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 Christie's 60s novels, plays, films and short stories. Purple hearts for everyone!
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00:00:00 - Opening titles
00:00:55 - Introductory chat
00:01:46 - Drugs everywhere in the 1960s!
00:04:01 - Christie in the Dispensary
00:16:37 - Christie’s invented poisons - Calmo, Serenite, Benvo
00:29:28 - Real poisons in the Swinging books and adaptations
00:35:06 - Thallium and The Pale Horse
00:37:27 - Purple hearts and Third Girl
00:43:16 - Ups and downs with uppers and downers
00:57:23 - The Harlequin Tea Set
00:59:58 - Psychedelia
01:09:55 - Next episode, how to get in touch
01:10:10 - Closing titles
01:11:38 - Coda
Solutions revealed! - A Caribbean Mystery, Third Girl, The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side, Endless Night, The Pale Horse