Agatha Christie at Christmas

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Johny Pitts explores the Queen of Crime's connection to the festive season with Lucy Foley, Abir Mukherjee and historian Mark Aldridge. Why does a snowy midwinter lend itself so well to mystery narratives? How do the books puncture the "cosiness" of Christmassy nostalgia? And what are Poirot's views on this time of the year and peculiarly "English" traditions? All these questions, and more, are investigated. Plus Rian Johnson, director of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, on what made him fall in love with Christie's work and how it continues to inspire his Detective Benoit Blanc films. Presenter: Johny Pitts Reader: Joanna Monro Producer: Ciaran Bermingham Book List – Monday 26 December and Thursday 29 December Marple: Twelve New Stories by Twelve Great Writers The Sittaford Mystery by Agatha Christie Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley Curtain by Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding by Agatha Christie Midwinter Murder by Agatha Christie Byomkesh Bakshi Stories by Saradindu Bandopadhyay. Translated by Monimala Dhar A Christmas Party by Georgette Heyer The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories by P D James Christmas is Murder: A Chilling Short Story Collection by Val McDermid The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley The Shadows of Men by Abir Mukherjee Agatha Christie’s Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World by Mark Aldridge