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 some time, and we want to discuss with her Christie’s Troubles references in Passenger to Frankfurt, as well as Irish characters and references in other Swinging books - all the way from The Pale Horse to By the Pricking of My Thumbs!
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00:00:00 - Opening titles
00:00:47 - Introductory chat in Belfast
00:02;46 - Interview with Jan Carson and discussion of Ireland in the Swinging Christies
00:37;58 - The Troubles
00:52:46 - Next episode, how to get in touch
00:54:03 - Closing titles
00:54:31 - Coda
Solutions revealed! - The Pale Horse, At Bertram’s Hotel, Endless Night, Passenger to Frankfurt
TW: Racist and xenophobic language quoted