Chronological Christie

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Join us as a long-time Agatha Christie collector and her Christie-novice husband discuss the works of the Queen of Crime in publication order.

  1. FEB 8

    The Murder At The Vicarage

    In this episode, we take a look at Miss Marple’s debut in The Murder at the Vicarage —------------------ We are your hosts: Gillian Porter - a long-time Agatha Christie reader and collector, And her husband Alan Porter, who, after almost 40 years of sharing a house with Agatha Christie books, has decided he should read them. We’ll be tackling the books in UK publication order as detailed on the official Agatha Christie website, and sharing our thoughts on each from the viewpoint of someone familiar with them.  And someone reading them for the first time. —------------------- Links mentioned in this episode Podcast Related Links Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/  Chronological Christie @ Bookshop.org - ttps://bookshop.org/lists/chronological-christies  Publication Order List - https://agathachristie.imgix.net/image-store/Read-Christie-2024/ACL_CompleteList_2024.pdf  Wikipedia Pages for the books discussed. The Murder at the Vicarage - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Murder_at_the_Vicarage Adaptation-related links The Murder at the Vicarage -  TV movie 1986 - Season 2 Episode 1  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0170266/ TV episode 2004 - Season 1 Episode 2 - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0441885/ References  Agatha Christie: An Autobiography - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062204578  Agatha Christie, A Very Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9781639362530 The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie - A Biographical Companion to the Works of Agatha Christie by Charles Osborne The Complete Christie, An Agatha Christie Encyclopedia by Matthew Bunson - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780671028312 Beautiful - Comic Book Adaptations - https://beautifulbooks.info/agatha-christie-comic-book-series/ Agatha Christie - Poirot The Greatest Detective in the World by Dr Mark Aldridge - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780008296643 Other Links Alan’s website - https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/  Alan’s Newsletter - https://alanjporter.substack.com/  —--- Check out our  Patreon account, where you can now get early access to our podcasts as well as our new Patreon-exclusive “Agatha Adjacent” podcast series. Patreon subscribers will also get the opportunity to submit questions for our bonus Q&A episodes. It’s quick and easy to join our growing Patreon community, starting at the Greenway Level for just $5 a month - think about all that extra Agatha goodness for the price of a cup of coffee. You can check it out and subscribe at patreon.com/chronologicalchristie Thanks for your support. ____________ Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Chronological Christie podcast. If you would like to leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform, that would be great and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes.  If you like to discuss any aspect of this episode, you can message us on the Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/  Please join us for our next episode, where we will be presenting our next Bonus Q&A Episode __________ The Chronological Christie podcast is a production of Megrin Entertainment, a division of 4Js Group, LLC

    40 min

  2. JAN 25

    Meet The Hosts - A Year One "Thank You"

    Meet The Hosts As a way to celebrate the first year, and as a Thank You - we thought it would be fun to share the “Meet The Hosts” episode that is only normally available on our Patreon account. - Patreon.com/ChronologicalChristie —------------------ We are your hosts: Gillian Porter - a long-time Agatha Christie reader and collector, And her husband Alan Porter, who, after almost 40 years of sharing a house with Agatha Christie books, has decided he should read them. We’ll be tackling the books in UK publication order as detailed on the official Agatha Christie website, and sharing our thoughts on each from the viewpoint of someone familiar with them.  And someone reading them for the first time. —------------------- Links mentioned in this episode Podcast Related Links Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/  Chronological Christie @ Bookshop.org - ttps://bookshop.org/lists/chronological-christies  Wikipedia Pages for the books discussed. The Murder at the Vicarage - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Murder_at_the_Vicarage Other Links Alan’s website - https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/  Alan’s Newsletter - https://alanjporter.substack.com/  —--- Check out our  Patreon account, where you can now get early access to our podcasts as well as our new Patreon-exclusive “Agatha Adjacent” podcast series. Patreon subscribers will also get the opportunity to submit questions for our bonus Q&A episodes. It’s quick and easy to join our growing Patreon community, starting at the Greenway Level for just $5 a month - think about all that extra Agatha goodness for the price of a cup of coffee. You can check it out and subscribe at patreon.com/chronologicalchristie Thanks for your support. ____________ Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Chronological Christie podcast. If you would like to leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform, that would be great and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes.  If you like to discuss any aspect of this episode, you can message us on the Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/  __________ The Chronological Christie podcast is a production of Megrin Entertainment, a division of 4Js Group, LLC

    19 min

  3. JAN 19

    Seven Dials Mystery - TV Special

    In this special bonus episode, we are taking a look at the recently released Seven Dials Mystery adaptation from Netflix —------------------ We are your hosts: Gillian Porter - a long-time Agatha Christie reader and collector, And her husband Alan Porter, who, after almost 40 years of sharing a house with Agatha Christie books, has decided he should read them. We’ll be tackling the books in UK publication order as detailed on the official Agatha Christie website, and sharing our thoughts on each from the viewpoint of someone familiar with them.  And someone reading them for the first time. —------------------- Links mentioned in this episode Podcast Related Links Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/  Chronological Christie @ Bookshop.org - ttps://bookshop.org/lists/chronological-christies  Publication Order List - https://agathachristie.imgix.net/image-store/Read-Christie-2024/ACL_CompleteList_2024.pdf  Pages for the adaptation discussed. Seven Dials Mystery - Wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven_Dials_Mystery#:~:text=A%20Netflix%20adaptation%20titled%20Agatha,and%20Martin%20Freeman%20as%20Battle. Seven Dials Mystery - IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31974288/ Seven Dials Mystery - Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/seven-dials-mystery-agatha-christie References  Agatha Christie: An Autobiography - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062204578  Agatha Christie, A Very Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9781639362530 The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie - A Biographical Companion to the Works of Agatha Christie by Charles Osborne The Complete Christie, An Agatha Christie Encyclopedia by Matthew Bunson - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780671028312 Other Links Alan’s website - https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/  Alan’s Newsletter - https://alanjporter.substack.com/  —--- Check out our  Patreon account, where you can now get early access to our podcasts as well as our new Patreon-exclusive “Agatha Adjacent” podcast series. Patreon subscribers will also get the opportunity to submit questions for our bonus Q&A episodes. It’s quick and easy to join our growing Patreon community, starting at the Greenway Level for just $5 a month - think about all that extra Agatha goodness for the price of a cup of coffee. You can check it out and subscribe at patreon.com/chronologicalchristie Thanks for your support. ____________ Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Chronological Christie podcast. If you would like to leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform, that would be great and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes.  If you like to discuss any aspect of this episode, you can message us on the Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/  Please join us for our next episode, where we will be looking at The Murder at the Vicarage __________ The Chronological Christie podcast is a production of Megrin Entertainment, a division of 4Js Group, LLC

    19 min

  4. JAN 11

    Partners In Crime - Part 3

    In this episode, we take a look at the final stories from the Partners In Crime short story collection. —------------------ We are your hosts: Gillian Porter - a long-time Agatha Christie reader and collector, And her husband Alan Porter, who after almost 40 years of sharing a house with Agatha Christie books has decided he should read them. We’ll be tackling the books in UK publication order as detailed on the official Agatha Christie website, and sharing our thoughts on each from the viewpoint of someone familiar with them,  and someone reading them for the first time. —------------------- Links mentioned in this episode Podcast Related Links Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/  Chronological Christie @ Bookshop.org - ttps://bookshop.org/lists/chronological-christies  Publication Order List - https://agathachristie.imgix.net/image-store/Read-Christie-2024/ACL_CompleteList_2024.pdf  Wikipedia Pages for the books discussed. Partners in Crime - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partners_in_Crime_(short_story_collection)# Adaptation-related links Partners in Crime - TV series 1983 - One Season - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0506929/?ref_=tt_ov_ep_pr References  Agatha Christie: An Autobiography - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062204578  Agatha Christie, A Very Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9781639362530 The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie - A Biographical Companion to the Works of Agatha Christie by Charles Osborne The Complete Christie, An Agatha Christie Encyclopedia by Matthew Bunson - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780671028312 Beautiful - Comic Book Adaptations - https://beautifulbooks.info/agatha-christie-comic-book-series/ Agatha Christie - Poirot The Greatest Detective in the World by Dr Mark Aldridge - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780008296643 Other Links Alan’s website - https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/  Alan’s Newsletter - https://alanjporter.substack.com/  —--- Check out our  Patreon account where you can now get early access to our podcasts as well as our new patreon exclusive “Agatha Adjacent” podcast series. Patreon subscribers will also get the opportunity to submit questions for our bonus Q&A episodes. It’s quick and easy to join our growing Patreon community starting at the Greenway Level for just $5 a month - think about all that extra Agatha goodness for the price of a cup of coffee. You can check it out or subscribe at patreon.com/chronologicalchristie Thanks for your support. ____________ Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Chronological Christie podcast. If you would like to leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform that would be great and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes.  If you like to discuss any aspect of this episode you can message us on the Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/  Please join us for our next episode where we will be covering Miss Marple’s debut in The Murder at the Vicarage,  __________ The Chronological Christie podcast is a production of Megrin Entertainment, a division of 4Js Group, LLC

    43 min

  5. 12/21/2025

    Partners In Crime - Part 2

    In this episode, we take a look at the second set of stories from the Partners In Crime short story collection. —------------------ We are your hosts: Gillian Porter - a long-time Agatha Christie reader and collector, And her husband Alan Porter, who after almost 40 years of sharing a house with Agatha Christie books has decided he should read them. We’ll be tackling the books in UK publication order as detailed on the official Agatha Christie website, and sharing our thoughts on each from the viewpoint of someone familiar with them,  and someone reading them for the first time. —------------------- Links mentioned in this episode Podcast Related Links Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/  Chronological Christie @ Bookshop.org - ttps://bookshop.org/lists/chronological-christies  Publication Order List - https://agathachristie.imgix.net/image-store/Read-Christie-2024/ACL_CompleteList_2024.pdf  Wikipedia Pages for the books discussed. Partners in Crime - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partners_in_Crime_(short_story_collection)# Adaptation-related links Partners in Crime - TV series 1983 - One Season - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0506929/?ref_=tt_ov_ep_pr References  Agatha Christie: An Autobiography - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062204578  Agatha Christie, A Very Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9781639362530 The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie - A Biographical Companion to the Works of Agatha Christie by Charles Osborne The Complete Christie, An Agatha Christie Encyclopedia by Matthew Bunson - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780671028312 Other Links Alan’s website - https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/  Alan’s Newsletter - https://alanjporter.substack.com/  —--- Check out our  Patreon account where you can now get early access to our podcasts as well as our new patreon exclusive “Agatha Adjacent” podcast series. Patreon subscribers will also get the opportunity to submit questions for our bonus Q&A episodes. It’s quick and easy to join our growing Patreon community starting at the Greenway Level for just $5 a month - think about all that extra Agatha goodness for the price of a cup of coffee. You can check it out with a free 7-day trial or subscribe at patreon.com/chronologicalchristie Thanks for your support. ____________ Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Chronological Christie podcast. If you would like to leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform that would be great and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes.  If you like to discuss any aspect of this episode you can message us on the Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/  Please join us for our next episode where we will be covering more of the Tommy & Tuppence short story collection Partners in Crime  __________

    41 min

  6. 12/07/2025

    Partners In Crime - Part 1

    In this episode, we take a look at the first five stories from the Partners In Crime short story collection. —------------------ We are your hosts: Gillian Porter - a long-time Agatha Christie reader and collector, And her husband Alan Porter, who after almost 40 years of sharing a house with Agatha Christie books has decided he should read them. We’ll be tackling the books in UK publication order as detailed on the official Agatha Christie website, and sharing our thoughts on each from the viewpoint of someone familiar with them,  and someone reading them for the first time. —------------------- Links mentioned in this episode Podcast Related Links Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/  Chronological Christie @ Bookshop.org - ttps://bookshop.org/lists/chronological-christies  Publication Order List - https://agathachristie.imgix.net/image-store/Read-Christie-2024/ACL_CompleteList_2024.pdf  Wikipedia Pages for the books discussed. Partners in Crime - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partners_in_Crime_(short_story_collection)# Adaptation-related links Partners in Crime - TV series 1983 - One Season - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0506929/?ref_=tt_ov_ep_pr References  Agatha Christie: An Autobiography - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062204578  Agatha Christie, A Very Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9781639362530 The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie - A Biographical Companion to the Works of Agatha Christie by Charles Osborne The Complete Christie, An Agatha Christie Encyclopedia by Matthew Bunson - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780671028312 Beautiful - Comic Book Adaptations - https://beautifulbooks.info/agatha-christie-comic-book-series/ Agatha Christie - Poirot The Greatest Detective in the World by Dr Mark Aldridge - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780008296643 Other Links Alan’s website - https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/  Alan’s Newsletter - https://alanjporter.substack.com/  —--- Check out our  Patreon account where you can now get early access to our podcasts as well as our new patreon exclusive “Agatha Adjacent” podcast series. Patreon subscribers will also get the opportunity to submit questions for our bonus Q&A episodes. It’s quick and easy to join our growing Patreon community starting at the Greenway Level for just $5 a month - think about all that extra Agatha goodness for the price of a cup of coffee. You can check it out with a free 7-day trial or subscribe at patreon.com/chronologicalchristie Thanks for your support. ____________ Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Chronological Christie podcast. If you would like to leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform that would be great and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes.  If you like to discuss any aspect of this episode you can message us on the Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/  Please join us for our next episode where we will be covering more of the Tommy & Tuppence short story collection Partners in Crime  __________ The Chronological Christie podcast is a production of Megrin Entertainment, a division of 4Js Group, LLC

    28 min

  7. 11/09/2025

    The Seven Dials Mystery

    In this episode, we take a look at The Seven Dials Mystery  —------------------ We are your hosts: Gillian Porter - a long-time Agatha Christie reader and collector, And her husband Alan Porter, who after almost 40 years of sharing a house with Agatha Christie books has decided he should read them. We’ll be tackling the books in UK publication order as detailed on the official Agatha Christie website, and sharing our thoughts on each from the viewpoint of someone familiar with them,  and someone reading them for the first time. —------------------- Links mentioned in this episode Podcast Related Links Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/  Chronological Christie @ Bookshop.org - ttps://bookshop.org/lists/chronological-christies  Publication Order List - https://agathachristie.imgix.net/image-store/Read-Christie-2024/ACL_CompleteList_2024.pdf  Wikipedia Pages for the books discussed. The Seven Dials Mystery - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven_Dials_Mystery Adaptation-related links The Seven Dials Mystery - 1981 tv movie https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086287/ References  Agatha Christie: An Autobiography - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062204578  Agatha Christie, A Very Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9781639362530 The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie - A Biographical Companion to the Works of Agatha Christie by Charles Osborne The Complete Christie, An Agatha Christie Encyclopedia by Matthew Bunson - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780671028312 Beautiful - Comic Book Adaptations - https://beautifulbooks.info/agatha-christie-comic-book-series/ Agatha Christie - Poirot The Greatest Detective in the World by Dr Mark Aldridge - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780008296643 Other Links Alan’s website - https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/  Alan’s Newsletter - https://alanjporter.substack.com/  —--- Check out our  Patreon account where you can now get early access to our podcasts as well as our new patreon exclusive “Agatha Adjacent” podcast series. Patreon subscribers will also get the opportunity to submit questions for our bonus Q&A episodes. It’s quick and easy to join our growing Patreon community starting at the Greenway Level for just $5 a month - think about all that extra Agatha goodness for the price of a cup of coffee. You can check it out with a free 7-day trial or subscribe at patreon.com/chronologicalchristie Thanks for your support. ____________ Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Chronological Christie podcast. If you would like to leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform that would be great and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes.  If you like to discuss any aspect of this episode you can message us on the Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/  Please join us for our next episode where we will be meeting Miss Marple in Murder at the Vicarage. __________ The Chronological Christie podcast is a production of Megrin Entertainment, a division of 4Js Group, LLC

    46 min

  8. 10/26/2025

    Questions Revisited (Episodes 1, 9, 11)

    In this bonus episode, we are taking a look back at two new fun versions of The Mysterious Affair at Styles we’ve recently added to our library, try and uncover more about why the stage version of The Secret of Chimneys was banned, and watch the fascinating Japanese adaptation of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. Links mentioned in this episode Podcast Related Links Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/  Publication Order List - https://agathachristie.imgix.net/image-store/Read-Christie-2024/ACL_CompleteList_202 4.pdf  Both of the new versions of The Mysterious Affair at Styles we discussed can be found on our Chronological Christie list at Bookshop.org - https://bookshop.org/lists/chronological-christies  The Secret of Chimneys promotion/interview videos: Lonny Chapman Theater in Los Angeles- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjM1DqAADkA  The Theater in the Round in Minneapolis  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P4jNHNE7dM  The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Japanese TV adaptation - It seems that the full version we watched is no longer available on YouTube - but you can get a taste of it in the trailer at https://youtu.be/uxzw41DLvMk Podcast episodes for the books discussed. The Mysterious Affair At Styles Secret of Chimneys  The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Other Links Alan’s website - https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/  Alan’s Newsletter - https://alanjporter.substack.com/  Before we move on we want to take a quick break to remind you about our Patreon account, where you can get early access to our podcasts, as well as our new Patreon-exclusive “Agatha Adjacent” podcast series. Patreon subscribers will also get the opportunity to submit questions for our future Q&A episodes like this one. It’s quick and easy to join our growing Patreon community, starting at the Greenway Level for just $5 a month - think about all that extra Agatha goodness for the price of a cup of coffee. You can check it out with a free 7-day trial or subscribe at patreon.com/chronologicalchristie Thanks for your support. Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Chronological Christie podcast. If you would like to leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform, that would be great, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes.  If you like to discuss any aspect of this episode,, you can message us on the Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/  Please join us for our next episode where we will be discussing The Seven Dials Mystery __________ The Chronological Christie podcast is a production of Megrin Entertainment, a division of 4Js Group, LLC

    21 min
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Join us as a long-time Agatha Christie collector and her Christie-novice husband discuss the works of the Queen of Crime in publication order.

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    Megrin Entertainment
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    21
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