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 write about gender, queerness, feminism, and how often? The answer is: very insightfully, and a lot more than you might think! You can find us on Instagram (as well as X) @Christie_Time. We are on Bluesky at christietime.bsky.social. Please do rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts. Our website is ChristieTime.com. The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown. Next episode: Rock 'n' Roll 00:00:00 - Opening titles 00:00:59 - Sex 00:08:09 - Pornography 00:16:03 - Girls into women 00:30:20 - “Sexed up” adaptations 00:45:15 - Love and marriage 00:52:00 - Children born out of wedlock, divorce, abortion 01:00:48 - Feminism 01:15:42 - Queerness 01:31:09 - Next episode, how to get in touch 01:31:55 - Closing titles 01:32:16 - Coda Solutions revealed! - Hallowe'en Party, Endless Night, A Caribbean Mystery, At Bertram's Hotel TW - sexual references including sexualisation of young people, misogynistic language quoted, homophobic language quoted.

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