Agatha Christie, They Watched

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Join us as Teresa and Bill Peschel watch movie and TV adaptations of the works of Agatha Christie, and discuss (and sometimes argue) what they think of them, their positives, negatives, interesting background facts, and whether you should watch them too!

  1. Jul 2

    The First Poirot Hits the Silver Screen in “Lord Edgware Dies” (1934) (ep. 41)

    Warning: SPOILERS!   Austin Trevor, probably the most miscast Poirot in cinema history, stars in “Lord Edgware Dies.” This version came out about five years after the introduction of sound, and it looks and sounds like it. Is it still watchable? Let’s fine out!   “Agatha Christie, They Watch” reviews the adaptations of Agatha Christie’s novels in their order of publication.   Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, SheWatched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).   HOW TO SEE THIS MOVIE: YouTube: https://youtu.be/5MPZbhpdxPU   NEXT WEEK: The second taste of “Lord Edgware Dies” —retitled “Thirteen at Dinner,” introduces to the great raconteur and actor Peter Ustinov. This contemporary TV movie from 1985 stars Faye Dunaway and future Poirot David Suchet as Chief Inspector Japp! See you next Thursday!   HOW TO SEE IT: Man, this is nearly impossible to find. Used DVD copies are for sale on ebay, and your library’s interlibrary loan department might get it for you (that’s how we found our copy). But none of the streaming services seem to carry it (and I checked Prime, YouTube, Yubi, and Google Play).   WHERE TO FIND US Peschel Press: www.peschelpress.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peschel_press/   LOOK UP OUR BOOKS “Agatha Christie, She Watched” is our coffee-table sizedbook and not coffee-table sized ebook collection of Teresa's reviews ofChristie's movie and TV adaptations.   Agatha Christie, She Watched:https://peschelpress.com/agatha-christie-she-watched/   International Agatha Christie, She Watched:https://peschelpress.com/international-agatha-christie-she-watched/   DISCLAIMER: FAIR USE. Title 17, US Code (Sections 107-118 ofthe copyright law) All media in this video is used for the purpose of reviewand commentary under the terms of fair use. All footage, music and images used belong to their respective owners.   Theme music: "Deadly Roulette" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  2. Jul 2

    Can the Germans Make Love Like The French? This “Love from a Stranger” (1967) showed us how (ep. 40)

    Warning: SPOILERS!   This is our last version of “Love from a Stranger”! This time it’s the German TV version from 1967. Based on the short story “Philomel House” and a play Christie wrote, the play was rewritten by Frank Vosper but published with his sole credit.   “Agatha Christie, They Watch” reviews the adaptations of Agatha Christie’s novels in their order of publication.   Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).   HOW TO SEE THIS MOVIE: YouTube: https://youtu.be/whw95ux9WVE   NEXT WEEK: We start on the next novel in the Christie chronology: “Lord Edgware Dies.” This is the 1934 version starring the first movie Poirot, Austin Trevor, and Richard Cooper as his Captain Hastings. See you next Thursday!   HOW TO SEE IT: YouTube: https://youtu.be/5MPZbhpdxPU   WHERE TO FIND US Peschel Press: www.peschelpress.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peschel_press/   LOOK UP OUR BOOKS “Agatha Christie, She Watched” is our coffee-table sized book and not coffee-table sized ebook collection of Teresa's reviews of Christie's movie and TV adaptations.   Agatha Christie, She Watched: https://peschelpress.com/agatha-christie-she-watched/   International Agatha Christie, She Watched: https://peschelpress.com/international-agatha-christie-she-watched/   DISCLAIMER: FAIR USE. Title 17, US Code (Sections 107-118 of the copyright law) All media in this video is used for the purpose of review and commentary under the terms of fair use. All footage, music and images used belong to their respective owners.   Theme music: "Deadly Roulette" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  3. Jul 2

    The “Love from a Stranger” (1947) Remake: Don’t Mess With Agatha (ep. 39)

    Warning: SPOILERS!   We’re back to Agatha Christie this week. We’re watching “Love from a Stranger.” Based on the short story “Philomel House” and a play Christie wrote, the play was rewritten by Frank Vosper but published with his sole credit.   “Agatha Christie, They Watch” reviews the adaptations of Agatha Christie’s novels in their order of publication.   Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).   HOW TO SEE THIS MOVIE: “Love from a Stranger” (1947) on YouTube: https://youtu.be/aFmMGcbC2pY   NEXT WEEK: The third and last version of “Love From A Stranger,” titled “Ein Fremder klopft an” (“A Stranger Knocks”), is the 1967 German tv version with AI-created subtitles.   HOW TO SEE IT: YouTube: https://youtu.be/whw95ux9WVE     WHERE TO FIND US Peschel Press: www.peschelpress.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peschel_press/   LOOK UP OUR BOOKS “Agatha Christie, She Watched” is our coffee-table sized book and not coffee-table sized ebook collection of Teresa's reviews of Christie's movie and TV adaptations.   Agatha Christie, She Watched: https://peschelpress.com/agatha-christie-she-watched/   International Agatha Christie, She Watched: https://peschelpress.com/international-agatha-christie-she-watched/   DISCLAIMER: FAIR USE. Title 17, US Code (Sections 107-118 of the copyright law) All media in this video is used for the purpose of review and commentary under the terms of fair use. All footage, music and images used belong to their respective owners.   Theme music: "Deadly Roulette" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  4. Jul 2

    Agatha Christie Takes A Vacay, So We’re Watching Dorothy L. Sayers’ Clouds of Witness (ep. 37)

    Warning: SPOILERS! To mark the publication of “The Complete, Annotated Clouds of Witness,” we’re rewatching the five episode “Clouds of Witness.” Lord Peter Wimsey (Ian Carmichael) Bertie Woosters his way through a murder inquiry in which his brother, the Duke of Denver, is accused of murdering his sister’s fiancé. Watch Wimsey tangle with the locals in Yorkshire, fall into bogs, chase a socialist, and woo a mistress. “Agatha Christie, They Watch” reviews the adaptations of Agatha Christie’s novels in their order of publication. Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com). HOW TO SEE THIS MOVIE: “Clouds of Witness” YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lordpeterwimsey1895 NEXT WEEK: We’re back to Agatha with “Love From A Stranger,” a movie based on her play. This first of three versions stars Basil Rathbone. HOW TO SEE IT: “Love from a Stranger” on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FDQrYuI854E WHERE TO FIND US Peschel Press: www.peschelpress.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peschel_press/ LOOK UP OUR BOOKS “Agatha Christie, She Watched” is our coffee-table sized book and not coffee-table sized ebook collection of Teresa's reviews of Christie's movie and TV adaptations. Agatha Christie, She Watched: https://peschelpress.com/agatha-christie-she-watched/ International Agatha Christie, She Watched: https://peschelpress.com/international-agatha-christie-she-watched/ DISCLAIMER: FAIR USE. Title 17, US Code (Sections 107-118 of the copyright law) All media in this video is used for the purpose of review and commentary under the terms of fair use. All footage, music and images used belong to their respective owners. Theme music: "Deadly Roulette" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  5. Jul 2

    The Tangled Authorship Story Behind “Love from a Stranger,” an Agatha Christie thriller (1937) (ep. 38)

    Warning: SPOILERS! We’re back to Agatha Christie this week. We’re watching “Love from a Stranger.” Based on the short story “Philomel House” and a play Christie wrote, the play was rewritten by Frank Vosper but published with his sole credit. We’ll also talk about the movie, starring Basil Rathbone and Ann Harding, and a young Joan Hickson (“Miss Marple”) as the daffy maid. “Agatha Christie, They Watch” reviews the adaptations of Agatha Christie’s novels in their order of publication. Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com). HOW TO SEE THIS MOVIE: “Love from a Stranger” (1937) on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FDQrYuI854E NEXT WEEK: We’ll move on to the second version of “Love From A Stranger” (1947) with John Hodiak and Sylvia Sidney. HOW TO SEE IT: “Love from a Stranger” (1947) on YouTube: https://youtu.be/aFmMGcbC2pY WHERE TO FIND US Peschel Press: www.peschelpress.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peschel_press/ LOOK UP OUR BOOKS “Agatha Christie, She Watched” is our coffee-table sized book and not coffee-table sized ebook collection of Teresa's reviews of Christie's movie and TV adaptations. Agatha Christie, She Watched: https://peschelpress.com/agatha-christie-she-watched/ International Agatha Christie, She Watched: https://peschelpress.com/international-agatha-christie-she-watched/ DISCLAIMER: FAIR USE. Title 17, US Code (Sections 107-118 of the copyright law) All media in this video is used for the purpose of review and commentary under the terms of fair use. All footage, music and images used belong to their respective owners. Theme music: "Deadly Roulette" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  6. Jul 2

    Lithuania Has Entered the Podcast With Its 1981 “Peril at End House” (ep. 36)

    Warning: SPOILERS! We’ve reached the end of the road with Agatha Christie’s “Peril at End House.” We had not seen the Lithuanian version from 1981, and it’s on YouTube with AI-translated subtitles. After watching four versions, would we recognize what they’re doing here? Would it make any sense at all? “Agatha Christie, They Watch” reviews the adaptations of Agatha Christie’s novels in their order of publication. Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com). HOW TO SEE THIS MOVIE: YouTube (turn on the English AI-created subtitles): https://youtu.be/cXYd1_7imT0 NEXT WEEK: We should call this “Lord Peter They Watched,” because we’re watching “Clouds of Witness” to celebrate publication of “The Complete, Annotated Clouds of Witness” from Peschel Press. The week after that, we’ll return to Christie with “Love from a Stranger.” HOW TO SEE IT: “Clouds of Witness” YouTube (for the 6/4 livestream): https://www.youtube.com/@lordpeterwimsey1895 “Love from a Stranger” YouTube (for the 6/11 livestream): https://youtu.be/FDQrYuI854E WHERE TO FIND US Peschel Press: www.peschelpress.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peschel_press/ LOOK UP OUR BOOKS “Agatha Christie, She Watched” is our coffee-table sized book and not coffee-table sized ebook collection of Teresa's reviews of Christie's movie and TV adaptations. Agatha Christie, She Watched: https://peschelpress.com/agatha-christie-she-watched/ International Agatha Christie, She Watched: https://peschelpress.com/international-agatha-christie-she-watched/ DISCLAIMER: FAIR USE. Title 17, US Code (Sections 107-118 of the copyright law) All media in this video is used for the purpose of review and commentary under the terms of fair use. All footage, music and images used belong to their respective owners. Theme music: "Deadly Roulette" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  7. Jul 2

    Poirot Loses His Heart to a Pretty Girl in the French version of “Peril at End House” (ep. 35)

    Warning: SPOILERS! Here’s the fourth version of Agatha Christie’s “Peril at End House,” and in the first season of the French “Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie” we see the Poirot character of Inspector Larosiere prove that there’s no fool like an old fool. “Agatha Christie, They Watch” reviews the adaptations of Agatha Christie’s novels in their order of publication. Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com). HOW TO SEE THIS MOVIE: It can be found on DVD, but it’s also on Amazon Prime. Both have English subtitles: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00JKUKZZ6/ NEXT WEEK: We finish our look at “Peril at End House” with the Lithuanian version from 1981, newly discovered (with AI subtitles) on YouTube. HOW TO SEE IT: At this moment you can only find the unsubtitled version on YouTube. I had a subtitle file that I created for our reviewing. Endhauzo Paslaptis: https://youtu.be/zsZ4eKai1pI?si=QbxzcS6ICU8HQp-Y WHERE TO FIND US Peschel Press: www.peschelpress.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peschel_press/ LOOK UP OUR BOOKS “Agatha Christie, She Watched” is our coffee-table sized book and not coffee-table sized ebook collection of Teresa's reviews of Christie's movie and TV adaptations. Agatha Christie, She Watched: https://peschelpress.com/agatha-christie-she-watched/ International Agatha Christie, She Watched: https://peschelpress.com/international-agatha-christie-she-watched/ DISCLAIMER: FAIR USE. Title 17, US Code (Sections 107-118 of the copyright law) All media in this video is used for the purpose of review and commentary under the terms of fair use. All footage, music and images used belong to their respective owners. Theme music: "Deadly Roulette" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  8. Jul 2

    The Japanese Turn Poirot Into an Anime Character in End House Peril (ep. 34)

    Warning: SPOILERS! In our third look at “Peril at End House,” we turn to the Japanese anime “The Great Detectives Poirot and Marple.“ This version in three half-hour episodes, introduces children to Agatha Christie. We have Poirot and Hastings, but we also have Mabel West. She’s the daughter of playwright Raymond West, visits Miss Marple and wants to be a detective. She and her pet duck, Oliver, are introduced to Hercule Poirot, who is initially not interested in taking a girl (and her duck) as his protégé. But Mabel is determined. “Agatha Christie, They Watch” reviews the adaptations of Agatha Christie’s novels in their order of publication. Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com). HOW TO SEE THIS MOVIE: The three-episode story can be found on DailyMotion. Part one: https://dai.ly/x8qjkpq Part two: https://dai.ly/x8qjkrt Part three: https://dai.ly/x8qjkua NEXT WEEK: We turn to the French “Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie” 2009 version from the first season called “The House of Peril” (La Maison Du Peril). HOW TO SEE IT: It can be found on DVD, but it’s also on Amazon Prime. Both have English subtitles: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00JKUKZZ6/ WHERE TO FIND US Peschel Press: www.peschelpress.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peschel_press/ LOOK UP OUR BOOKS “Agatha Christie, She Watched” is our coffee-table sized book and not coffee-table sized ebook collection of Teresa's reviews of Christie's movie and TV adaptations. Agatha Christie, She Watched: https://peschelpress.com/agatha-christie-she-watched/ International Agatha Christie, She Watched: https://peschelpress.com/international-agatha-christie-she-watched/ DISCLAIMER: FAIR USE. Title 17, US Code (Sections 107-118 of the copyright law) All media in this video is used for the purpose of review and commentary under the terms of fair use. All footage, music and images used belong to their respective owners. Theme music: "Deadly Roulette" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Join us as Teresa and Bill Peschel watch movie and TV adaptations of the works of Agatha Christie, and discuss (and sometimes argue) what they think of them, their positives, negatives, interesting background facts, and whether you should watch them too!

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