The Swinging Christies: Agatha Christie in the 1960s

An absolute essential podcast to anyone who loves Agatha Christie - and as she is the best-selling author of all time, the most successful playwright of all time, and the most translated author in the world, that should be an awful lot of you! The hosts, by turns scholarly and witty, are always entertaining. Even if you’re someone who has read Christie for a half century, you’ll find new insights and learn new things about this, the most overlooked decade of her career - overlooked despite the facts that the books are brilliant, and she was more successful with each passing year. If you think Christie was only about cozy murders in manor houses full of servants, prepare to be schooled. In the 60s she was writing about sex, drugs, rock and roll, the threat of nuclear war and everything else that decade is known for. And despite being in her 70s, she treated these subject fairly, on their terms, and without much prejudice. Get thee to this podcast!

I really enjoyed your commentary on the film, “Murder She Said”. As a lifelong Christie fan, I’m usually strict about adaptations but make an exception for the delightful Margaret Rutherford! Would love to hear more film commentary from you!!

These incredibly knowledgeable hosts look at the Christie cannon through a unique lens, and each episode is jam packed with great conversations!

I’ve only listened to the first two episodes, and I am already hooked. I appreciate the obvious affection Mark and Gray have for Christie’s work. They also bring a tremendous amount of scholarship and critical analysis to the podcast. This is a real gem for Christie fans everywhere. Highly recommended!