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Agatha Christie

With the release of the latest adaptation of Death on the Nile, Matthew marks the portrayal on screen of Agatha Christie's famous detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.

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Sat 12 Feb 202215:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Isobel Waller-Bridge

    ABC Murders, "Title Theme"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.

  • Johnny Mandel

    Agatha, "Main Title from Agatha"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Agatha (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Casablanca.

  • Ron Goodwin

    Murder She Said

    Orchestra: Odense Symfoniorkester. Conductor: Ron Goodwin.
    • Ron Goodwin Conducts The Odense Symphony Orchestra – 3 Symphonic Suites.
    • Label X Europe.

  • Ken Howard

    Agatha Christie's Miss Marple, "Main Title"

    Composer: Alan Blaikley. Orchestra: Video Symphonic. Conductor: John Altman.
    • Original Music from the BBC Television Series - Agatha Christie's Miss Marple.
    • EMI.

  • Dominik Scherrer

    Agatha Christie's Miss Marple, "Murder at the Vicarage"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Agatha Christie’s Marple Original Television Soundtrack.
    • Quartet Records.

  • Nino Rota

    Death on the Nile (Main Titles)

    Orchestra: Unnamed orchestra. Conductor: Marcus Dods.
    • Poirot at the Movies.
    • Cloud Nine.
    • 21.

  • Pino Donaggio

    Appointment with Death, "The Chase"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Natale Massara.
    • Mystery Movie Scores.
    • Edel Company.

  • Christopher Gunning

    Poirot Variants

    Performer: Martin Robertson. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • The Film And TV Music Of Christopher Gunning.
    • Chandos.

  • Richard Rodney Bennett

    Murder on the Orient Express, "The Orient Express"

    Performer: Richard Rodney Bennett. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. Conductor: Marcus Dods.
    • Murder On The Orient Express / Lady Caroline Lamb.
    • EMI Classics.

  • Patrick Doyle

    Death on the Nile, "Abu Simbel"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Death on the Nile (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Walt Disney Records.

  • John Williams

    Devil's Dance (The Witches Of Eastwick)

    Performer: Anne‐Sophie Mutter. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: John Williams.
    • John Williams in Vienna.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

Broadcast

  • Sat 12 Feb 202215:00
    BBC Radio 3

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