The Swinging Christies: Agatha Christie in the 1960s
Episodes
Agatha Christie: Work In Progress
01 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Mark and Gray are reunited to discuss the working titles of Agatha Christie’s Swinging works - novels, plays and short stories to boot! Recorded in ...
Agatha Christie in Devon at the Burgh Island Hotel
01 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 Aga...
Climate Change
04 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Christmas 2025
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Echoes of the Disappearance
16 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 b...
Hallowe’en 2025
25 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mwahahaha! It’s the now-traditional The Swinging Christies x Hallowe’en extravaganza, and this year Mark and Gray are talking about the recent fil...
The Swinging Christies LIVE! Cool Covers & Groovy Graphics - Packaging Agatha Christie for the 1960s
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 Agath...
Titles in Translation
07 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 trans...
Interview with Jan Carson at the Belfast Book Festival
03 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 som...
Agatha Christie and Shirley Jackson
06 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Two wickedly witty women writers, separated only by the Atlantic! This episode, Gray and Mark carry on their American adventures and discuss the simil...
Swinging USA: Washington DC (Part 2)
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mrs Christie went to Washington, and Dr Aldridge and Mr Brown are following suit! This episode, we get the train to Washington DC to uncover the truth...
Swinging USA: New York (Part 1)
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mark and Gray take Manhattan in the first in this very special miniseries recorded in the USA. In New York, Gray and Mark discuss Agatha’s 1960s con...
Swinging India
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mark and Gray travel to India (metaphorically) in search of the Queen of Crime! Along the way, they discuss various Hindi and Bengali adaptations, and...
Swinging Marple
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Miss Marple isn’t an old duffer - she’s a swinging cat! At least that’s what Mark and Gray discover this episode when they shine a light on Agat...
Agatha Christie and Muriel Spark
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A talented British author, a story about machinations in a girls’ school… How much do Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie and The Prime of Mi...
Revivalism
05 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mark and Gray ring in the New Year with a discussion of the 1960s trend for… actually not being very 1960s at all! But just how much of Christie’s...
Christmas 2024
22 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There’s always Christie at Christmas! Join Mark and Gray making the yuletide gay with a discussion about Christie’s festive writings from the 1960...
From the Archive
24 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a very special episode, join Mark and Gray as they delve deep into Agatha Christie’s family archive and uncover some seldom-seen 1960s gems…You...
Hallowe'en 2024
27 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gray and Mark go trick-or-treating and uncover the truth about Hallowe’en parties in the 1960s, via Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie! They even...
Interview with Mark Aldridge (Agatha Christie’s Marple), commentary for Murder She Said
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
To mark (ha) the publication of Mark’s new book, ‘Agatha Christie’s Marple: Expert on Wickedness’, Mark and Gray have recorded a special comme...
Reflections
04 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You catch Mark and Gray in a reflective mood, as they reunite for a retrospective on the series so far - everything they have learned and anything the...
9. Fame
23 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mark and Gray dodge the paparazzi and marvel at Christie’s fame, including her success in the theatre, on screen, and around the world. But surely i...
8. Armageddon
02 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The clock is ticking for Mark and Gray, as The Swinging Christies examines Agatha Christie's references to the advancement of technology in the 1960s ...
7. Empire
12 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The Swinging Christies explores globaliastion, the US-UK cultural exchange, the decline of the British Empire and the rise of the Civi...
6. Drugs
21 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 Christi...
5. Horror
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the fifth episode of The Swinging Christies, Mark and Gray spook each other by discussing everything from contemporary fears to olde folklore in th...
4. Fashion
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 Chri...
3. Money
18 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the third episode of The Swinging Christies, Mark and Gray turn the spotlight on class, inequality, society... all themes that are present and corr...
2. Rock 'n' Roll
28 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's the second episode of The Swinging Christies, and Mark and Gray are grooving to the music of the 1960s. Featuring brand new, exclusive insight fr...
1. Sex
06 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's the first full episode of The Swinging Christies! And Mark and Gray are discussing hot topics around sex and the 1960s. How does Agatha Christie ...
Introduction
06 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the introductory episode of The Swinging Christies, Mark and Gray explain why they are embarking on his project to highlight the work of Agatha Chr...