Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen

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Historian Lucy Worsley explores the remarkable life of Agatha Christie, one of Britain's most successful novelists. Through a series of archival documents and interviews, Lucy gains an understanding of what facets of Agatha Christie's life inspired her to write fiction that would eventually become some of the most widely read writings in the English language. Also explores the ways in which Agatha Christie's writings were products of their time and inseparable from the turbulent age in which she lived.

Cat Among the Pigeons: Episode Image
Episode 1Cat Among the Pigeons

...the Mystery Queen. Cat Among the Pigeons. Lucy Worsley explores Agatha Christie’s haunted early life, revealing some secrets.

Destination Unknown: Episode Image
Episode 2Destination Unknown

...the Mystery Queen. Destination Unknown. Lucy unpicks Agatha’s mysterious 1926 disappearance, examining how it affected her work.

Unfinished Portrait: Episode Image
Episode 3Unfinished Portrait

...the Mystery Queen. Unfinished Portrait. Lucy examines Agatha Christie’s later life, discovering how she became the queen of crime.

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