The Swinging Christies: Agatha Christie in the 1960s

Gray and Mark take the sea tractor over the crashing waves to the magnificent Burgh Island Hotel in Devon. Cut off from the mainland, they discuss Agatha Christie’s Devonshire locations and references in the Swinging works, and then meet Giles Fuchs, proprietor of the Burgh Island Hotel! But will there be a murder? (Spoiler: no.)
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00:00:00 - Opening titles
00:00:37 - Introductory chat
00:03:14 - Agatha Christie in Devon
00:16:29 - Devon in the Swinging Christies texts
00:27:15 - Interview with Giles Fuchs, proprietor of the Burgh Island Hotel
00:38:25 - Next episode, how to get in touch
00:39:30 - Closing titles
00:39:45 - Coda

New year, new us…new world? Since before the 1960s, scientists have been warning at the negative human impact on the world around us, but it’s a topic that really hit the headlines in the Swinging era. Interestingly, it’s a thread that can be traced through some of Agatha Christie’s 1960s writing too… Join Mark and Gray for a brand new year on The Swinging Christies! PLUS: an announcement!
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This episode is dedicated to Chandra Maharaj.
The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown.
00:00:00 - Dedication
00:00:44 - Opening titles
00:01:20 - Introductory chat
00:03:28 - An announcement 
00:06:09 - Climate Change in the 1960s
00:20:52 - In the Cool of the Evening from Star Over Bethlehem (1965)
00:32:47 - Case study: The Birds (1963)
00:42:22 - Enter Albert!
00:54:09 - Next episode, how to get in touch
00:55:42 - Closing titles
00:56:09 - Coda

Solutions revealed! - Hallowe'en Party
TW: the death of the planet

Mark and Gray aka Donner and Blitzen are here with the now-annual Swinging Christies Christmas extravaganza! This time the discussion is about the ITV Agatha Christie’s Poirot David Suchet adaptations of The Mystery of the Spanish/Baghdad Chest, and The Theft of the Royal Ruby, aka The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding! Expect an abundance of sleigh bells, a tuneful game, two Edward Claytons, and a partridge in a pear tree!
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00:00:00 - Opening titles
00:00:40- Introductory chat
00:02:45 - Christmas song game!
00:06:50 - The Mystery of the Spanish Chest (1991)
00:30:47 - The Theft of the Royal Ruby (1991)
00:41:55 - The Return of the Mailbag
00:52:32 - Next episode, how to get in touch
00:53:53 - Closing titles
00:54:21 - Coda

Solutions revealed - The Mystery of the Baghdad/Spanish Chest, The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side
TW: being stabbed through the eye (Merry Christmas!)

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.
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 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