The Swinging Christies: Agatha Christie in the 1960s
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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.
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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TW: references to suicide, mental health crises, quoted outdated terminology, deaths and bereavements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.
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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.
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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.
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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 (1963)
00:34:12 - At Bertram’s Hotel (1964)
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)
0:56:37 - 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.
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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