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Chronological Christie
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14 episodes
1 week ago
Join us as a long-time Agatha Christie collector and her Christie-novice husband discuss the works of the Queen of Crime in publication order.
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Join us as a long-time Agatha Christie collector and her Christie-novice husband discuss the works of the Queen of Crime in publication order.
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Chronological Christie
Questions Revisited (Episodes 1, 9, 11)

In this bonus episode, we are taking a look back at two new fun versions of The Mysterious Affair at Styles we’ve recently added to our library, try and uncover more about why the stage version of The Secret of Chimneys was banned, and watch the fascinating Japanese adaptation of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.

Links mentioned in this episode

Podcast Related Links

  • Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

  • Publication Order List - https://agathachristie.imgix.net/image-store/Read-Christie-2024/ACL_CompleteList_202

4.pdf 

Both of the new versions of The Mysterious Affair at Styles we discussed can be found on our Chronological Christie list at Bookshop.org - https://bookshop.org/lists/chronological-christies 

The Secret of Chimneys promotion/interview videos:

  • Lonny Chapman Theater in Los Angeles- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjM1DqAADkA 

  • The Theater in the Round in Minneapolis  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P4jNHNE7dM 

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Japanese TV adaptation - It seems that the full version we watched is no longer available on YouTube - but you can get a taste of it in the trailer at https://youtu.be/uxzw41DLvMk

Podcast episodes for the books discussed.

  • The Mysterious Affair At Styles

  • Secret of Chimneys 

  • The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Other Links

  • Alan’s website - https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/ 

  • Alan’s Newsletter - https://alanjporter.substack.com/ 

Before we move on we want to take a quick break to remind you about our Patreon account, where you can get early access to our podcasts, as well as our new Patreon-exclusive “Agatha Adjacent” podcast series.

Patreon subscribers will also get the opportunity to submit questions for our future Q&A episodes like this one.

It’s quick and easy to join our growing Patreon community, starting at the Greenway Level for just $5 a month - think about all that extra Agatha goodness for the price of a cup of coffee.

You can check it out with a free 7-day trial or subscribe at patreon.com/chronologicalchristie

Thanks for your support.

Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Chronological Christie podcast. If you would like to leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform, that would be great, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes. 

If you like to discuss any aspect of this episode,, you can message us on the Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

Please join us for our next episode where we will be discussing The Seven Dials Mystery

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The Chronological Christie podcast is a production of Megrin Entertainment, a division of 4Js Group, LLC

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1 week ago
20 minutes 51 seconds

Chronological Christie
The Mystery of the Blue Train

In this episode, we take a look at The Mystery of the Blue Train

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We are your hosts:

Gillian Porter - a long-time Agatha Christie reader and collector,

And her husband Alan Porter, who after almost 40 years of sharing a house with Agatha Christie books has decided he should read them.

We’ll be tackling the books in UK publication order as detailed on the official Agatha Christie website, and sharing our thoughts on each from the viewpoint of someone familiar with them, 

and someone reading them for the first time.

—-------------------

Links mentioned in this episode

Podcast Related Links

  • Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

  • Chronological Christie @ Bookshop.org - ttps://bookshop.org/lists/chronological-christies 

  • Publication Order List - https://agathachristie.imgix.net/image-store/Read-Christie-2024/ACL_CompleteList_2024.pdf 

Wikipedia Pages for the books discussed.

  • The Mystery of the Blue Train -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mystery_of_the_Blue_Train

Adaptation-related links

  • The Mystery of the Blue Train  TV Adaptation Season 10 Ep 1- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465569/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_2

Some fun reviews from YouTube

  • Project Poirot - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1elOz8iM274

References 

  • Agatha Christie: An Autobiography - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062204578 

  • Agatha Christie, A Very Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9781639362530

  • The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie - A Biographical Companion to the Works of Agatha Christie by Charles Osborne

  • The Complete Christie, An Agatha Christie Encyclopedia by Matthew Bunson - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780671028312

  • Beautiful - Comic Book Adaptions - https://beautifulbooks.info/agatha-christie-comic-book-series/

  • Agatha Christie - Poirot The Greatest Detective in the World by Dr Mark Aldridge - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780008296643


Other Links

  • Alan’s website - https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/ 

  • Alan’s Newsletter - https://alanjporter.substack.com/ 

—---

Check out our  Patreon account where you can now get early access to our podcasts as well as our new patreon exclusive “Agatha Adjacent” podcast series.

Patreon subscribers will also get the opportunity to submit questions for our bonus Q&A episodes.

It’s quick and easy to join our growing Patreon community starting at the Greenway Level for just $5 a month - think about all that extra Agatha goodness for the price of a cup of coffee.

You can check it out with a free 7-day trial or subscribe at patreon.com/chronologicalchristie

Thanks for your support.

____________

Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Chronological Christie podcast. If you would like to leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform that would be great and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes. 

If you like to discuss any aspect of this episode you can message us on the Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

Please join us for our next episode where we will be hosting our next Q&A Episode

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The Chronological Christie podcast is a production of Megrin Entertainment, a division of 4Js Group, LLC

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3 weeks ago
41 minutes 19 seconds

Chronological Christie
The Big Four

In this episode, we take a look at The Big Four

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We are your hosts:

Gillian Porter - a long-time Agatha Christie reader and collector,

And her husband Alan Porter, who after almost 40 years of sharing a house with Agatha Christie books has decided he should read them.

We’ll be tackling the books in UK publication order as detailed on the official Agatha Christie website, and sharing our thoughts on each from the viewpoint of someone familiar with them, 

and someone reading them for the first time.

—-------------------

Links mentioned in this episode

Podcast Related Links

  • Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

  • Chronological Christie @ Bookshop.org - ttps://bookshop.org/lists/chronological-christies 

  • Publication Order List - https://agathachristie.imgix.net/image-store/Read-Christie-2024/ACL_CompleteList_2024.pdf 

Wikipedia Pages for the books discussed.

  • The Big Four -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Four_(novel)


Adaptation related links

  • The Big Four TV Adaptation Season 13 Ep 2- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2119592/?ref_=ttep_ep_2\

Some fun reviews from YouTube

  • The Big Four Deep Dive by Fireplace Stories - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=298HsVY4t_A

  • Poirot …as James Bond? The Big Four By Mike Ledoux - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgcWOUTw2PM

  • Project Poirot by Mara at Bookslikewhoa - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJmPGy2J4uA

  • Snap Summaries - The Big Four a 3 minutes summary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnYAQ_Sr8dM

  • Killer stories - The Big Four - Summary, Analysis and secrets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yq6ZOn0ucfQ

References 

  • Agatha Christie: An Autobiography - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062204578 

  • Agatha Christie, A Very Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9781639362530

  • The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie - A Biographical Companion to the Works of Agatha Christie by Charles Osborne

  • The Complete Christie, An Agatha Christie Encyclopedia by Matthew Bunson - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780671028312

  • Beautiful - Comic Book Adaptions - https://beautifulbooks.info/agatha-christie-comic-book-series/

  • Agatha Christie - Poirot The Greatest Detective in the World by Dr Mark Aldridge - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780008296643


Other Links

  • Alan’s website - https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/ 

  • Alan’s Newsletter - https://alanjporter.substack.com/ 

—---

Check out our  Patreon account where you can now get early access to our podcasts as well as our new patreon exclusive “Agatha Adjacent” podcast series.

Patreon subscribers will also get the opportunity to submit questions for our bonus Q&A episodes.

It’s quick and easy to join our growing Patreon community starting at the Greenway Level for just $5 a month - think about all that extra Agatha goodness for the price of a cup of coffee.

You can check it out with a free 7-day trial or subscribe at patreon.com/chronologicalchristie 

Thanks for your support.

____________

Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Chronological Christie podcast. If you would like to leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform that would be great and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes. 

If you like to discuss any aspect of this episode you can message us on the Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

Please join us for our next episode where we will be discussing The Mystery of the Blue Train

__________

The Chronological Christie podcast is a production of Megrin Entertainment, a division of 4Js Group, LLC

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1 month ago
30 minutes 50 seconds

Chronological Christie
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

In this episode, we take a look at The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

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We are your hosts:

Gillian Porter - a long-time Agatha Christie reader and collector,

And her husband Alan Porter, who after almost 40 years of sharing a house with Agatha Christie books has decided he should read them.

We’ll be tackling the books in UK publication order as detailed on the official Agatha Christie website, and sharing our thoughts on each from the viewpoint of someone familiar with them, 

and someone reading them for the first time.

—-------------------

Links mentioned in this episode

Podcast Related Links

  • Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

  • Chronological Christie @ Bookshop.org - ttps://bookshop.org/lists/chronological-christies 

  • Publication Order List - https://agathachristie.imgix.net/image-store/Read-Christie-2024/ACL_CompleteList_2024.pdf 

Wikipedia Pages for the books discussed.

  • The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Murder_of_Roger_Ackroyd

Adaptation related links

  • Movie Alibi 1931 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alibi_(1931_film)

  • The Murder of Roger Ackroyd TV adaption Poirot - Season 7 Episode 1 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0236523/

  • Radio adaptation starring Orson Welles - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9GJaT4J2FY

  • Radio play starring John Moffatt - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYPC0WeCIm8

  • Japanese Adaptation - The Murder of Kuroido - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9117208/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qnq3P2q7F04

  • Russian adaptation - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0340265/ 

  • YouTube by Miles LeDoux comparing the book and the TV adaptation  - https://youtu.be/gIKoLSjka-s?si=gAIkZzY4ON5zsc-b 

 

The Curiously Specific Bookclub - 

Part One - https://curiouslyspecific.com/2023/05/22/agatha-christies-the-murder-of-roger-ackroyd-part-one/

Part Two

  • https://curiouslyspecific.com/2023/05/22/agatha-christies-the-murder-of-roger-ackroyd-part-two/ 



References 

  • Agatha Christie: An Autobiography - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062204578 

  • Agatha Christie, A Very Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9781639362530

  • The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie - A Biographical Companion to the Works of Agatha Christie by Charles Osborne

  • The Complete Christie, An Agatha Christie Encyclopedia by Matthew Bunson - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780671028312

  • Beautiful - Comic Book Adaptions - https://beautifulbooks.info/agatha-christie-comic-book-series/

  • Stranger Than Fiction - Agatha Christie’s True Crime Inspirations  by Mike Holgate - not found on Bookshop.org

  • Agatha Christie - Poirot The Greatest Detective in the World by Dr Mark Aldridge - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780008296643


Other Links

  • Alan’s website - https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/ 

  • Alan’s Newsletter - https://alanjporter.substack.com/ 

____________

Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Chronological Christie podcast. If you would like to leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform that would be great and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes. 

If you like to discuss any aspect of this episode you can message us on the Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

Please join us for our next episode where we will be discussing The Big Four

__________

The Chronological Christie podcast is a production of Megrin Entertainment, a division of 4Js Group, LLC

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2 months ago
54 minutes 38 seconds

Chronological Christie
Questions Revisited (Episodes 5-9)

In this bonus mini-episode, we are taking a look back at some updates for questions raised during the Poirot Investigates episodes and our thoughts on the 1989 made for TV adaptation of the Man in the Brown Suit.

Links mentioned in this episode

Podcast Related Links

  • Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

  • Chronological Christie @ Bookshop.org - ttps://bookshop.org/lists/chronological-christies 

  • Publication Order List - https://agathachristie.imgix.net/image-store/Read-Christie-2024/ACL_CompleteList_202

4.pdf 

  • Collecting Christie website - https://www.collectingchristie.com/

  • University of Hull - https://www.hull.ac.uk/work-with-us/more/media-centre/news/2023/how-sherlock-holmes-ancient-egypt-and-a-mysterious-curse-inspired-agatha-christie#:~:text=Christie%20was%20familiar%20with%20Egypt,alleged%20curse%20into%20her%20fiction.

  • Agatha Christie, A very elusive woman by Lucy Worsley - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9781639365739

  • Arthur Hastings - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Hastings

  • Man In The Brown Suit - TV Movie - https://youtu.be/VxIoJKW3e9A 

Wikipedia Pages for the books discussed.

  • Man in the Brown Suit - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_in_the_Brown_Suit

  • Poirot Investigates - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poirot_Investigates

  • Secret of Chimneys - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_of_Chimneys 

References 

  • Agatha Christie: An Autobiography - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062204578 

  • University of Hull - https://www.hull.ac.uk/work-with-us/more/media-centre/news/2023/how-sherlock-holmes-ancient-egypt-and-a-mysterious-curse-inspired-agatha-christie#:~:text=Christie%20was%20familiar%20with%20Egypt,alleged%20curse%20into%20her%20fiction.

  • Agatha Christie, A very elusive woman by Lucy Worsley - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9781639365739

  • Arthur Hastings - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Hastings

Other Links

  • Alan’s website - https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/ 

  • Alan’s Newsletter - https://alanjporter.substack.com/ 

Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Chronological Christie podcast. If you would like to leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform that would be great and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes. 

If you like to discuss any aspect of this episode you can message us on the Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

Please join us for our next episode where we will be discussing The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.

__________

The Chronological Christie podcast is a production of Megrin Entertainment, a division of 4Js Group, LLC

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3 months ago
20 minutes 37 seconds

Chronological Christie
The Secret of Chimneys

In this episode, we take a look at The Secret of Chimneys

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We are your hosts:

Gillian Porter - a long-time Agatha Christie reader and collector,

And her husband Alan Porter, who after almost 40 years of sharing a house with Agatha Christie books has decided he should read them.

We’ll be tackling the books in UK publication order as detailed on the official Agatha Christie website, and sharing our thoughts on each from the viewpoint of someone familiar with them, 

and someone reading them for the first time.

—-------------------

Links mentioned in this episode

Podcast Related Links

  • Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

  • Chronological Christie @ Bookshop.org - ttps://bookshop.org/lists/chronological-christies 

  • Publication Order List - https://agathachristie.imgix.net/image-store/Read-Christie-2024/ACL_CompleteList_2024.pdf 

Wikipedia Pages for the books discussed.

  • Secret of Chimneys - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_of_Chimneys 

References 

  • Agatha Christie: An Autobiography - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062204578 

  • The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie - A Biographical Companion to the Works of Agatha Christie by Charles Osborne

  • The Complete Christie, An Agatha Christie Encyclopedia by Matthew Bunson - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780671028312

Other Links

  • Alan’s website - https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/ 

  • Alan’s Newsletter - https://alanjporter.substack.com/ 

____________

Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Chronological Christie podcast. If you would like to leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform that would be great and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes. 

If you like to discuss any aspect of this episode you can message us on the Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

Please join us for our next episode where we will be presenting another Q&A mini-episode following up on questions asked in our discussions of The Man In The Brown Suit, and the Poirot Investigates collection of short stories.

Following that in our next regular episode we will be discussing The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.

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The Chronological Christie podcast is a production of Megrin Entertainment, a division of 4Js Group, LLC

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3 months ago
37 minutes 26 seconds

Chronological Christie
Poirot Investigates - Part 3

In this episode, we take a look at the remaining four short stories in Poirot Investigates

The Case of the Missing Will

The Veiled Lady

The Lost Mine

The Chocolate Box

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We are your hosts:

Gillian Porter - a long-time Agatha Christie reader and collector,

And her husband Alan Porter, who after almost 40 years of sharing a house with Agatha Christie books has decided he should read them.

We’ll be tackling the books in UK publication order as detailed on the official Agatha Christie website, and sharing our thoughts on each from the viewpoint of someone familiar with them, 

and someone reading them for the first time.

—-------------------

Links mentioned in this episode

Podcast Related Links

  • Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

  • Chronological Christie @ Bookshop.org - ttps://bookshop.org/lists/chronological-christies 

  • Publication Order List - https://agathachristie.imgix.net/image-store/Read-Christie-2024/ACL_CompleteList_2024.pdf 

Wikipedia Pages for the books discussed.

  • Poirot Investigates - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poirot_Investigates

References 

  • Agatha Christie: An Autobiography - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062204578 

  • The Book at War by Andrew Pettegree https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9781541604346

  • Poirot tv show IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094525/?ref_=tt_ov_srs

Other Links

  • Alan’s website - https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/ 

  • Alan’s Newsletter - https://alanjporter.substack.com/ 

  • Gill’s novel “Trust Issues” - https://books2read.com/u/mdxqn5 

____________

Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Chronological Christie podcast. If you would like to leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform that would be great and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes. 

If you like to discuss any aspect of this episode you can message us on the Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

Please join us for our next episode where we will be discussing The Secret of Chimneys

__________

The Chronological Christie podcast is a production of Megrin Entertainment, a division of 4Js Group, LLC

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4 months ago
36 minutes 46 seconds

Chronological Christie
Poirot Investigates - Part 2

In this episode, we take a look at the next five short stories in Poirot Investigates

The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb

The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan

The Kidnapped Prime Minister

The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim

The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman

—------------------

We are your hosts:

Gillian Porter - a long-time Agatha Christie reader and collector,

And her husband Alan Porter, who after almost 40 years of sharing a house with Agatha Christie books has decided he should read them.

We’ll be tackling the books in UK publication order as detailed on the official Agatha Christie  website, and sharing our thoughts on each from the viewpoint of someone familiar with them, 

and someone reading them for the first time.

—-------------------

Links mentioned in this episode

Podcast Related Links

  • Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

  • Chronological Christie @ Bookshop.org - ttps://bookshop.org/lists/chronological-christies 

  • Publication Order List - https://agathachristie.imgix.net/image-store/Read-Christie-2024/ACL_CompleteList_2024.pdf 

Wikipedia Pages for the books discussed.

  • Poirot Investigates - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poirot_Investigates

References 

  • Agatha Christie: An Autobiography - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062204578 

  • The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie - A Biographical Companion to the Works of Agatha Christie by Charles Osborne

  • Agatha Christie Poirot The Greatest Detective in the World by Mark Aldridge - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780008296643

  • Poirot tv show IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094525/?ref_=tt_ov_srs

  • Collecting Christie website - https://www.collectingchristie.com/

  • Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple Ep. 1 - Anime
  • https://youtu.be/HEEBYsB5AzQ?si=tSKpYXltzd574wyN 

Other Links

  • Alan’s website - https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/ 

  • Alan’s Newsletter - https://alanjporter.substack.com/ 

____________

Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Chronological Christie podcast. If you would like to leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform that would be great and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes. 

If you like to discuss any aspect of this episode you can message us on the Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

Please join us for our next episode where we will be discussing the last four stories in  Poirot Investigates

__________

The Chronological Christie podcast is a production of Megrin Entertainment, a division of 4Js Group, LLC

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5 months ago
41 minutes 48 seconds

Chronological Christie
Poirot Investigates - Part 1

In this episode, we take a look at the first five short stories in the Poirot Investigates collection.

The Adventure of “The Western Star”

The Tragedy of Marsdon Manor

The Adventure of the Cheap Flat

The Mystery of Hunter’s Lodge

The Million Dollar Bond Robbery

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We are your hosts:

Gillian Porter - a long-time Agatha Christie reader and collector,

And her husband Alan Porter, who after almost 40 years of sharing a house with Agatha Christie books has decided he should read them.

We’ll be tackling the books in UK publication order as detailed on the official Agatha Christie website, and sharing our thoughts on each from the viewpoint of someone familiar with them, 

and someone reading them for the first time.

—-------------------

Links mentioned in this episode

Podcast Related Links

  • Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

  • Chronological Christie @ Bookshop.org - ttps://bookshop.org/lists/chronological-christies 

  • Publication Order List - https://agathachristie.imgix.net/image-store/Read-Christie-2024/ACL_CompleteList_2024.pdf 

Wikipedia Pages for the books discussed.

  • Poirot Investigates - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poirot_Investigates

References 

  • Agatha Christie: An Autobiography - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062204578 

  • The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie - A Biographical Companion to the Works of Agatha Christie by Charles Osborne

  • Agatha Christie Poirot The Greatest Detective in the World by Mark Aldridge - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780008296643

  • Poirot tv show IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094525/?ref_=tt_ov_srs

  • The Adventure of the Western Star is on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/live/RAlCc8f78-U?si=kWh71LLw9YuIcu-5

  • The second episode of the Japanese Anime series Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple. adapted The Adventure of the Cheap Flat as Yasu Manshon no Nazo (The Riddle of the Cheap Flat) first broadcast on 18 July 2004 - It’s available in YouTube with English subtitles - https://youtu.be/51ecBgc5dMc?si=LWm15joxCq8_edvJ 

Other Links

  • Alan’s website - https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/ 

  • Alan’s Newsletter - https://alanjporter.substack.com/ 

____________

Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Chronological Christie podcast. If you would like to leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform that would be great and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes. 

If you like to discuss any aspect of this episode you can message us on the Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

Please join us for our next episode where we will be discussing the next five stories in  Poirot Investigates

__________

The Chronological Christie podcast is a production of Megrin Entertainment, a division of 4Js Group, LLC

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5 months ago
49 minutes 55 seconds

Chronological Christie
The Man In The Brown Suit

In this episode, we take a look at The Man in the Brown Suit

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We are your hosts:

Gillian Porter - a long-time Agatha Christie reader and collector,

And her husband Alan Porter, who after almost 40 years of sharing a house with Agatha Christie books has decided he should read them.

We’ll be tackling the books in UK publication order as detailed on the official Agatha Christie website, and sharing our thoughts on each from the viewpoint of someone familiar with them, 

and someone reading them for the first time.

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Links mentioned in this episode

Podcast Related Links

  • Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

  • Chronological Christie @ Bookshop.org - ttps://bookshop.org/lists/chronological-christies 

  • Publication Order List - https://agathachristie.imgix.net/image-store/Read-Christie-2024/ACL_CompleteList_2024.pdf 

Wikipedia Pages for the books discussed.

  • Man in the Brown Suit -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_in_the_Brown_Suit

References 

  • Agatha Christie: An Autobiography - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062204578 

  • The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie - A Biographical Companion to the Works of Agatha Christie by Charles Osborne

Other Links

  • Alan’s website - https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/ 

  • Alan’s Newsletter - https://alanjporter.substack.com/ 

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Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Chronological Christie podcast. If you would like to leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform that would be great and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes. 

If you like to discuss any aspect of this episode you can message us on the Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

Please join us for our next episode where we will be discussing Poirot Investigates

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6 months ago
30 minutes 29 seconds

Chronological Christie
Questions Revisited (Episodes 1-3)

In this bonus mini-episode, we look back and provide some updates for questions raised during the first three episodes.

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We are your hosts:

Gillian Porter - a long-time Agatha Christie reader and collector,

And her husband Alan Porter, who after almost 40 years of sharing a house with Agatha Christie books has decided he should read them.

We’ll be tackling the books in UK publication order as detailed on the official Agatha Christie website, and sharing our thoughts on each from the viewpoint of someone familiar with them, 

and someone reading them for the first time.

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Links mentioned in this episode

Podcast Related Links

  • Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

  • Chronological Christie @ Bookshop.org - ttps://bookshop.org/lists/chronological-christies 

  • Publication Order List - https://agathachristie.imgix.net/image-store/Read-Christie-2024/ACL_CompleteList_2024.pdf 

Wikipedia Pages for the books discussed.

  • Mysterious Affair at Styles- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mysterious_Affair_at_Styles

  • The Secret Adversary- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_Adversary

  • Murder on the Links -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Murder_on_the_Links

References - 

  • Agatha Christie: An Autobiography - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062204578 

  • Murder Mayhem - https://murder-mayhem.com/real-crimes-that-inspired-agatha-christie

  • The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie - A Biographical Companion to the Works of Agatha Christie by Charles Osborne - 

  • Agatha Christie Poirot - The Greatest Detective in the World by Mark Aldredge - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780008296643

Other Links

  • Alan’s website - https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/ 

  • Alan’s Newsletter - https://alanjporter.substack.com/ 

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Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Chronological Christie podcast. If you would like to leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform that would be great and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes. 

If you like to discuss any aspect of this episode you can message us on the Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

Please join us for our next episode where we will be discussing The Man in the Brown Suit

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The Chronological Christie podcast is a production of Megrin Entertainment, a division of 4Js Group, LLC

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7 months ago
11 minutes 20 seconds

Chronological Christie
The Murder On The Links

Welcome to the Chronological Christie podcast.

In this episode, we take a look at the return of Poirot inThe Murder on the Links 

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We are your hosts:

Gillian Porter- a long-time Agatha Christie reader and collector,

And her husbandAlan Porter, who after almost 40 years of sharing a house with Agatha Christie books has decided he should read them.

We’ll be tackling the books in UK publication order as detailed on the official Agatha Christie website, and sharing our thoughts on each from the viewpoint of someone familiar with them, 

and someone reading them for the first time.

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Links mentioned in this episode

Murder on the Links 

Wikipedia page -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Murder_on_the_Links

References - 

Agatha Christie: An Autobiography -https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062204578 

The Grand Tour: Around the World with the Queen of Mystery - Agatha Christie Edited by Matthew Pritchard  -https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062191250 

Reference sites

1923 on Wikipedia -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1923

1923 on HistoricNewspapers.co.uk -https://www.historic-newspapers.co.uk/blog/1923-events/?srsltid=AfmBOoqcJ8q1cYp3MgIdYH4Z-mZg_5SLPKTpqB0c_Ngsimq8JX0Aly24

Other Links

Alan’s website -https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/ 

Alan’s Newsletter -https://alanjporter.substack.com/ 

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Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Chronological Christie podcast. If you would like to leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform that would be great and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes. 

If you like to discuss any aspect of this episode you can message us on the Chronological Christie Instagram account -https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

Please join us for our next episode where we will be discussingThe Man in the Brown Suit

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7 months ago
53 minutes 9 seconds

Chronological Christie
The Secret Adversary

In this episode, we take a look at the introduction of the young adventurers, Tommy & Tuppence in The Secret Adversary

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We are your hosts:

Gillian Porter - a long-time Agatha Christie reader and collector,

And her husband Alan Porter, who after almost 40 years of sharing a house with Agatha Christie books has decided he should read them.

We’ll be tackling the books in UK publication order as detailed on the official Agatha Christie website, and sharing our thoughts on each from the viewpoint of someone familiar with them, 

and someone reading them for the first time.

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Links mentioned in this episode

Secret Adversary Wikipedia page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_Adversary

References - 

Agatha Christie: An Autobiography - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062204578 

The Grand Tour: Around the World with the Queen of Mystery - Agatha Christie Edited by Matthew Pritchard  - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062191250 

Reference sites

1922 on Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1922

Adaptations

Partners In Crime: The Secret Adversary (1983) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084647/  - Available on BritBox

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime: The Secret Adversary ( 2015) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3574152 - Available on Acorn TV

Podcast Related Links

Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

Chronological Christie @ Bookshop.org - ttps://bookshop.org/lists/chronological-christies 

Publication Order List - https://agathachristie.imgix.net/image-store/Read-Christie-2024/ACL_CompleteList_2024.pdf 

Other Links

Alan’s website - https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/ 

Alan’s Newsletter - https://alanjporter.substack.com/ 

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Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Chronological Christie podcast. If you would like to leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform that would be great and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes. 

If you like to discuss any aspect of this episode you can message us on the Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

Please join us for our next episode where we will be discussing The Murder on the Links

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The Chronological Christie podcast is a production of Megrin Entertainment, a division of 4Js Group, LLC

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8 months ago
40 minutes 50 seconds

Chronological Christie
The Mysterious Affair At Styles

Welcome to the Chronological Christie podcast.

In this episode, we take a look at Agatha Christie’s debut novel - The Mysterious Affair At Styles 

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We are your hosts:

Gillian Porter - a long-time Agatha Christie reader and collector,

And her husband Alan Porter, who after almost 40 years of sharing a house with Agatha Christie books has decided he should read them.

We’ll be tackling the books in UK publication order as detailed on the official Agatha Christie website, and sharing our thoughts on each from the viewpoint of someone familiar with them, 

and someone reading them for the first time.

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Links mentioned in this episode

The Mysterious Affair At Styles 

Wikipedia page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mysterious_Affair_at_Styles

Audible dramatization - https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Mysterious-Affair-at-Styles-Audiobook/B0DJC1T9VG

BBC Radio Adaptation.- https://youtu.be/taIAVcoQZbk?si=Sy2qp2yxdyzCFwTw  

TV adaptation available on Amazon Prime - https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0036GKKQE/ref=atv_dp_season_select_s3 

Podcast Related Links

Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

Chronological Christie @ Bookshop.org - ttps://bookshop.org/lists/chronological-christies 

Publication Order List - https://agathachristie.imgix.net/image-store/Read-Christie-2024/ACL_CompleteList_2024.pdf 

Other Links

Alan’s website - https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/ 

Alan’s Newsletter - https://alanjporter.substack.com/ 

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Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Chronological Christie podcast. If you would like to leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform that would be great and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes. 

If you like to discuss any aspect of this episode you can message us on the Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

Please join us for our next episode where we will be discussing The Secret Adversary.

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9 months ago
39 minutes 27 seconds

Chronological Christie
Join us as a long-time Agatha Christie collector and her Christie-novice husband discuss the works of the Queen of Crime in publication order.