Still Swinging (Bonus Episode) - Agatha Christie and Muriel Spark
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 Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark have in common? Mark and Gray investigate…
Featuring (from 5 mins in) a recording of a talk originally given by Gray for Romancing the Gothic, with kind permission of Dr Sam Hirst.
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00:00:00 - Opening titles
00:00:53 - Introductory chat
00:05:00 - Gray’s Muriel Spark talk
00:38:24 - Mark and Gray debrief
00:57:21 - How to get in touch
00:58:58 - Closing titles
00:59:26 - Coda
Solutions revealed! - The Plymouth Express, Witness for the Prosecution, Lord Edgware Dies, Towards Zero
Sparks spoiled! - The Driver’s Seat, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
TW: violence against women
The Swinging Christies: Agatha Christie in the 1960s
Sex. Drugs. Rock 'n' Roll. Agatha Christie?? Agatha Christie may not be the first person you think of when you think of the Swinging Sixties, but her writing has much to say about the big topics of the day. Join Dr Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown on a rad journey through time with the Queen of Crime.
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