7 episodes
The Swinging Christies: Agatha Christie in the 1960s The Swinging Christies
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5.0 • 14 Ratings
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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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6. Drugs
Tune in to the sixth episode of The Swinging Christies, drop everything and peace out! Mark and Gray examine the references to drugs in Agatha Christie's 60s novels, plays, films and short stories. Purple hearts for everyone!
You can find us on X and Instagram under @Christie_Time. Our website is Christietime.com. The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown.
Next episode: Empire
Solutions revealed! - A Caribbean Mystery, Third Girl, The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side, Endless Night, The Pale Horse -
5. Horror
In the fifth episode of The Swinging Christies, Mark and Gray spook each other by discussing everything from contemporary fears to olde folklore in the 1960s Agatha Christies.
You can find us on X and Instagram under @Christie_Time. Our website is Christietime.com.
The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown.
Next episode: Drugs
Solutions revealed! - Hallowe’en Party, A Caribbean Mystery, The Patient, By the Pricking of My Thumbs, The Pale Horse, Endless Night, At Bertram’s Hotel
TW - death of children, suicide, mental illness, outdated terms in quoted material -
4. Fashion
Episode four of The Swinging Christies sees Mark and Gray get all togged up and browse down Carnaby Street, as they examine style, art and Agatha Christie.
You can find us on X and Instagram under @Christie_Time. Our website is Christietime.com.
The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown.
Next episode: Horror
Solutions revealed! - The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding, Third Girl -
3. Money
In the third episode of The Swinging Christies, Mark and Gray turn the spotlight on class, inequality, society... all themes that are present and correct in Agatha Christie!
You can find us on X and Instagram under @Christie_Time. Our website is Christietime.com.
The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown.
Next episode: Fashion
Solutions revealed! - At Bertram's Hotel, The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side, Endless Night -
2. Rock 'n' Roll
It's the second episode of The Swinging Christies, and Mark and Gray are discussing the groovy music landscape of the 1960s. Featuring brand new insight from Agatha Christie's grandson, Mathew Prichard, himself!
You can find us on X and Instagram under @Christie_Time. Our website is Christietime.com.
The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown.
Next episode: Money -
1. Sex
In this first full episode of The Swinging Christies, Mark and Gray discuss topics around sex and the 1960s. How does Agatha Christie write about sex, gender, queerness and feminism, and how often? The answer is: very insightfully, and a lot more than you might think!
You can find us on X and Instagram under @Christie_Time. Our website is Christietime.com.
The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown.
Next episode: Rock 'n' Roll
Solutions revealed! - Hallowe'en Party, Endless Night, A Caribbean Mystery, At Bertram's Hotel
TW - sexual references including sexualisation of young people, misogynistic language quoted, homophobic language quoted.
Customer Reviews
Groovyly Awesome!
Absolutely loved your episode on Fashion. Not only detailed and interesting but sounded like a lot of research went into this pod as well. Delightful time spent listening to this Christie podcast. Now I must listen to all the previous episodes. It has been added to my list of must-listen-to Christie podcasts!! (All about Agatha, Shedunnit, The Labours of Hercule, AG Radio Plays, and Agatha She Watched). Thank you for such an entertaining hour!! 💕😊
Mod about Christie!
Only one episode in and this is already one of my favorite podcasts. Mark and Gray are the perfect podcast co-hosts; They are smart, funny and have voices and accents that are easy on the ears. I’d say this podcast is primarily for Christie fans, but they do make it accessible for those who are new to her work, with quick interjections that give a brief description of each title they throw out and spoiler warnings in the show notes. Best of all, Mark and Gray sound like they are recording this together in person, rather than talking through a computer screen, and their chemistry and camaraderie is palpable. Highly recommended!
Fun podcast
I’m a big Christie fan and these hosts pop up all the time on other podcasts so love that they are teaming up for a fresh look at an underrated period of time in her writing. Some of my favorite books of Christie’s come from this period and it’s really great to have them talked about in the context of when they were written. The hosts really know their stuff and have the credentials to back it up.