from our favourite Poirot and Marple titles, to the best option if you’re looking for something darker... Plus we reveal our favourite episodes we've made so far! WE'VE WRITTEN A BOOK! You can pre-order The Swinging Christies: How Agatha Christie Conquered the 1960s NOW ! We will be LIVE AGAIN in September 2026 for the next Agatha Christie Festival in Torquay - you can check out the event details here . You can find us on Instagram @Christie_Time . We are also on Bluesky at ChristieTime.com . Our YouTube account is @TheSwingingChristies . Our website is ChristieTime.com . Our other podcast, Westmapod, is available now - just search Westmapod in your podcatcher of choice or click the link here ! Please subscribe to this podcast so you’re notified every time an episode drops. Please also consider giving us a star rating and/or reviewing us on your podcatcher of choice. The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown. Artwork designed by Tom Double and Bartlett Studio. 00:00:00 - Opening titles 00:00:25 - Introductory chat 00:04:00 - Where to start with... this podcast 00:10:00 - Where to start if... you want something dark 00:13:42 - Where to start if... you’re a Poirot fan 00:18:13 - Where to start if... you’re a Miss Marple fan 00:23:08 - Where to start if... you want something trad 00:26:57 - Where to start with... the Swinging Christies films 00:31:21 - Where to start if... you’re looking for a beach read 00:34:40 - Where to start if... you want to learn something new 00:36:39 - How to get in touch 00:38:50 - Closing titles 00:39:29 - Coda
Welcome to a very special episode, recorded at the London Comedy Film Festival, the world’s premiere comedy film festival! Gray was interviewed by festival director and Agatha fan Benedict Morrison about the 1960s filmic inclination to inject extra laughs into Agatha Christies. But is Agatha funny? WE'VE WRITTEN A BOOK! You can pre-order The Swinging Christies: How Agatha Christie Conquered the 1960s NOW ! We will be LIVE AGAIN in September 2026 for the next Agatha Christie Festival in Torquay - you can check out the event details here . You can find us on Instagram @Christie_Time . We are also on Bluesky at ChristieTime.com . Our YouTube account is @TheSwingingChristies . Our website is ChristieTime.com . Our other podcast, Westmapod, has launched - just search Westmapod in your podcatcher of choice to check it out or click the link here ! Please subscribe to the podcast so you’re notified every time an episode drops. Please also consider giving us a star rating and/or reviewing us on your podcatcher of choice. The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown. Artwork designed by Bartlett Studio. 00:00:00 - Opening titles 00:00:56 - Introductory chat 00:02:50 - Gray and Benedict at the London Comedy Festival 00:32:04 - Debrief with Mark 00:40:58 - How to get in touch 00:42:19 - Coda, closing titles
Back by popular demand, The Swinging Christies goes LIVE for only the second time! This special episode was recorded in Torquay at the Agatha Christie Festival Spring Gathering on 11 April 2026. Join Mark and Gray as they resurface a long-forgotten document: The Confessions of Agatha Christie…! WE'VE WRITTEN A BOOK! You can pre-order The Swinging Christies: How Agatha Christie Conquered the 1960s NOW ! We will be LIVE AGAIN in September 2026 for the next Agatha Christie Festival in Torquay - you can check out the event details here . You can find us on Instagram @Christie_Time . We are also on Bluesky at ChristieTime.com . Our YouTube account is @TheSwingingChristies . Our website is ChristieTime.com . Our other podcast, Westmapod, has launched - just search Westmapod in your podcatcher of choice to check it out or click the link here ! Please subscribe to the podcast so you’re notified every time an episode drops. Please also consider giving us a star rating and/or reviewing us on your podcatcher of choice. The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown. Artwork designed by Bartlett Studio and Tom Double. Filmed and edited by John Tomkins at Emberlense Films. 00:00:00 - Opening titles 00:01:23 - Our rundown of the Confessions of Agatha Christie... 00:41:20 - EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT! 00:44:01 - How to get in touch 00:44:34 - Coda, closing titles
To mark (Aldridge) the occasion of Mark Aldridge’s latest book being available in PAPERBACK for the first time, Gray and Mark sit down to watch and natter through Murder at the Gallop (1963), the second of four 1960s films starring Margaret Rutherford as Miss Marple. You can purchase Mark’s book, Agatha Christie’s Marple: Expert on Wickedness in paperback, ebook and audio now! WE'VE WRITTEN A BOOK! You can pre-order The Swinging Christies: How Agatha Christie Conquered the 1960s NOW ! You can find us on Instagram @Christie_Time . We are also on Bluesky at ChristieTime.com . Our YouTube account is @TheSwingingChristies . Our website is ChristieTime.com . Our other podcast, Westmapod, launched on 31 March 2026 - just search Westmapod in your podcatcher of choice to check it out! Please subscribe to the podcast so you’re notified every time an episode drops. Please also consider giving us a star rating and/or reviewing us on your podcatcher of choice. The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown. Artwork designed by Bartlett Studio and Tom Double. 00:00:00 - Opening titles 00:00:44 - Introductory chat 00:02:36 - Commentary track for Murder at the Gallop (1963) 01:20:41 - How to get in touch 01:21:58 - Closing titles 01:22:17 - Coda Solutions revealed - After the Funeral, The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Hello Swingers, we have a new Agatha Christie podcast over on another feed we wanted to tell you about! But don't worry, The Swinging Christies isn't going anywhere. Go search WESTMAPOD in your podcatcher of choice and make sure you subscribe! It’s the introductory episode of Westmapod: Agatha Christie’s Secret Identity with co-hosts Gray and Mark (aka Christie Time). The alter ego of best-selling novelist Agatha Christie, Westmacott wrote six fascinating novels - and in this bookclub-style limited series, we will be going book-by-book to answer to question: who is Mary Westmacott? Read along with us! Each episode drops after a fortnight, on Tuesdays. You have until Tuesday 14 April 2026 to read book 1, Giant’s Bread! WE'VE WRITTEN A BOOK! You can pre-order The Swinging Christies: How Agatha Christie Conquered the 1960s NOW ! You can find us on Instagram @Christie_Time . Our website is ChristieTime.com . We are also on Bluesky at ChristieTime.com . Our YouTube account is @Westmapod . Please subscribe to the podcast so you’re notified every time an episode drops! And do also stay subscribed to The Swinging Christies for monthly episodes over there! Please also consider giving us a star rating and/or reviewing us on your podcatcher of choice. Westmapod is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown. Artwork designed by Tom Double. 00:00:00 - Exclusive Swinging Christies intro to Westmapod! 00:03:09 - Opening titles 00:04:03 - Introduction to Westmapod 00:05:54 - Who is Mary Westmacott? 00:11:49 - The six Mary Westmacott books 00:17:55 - What are we looking to discover? 00:21:34 - Series plan, next episode, how to get in touch 00:25:43 - Closing titles 00:26:40 - Coda
Mark and Gray are reunited to discuss the working titles of Agatha Christie’s Swinging works - novels, plays and short stories to boot! Recorded in a very special location this is a fun rundown and a valuable glimpse into the Queen of Crime’s unique planning process! You can find us on Instagram @Christie_Time . We are also on Bluesky at ChristieTime.com . Our YouTube account is @TheSwingingChristies . WESTMAPOD launches on 31 March 2026! Please subscribe to the podcast so you’re notified every time an episode drops! Please also consider giving us a star rating and/or reviewing us on your podcatcher of choice. Our website is ChristieTime.com . The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown. 00:00:00 - Opening titles 00:00:43 - Introductory chat 00:03:45 - Drag naming game! 00:08:07 - Work In Progress 00:11:43 - Cat Among the Pigeons (1959) 00:14:50 - The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding (1960) 00:17:17 - The Pale Horse (1961) 00:19:23 - The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side (1962) 00:25:33 - The Rule of Three (1962) 00:30:49 - The Clocks (1963) 00:33:47 - A Caribbean Mystery (1964) 00:36:56 - At Bertram’s Hotel (1965) 00:38:10 - Third Girl (1966) 00:41:31 - Endless Night (1967) 00:44:15 - By the Pricking of My Thumbs (1968) 00:50:18 - Hallowe’en Party (1969) 00:51:53 - Passenger to Frankfurt (1970) 00:54:04 - How to get in touch 00:55:24 - Closing titles 00:55:51 - Coda Solutions revealed - Cat Among the Pigeons, The Pale Horse, At Bertram’s Hotel, Hallowe’en Party TW - language quoted that some members of the traveller communities may find offensive
Gray and Mark take the sea tractor over the crashing waves to the magnificent Burgh Island Hotel in Devon. Cut off from the mainland, they discuss Agatha Christie’s Devonshire locations and references in the Swinging works, and then meet Giles Fuchs, proprietor of the Burgh Island Hotel! But will there be a murder? (Spoiler: no.) You can find us on Instagram @Christie_Time . We are also on Bluesky at ChristieTime.com . Our YouTube account is @TheSwingingChristies . You can find out more about Burgh Island at BurghIsland.com . Don't forget - our other podcast, WESTMAPOD, launches on 31 March 2026! Please subscribe to the podcast so you’re notified every time an episode drops! Please also consider giving us a star rating and/or reviewing us on your podcatcher of choice. Our website is ChristieTime.com . The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown. 00:00:00 - Opening titles 00:00:37 - Introductory chat 00:03:14 - Agatha Christie in Devon 00:16:29 - Devon in the Swinging Christies texts 00:27:15 - Interview with Giles Fuchs, proprietor of the Burgh Island Hotel 00:38:25 - Next episode, how to get in touch 00:39:30 - Closing titles 00:39:45 - Coda
New year, new us…new world? Since before the 1960s, scientists have been warning at the negative human impact on the world around us, but it’s a topic that really hit the headlines in the Swinging era. Interestingly, it’s a thread that can be traced through some of Agatha Christie’s 1960s writing too… Join Mark and Gray for a brand new year on The Swinging Christies! PLUS: an announcement! You can find us on Instagram @Christie_Time . We are also on Bluesky at ChristieTime.com . Our YouTube account is @TheSwingingChristies . WESTMAPOD launches on 31 March 2026! Please subscribe to the podcast so you’re notified every time an episode drops! Please also consider giving us a star rating and/or reviewing us on your podcatcher of choice. Our website is ChristieTime.com . This episode is dedicated to Chandra Maharaj. The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown. 00:00:00 - Dedication 00:00:44 - Opening titles 00:01:20 - Introductory chat 00:03:28 - An announcement 00:06:09 - Climate Change in the 1960s 00:20:52 - In the Cool of the Evening from Star Over Bethlehem (1965) 00:32:47 - Case study: The Birds (1963) 00:42:22 - Enter Albert! 00:54:09 - Next episode, how to get in touch 00:55:42 - Closing titles 00:56:09 - Coda Solutions revealed! - Hallowe'en Party TW: the death of the planet
Mark and Gray aka Donner and Blitzen are here with the now-annual Swinging Christies Christmas extravaganza! This time the discussion is about the ITV Agatha Christie’s Poirot David Suchet adaptations of The Mystery of the Spanish/Baghdad Chest, and The Theft of the Royal Ruby, aka The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding! Expect an abundance of sleigh bells, a tuneful game, two Edward Claytons, and a partridge in a pear tree! You can find us on Instagram @Christie_Time . We are also on Bluesky at ChristieTime.com . Our YouTube account is @TheSwingingChristies . Please subscribe to the podcast so you’re notified every time an episode drops! Please also consider giving us a star rating and/or reviewing us on your podcatcher of choice. Our website is ChristieTime.com . The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown. 00:00:00 - Opening titles 00:00:40- Introductory chat 00:02:45 - Christmas song game! 00:06:50 - The Mystery of the Spanish Chest (1991) 00:30:47 - The Theft of the Royal Ruby (1991) 00:41:55 - The Return of the Mailbag 00:52:32 - Next episode, how to get in touch 00:53:53 - Closing titles 00:54:21 - Coda Solutions revealed - The Mystery of the Baghdad/Spanish Chest, The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side TW: being stabbed through the eye (Merry Christmas!)
Gray and Mark are sunning themselves in Puerto de la Cruz for Tenerife’s International Agatha Christie Festival! In the 1920s, Agatha came to this beautiful island to get away from it all, but even later, in the 1960s, the shadows of that dark time in her life were still evident. You can find us on Instagram @Christie_Time . We are also on Bluesky at christietime.bsky.social . Our YouTube account is @TheSwingingChristies . Please subscribe to the podcast so you’re notified every time an episode drops! Please also consider giving us a star rating and/or reviewing us on your podcatcher of choice. Our website is ChristieTime.com . The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown. 00:00:00 - Opening titles 00:00:40 - Introductory chat 00:04:16 - The Disappearance - in Agatha’s own words 00:24:46 - The Disappearance in Agatha’s Swinging works, from Davenham to Marina Gregg 00:57:22 - Next episode, how to get in touch 00:59:15 - Closing titles 00:59:38 - Coda Solutions revealed - Endless Night, The Disappearance of Mr Davenheim, The Dream, Third Girl TW: references to suicide, mental health crises, quoted outdated terminology, deaths and bereavements
Mwahahaha! It’s the now-traditional The Swinging Christies x Hallowe’en extravaganza, and this year Mark and Gray are talking about the recent film adaptation of Hallowe’en Party, A Haunting in Venice (2023). What do we make of the 1969 setting moved to 1947? Will we survive a risky game of apple bobbing, in a very non-galvanised bucket? Listen on to find out. You can find us on Instagram @Christie_Time . We are also on Bluesky at christietime.bsky.social . Our YouTube account is @TheSwingingChristies . Please subscribe to the podcast so you’re notified every time an episode drops! Please also consider giving us a star rating and/or reviewing us on your podcatcher of choice. Our website is ChristieTime.com . The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown. Next episode: we're doing something we have never done before... 00:00:00 - Opening titles 00:00:40 - Introductory chat 00:03:12 - A Haunting in Venice 00:18:33 - Apple bobbing! 00:22:09 - Differences between Hallowe’en Party and A Haunting in Venice 00:47:51 - How to get in touch 00:48:54 - Closing titles 00:49:21 - Coda Solutions revealed - Hallowe’en Party, The Pale Horse, Third Girl TW: brief discussion of eating disorders and violence against children
It’s The Swinging Christies as you've never heard (or seen) it before - with a live audience! Join Mark and Gray at the 2025 International Agatha Christie Festival in Torquay, Devon, for this special recorded and filmed episode all about the way Agatha Christie’s books were packaged for a whole new Swinging era! Expect laughs, mishaps, ribbing, and even the occasional fact. With heartfelt thanks to everyone at the festival for making this happen, from the volunteers to the organisers to the bookshop, and a special thanks to our brilliant director and editor for this episode, John Tomkins of Emberlense Productions . You can find us on Instagram @Christie_Time . We are also on Bluesky at christietime.bsky.social . Our YouTube account is @TheSwingingChristies . Please subscribe to the podcast so you’re notified every time an episode drops! Please also consider giving us a star rating and/or reviewing us on your podcatcher of choice. Our website is ChristieTime.com . The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown. Next episode: we’re going apple bobbing… It’s the Hallowe’en special! 00:00:00 - Opening titles 00:04:15 - Colour 00:17:50 - Shape 00:26:54 - Pattern 00:31:18 - Headline 00:34:21 - Femme 00:39:10 - Psychedelia 00:45:48 - Wrap up, next episode 00:48:48 - Closing titles Solutions revealed - Cat among the Pigeons
Gray and Mark meet Mystery Steve who has travelled all the way from Australia! Steve has been examining the way Agatha Christie titles have been translated into other languages. Steve’s project has just hit the 1960s, so we wanted to get him onto the podcast for the full lowdown. Travel the world with Gray, Mark and Steve! You can find us on Instagram @Christie_Time . We are also on Bluesky at christietime.bsky.social . Our YouTube account is @TheSwingingChristies . Please subscribe to the podcast so you’re notified every time an episode drops! Please also consider giving us a star rating and/or reviewing us on your podcatcher of choice. Our website is ChristieTime.com . The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown. Next episode: we’re going LIVE! 00:00:00 - Opening titles 00:00: 40- Introductory chat 00:01:58 - Mystery Steve: Agatha Christie - Titles in Translation 00:10;41 - Cat Among the Pigeons (1959) 00:15:16 - The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding (1960) 00:20:06 - The Pale Horse (1961) 00:24:10 - The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side (1962) 00:27:52 - The Clocks (1963) 00:31:48 - A Caribbean Mystery (1964) 00:34:12 - At Bertram’s Hotel (1965) 00:37:23 - Third Girl (1966) 00:42:24 - Endless Night (1967) 00:46:13 - By the Pricking of My Thumbs (1968) 00:49:48 - Hallowe’en Party (1969) 00:56:37 - Passenger to Frankfurt (1970) 00:57:58 - Wrap up, next episode 01:00:58 - Closing titles 01:02:08 - Coda Solutions revealed - The Pale Horse, The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side, Endless Night, By the Pricking of My Thumbs
Gray and Mark head to beautiful Belfast to chat to novelist and Agatha Christie fan Jan Carson. Jan has been tackling the Troubles in her work for some time, and we want to discuss with her Christie’s Troubles references in Passenger to Frankfurt, as well as Irish characters and references in other Swinging books - all the way from The Pale Horse to By the Pricking of My Thumbs! You can find us on Instagram @Christie_Time . We are also on Bluesky at christietime.bsky.social . Our YouTube account is @TheSwingingChristies . Please subscribe to the podcast so you’re notified every time an episode drops! Please also consider giving us a star rating and/or reviewing us on your podcatcher of choice. Our website is ChristieTime.com . The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown. Next episode: we’re going global… again…! 00:00:00 - Opening titles 00:00:47 - Introductory chat in Belfast 00:02:46 - Interview with Jan Carson and discussion of Ireland in the Swinging Christies 00:37:58 - The Troubles 00:52:46 - Next episode, how to get in touch 00:54:03 - Closing titles 00:54:31 - Coda Solutions revealed! - The Pale Horse, At Bertram’s Hotel, Endless Night, Passenger to Frankfurt TW: Racist and xenophobic language quoted
Two wickedly witty women writers, separated only by the Atlantic! This episode, Gray and Mark carry on their American adventures and discuss the similarities and differences between the works of Agatha Christie and Shirley Jackson. Specifically focussing on Shirley’s Swinging era - The Haunting of Hill House and We Have Always Lived in the Castle! You can find us on Instagram @Christie_Time . We are also on Bluesky at christietime.bsky.social . Our YouTube account is @TheSwingingChristies . Please subscribe to the podcast so you’re notified every time an episode drops! Please also consider giving us a star rating and/or reviewing us on your podcatcher of choice. Our website is ChristieTime.com . The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown. Next episode: we’re heading to Belfast! 00:00:00 - Opening titles 00:00:40 - Introductory chat, recorded in Greenwich, New York 00:05:40 - Agatha Christie and Shirley Jackson 00:20:25 - Swinging Shirley work-by-work 01:03:00 - Next episode, how to get in touch 01:05:02 - Closing titles 01:05:30 - Coda Solutions revealed! - Five Little Pigs, Third Girl
Mrs Christie went to Washington, and Dr Aldridge and Mr Brown are following suit! This episode, we get the train to Washington DC to uncover the truth about how an American Christie fan would REALLY have experienced a Swinging Christie… You can find us on Instagram @Christie_Time . We are also on Bluesky at christietime.bsky.social . Please subscribe to us, and rate and review us on your podcatcher of choice. Our website is ChristieTime.com . The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown. Next episode: we look at Agatha Christie alongside a contemporary - Shirley Jackson! 00:00:00 - Opening titles 00:00:43 - Introductory chat 00:01:44 - Agatha, Washington and America in the 1960s, down the Mall 00:09:41 - Discoveries in the Library of Congress 00:43:37 - Wrap up, the National Museum of African American History and Culture 00:47:24 - Next episode, how to get in touch 00:49:09 - Closing titles 00:49:36 - Coda
Mark and Gray take Manhattan in the first in this very special miniseries recorded in the USA. In New York, Gray and Mark discuss Agatha’s 1960s connections to America, plus their discoveries in papers held at the Princeton University Archive. You can find us on Instagram @Christie_Time . We are also on Bluesky at christietime.bsky.social . Please subscribe to us, and rate and review us on your podcatcher of choice. Our website is ChristieTime.com . The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown. Next episode: Part 2 of Swinging USA - we go to Washington DC! 00:00:00 - Opening titles 00:00:40 - Introductory chat at Heathrow airport 00:03:57 - Agatha and America in the 1960s at Central Park 00:32:38 - Discoveries in the Princeton Archive 00:55:49 - Wrap up, Schubert Archive, and off to Washington DC! 00:58:30 - How to get in touch 00:59:41 - Closing titles 01:00:12 - Coda Solutions revealed! - Cat Among the Pigeons, The Clocks, The Pale Horse, At Bertram’s Hotel
Mark and Gray travel to India (metaphorically) in search of the Queen of Crime! Along the way, they discuss various Hindi and Bengali adaptations, and meet with friend-of-the-podcast and expert adaptor/writer Ayeesha Menon to discuss her Mumbai stage version of The Mirror Crack’d! You can find us on Instagram @Christie_Time. We are on Bluesky at christietime.bsky.social. Please do subscribe, rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts. Our website is ChristieTime.com. Ayeesha Menon can be found via her production company Goldhawk Productions . Her excellent drama podcast Mumbai Crime is available on all good podcatchers. The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown. Next episode: stay tuned…! 0:00:00 - Opening titles 00:00:41 - Introductory chat 00:06:25 - Agatha and India 00:14:57 - Chupi Chupi Aashey (1960 Bengali version of The Mousetrap) 00:29:51 - Gumnaam (1965 Hindi version of And Then There Were None) 00:39:42 - Shubho Mahurat (2003 Bengali version of The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side) 00:56:12 - Interview with Ayeesha Menon, adaptor of The Mirror Crack’d for the Mumbai stage 01:45:12 - How to get in touch 01:46:35 - Closing titles 01:47:02 - Coda Solutions revealed! - The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side. NOT THE MOUSETRAP! We would never! TW: discussion of struggle with fertility, miscarriage, IVF etc.
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