• 8. Armageddon
    Jun 2 2024

    The clock is ticking for Mark and Gray, as The Swinging Christies examines Agatha Christie's references to the advancement of technology in the 1960s and the Cold War!

    You can find us on X and Instagram under @Christie_Time. Our website is Christietime.com.

    The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown.

    Next episode: Fame

    Solutions revealed! - The Clocks, Ordeal by Innocence

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    1 hr and 44 mins
  • 7. Empire
    May 12 2024

    This episode of The Swinging Christies is all about globaliastion, travel, the US/UK cultural exchange, the decline of the British Empire and the rise of the Civil Rights movement - all topics that were swirling whilst Agatha Christie was writing!

    You can find us on X and Instagram under @Christie_Time. Our website is Christietime.com. The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown.

    Next episode: Armageddon

    Solutions revealed! - A Caribbean Mystery, Endless Night

    TW: Discussions of racism and xenophobia, including some racist language in quoted material

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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • 6. Drugs
    Apr 21 2024

    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!

    You can find us on X and Instagram under @Christie_Time. Our website is Christietime.com. The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown.

    Next episode: Empire

    Solutions revealed! - A Caribbean Mystery, Third Girl, The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side, Endless Night, The Pale Horse

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • 5. Horror
    Mar 31 2024

    In the fifth episode of The Swinging Christies, Mark and Gray spook each other by discussing everything from contemporary fears to olde folklore in the 1960s Agatha Christies.

    You can find us on X and Instagram under @Christie_Time. Our website is Christietime.com.

    The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown.

    Next episode: Drugs

    Solutions revealed! - Hallowe’en Party, A Caribbean Mystery, The Patient, By the Pricking of My Thumbs, The Pale Horse, Endless Night, At Bertram’s Hotel

    TW - death of children, suicide, mental illness, outdated terms in quoted material

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    1 hr and 42 mins
  • 4. Fashion
    Mar 10 2024


    Episode four of The Swinging Christies sees Mark and Gray get all togged up and browse down Carnaby Street, as they examine style, art and Agatha Christie.

    You can find us on X and Instagram under @Christie_Time. Our website is Christietime.com.

    The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown.

    Next episode: Horror

    Solutions revealed! - The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding, Third Girl

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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • 3. Money
    Feb 18 2024

    In the third episode of The Swinging Christies, Mark and Gray turn the spotlight on class, inequality, society... all themes that are present and correct in Agatha Christie!

    You can find us on X and Instagram under @Christie_Time. Our website is Christietime.com.

    The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown.

    Next episode: Fashion


    Solutions revealed! - At Bertram's Hotel, The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side, Endless Night

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • 2. Rock 'n' Roll
    Jan 28 2024

    It's the second episode of The Swinging Christies, and Mark and Gray are discussing the groovy music landscape of the 1960s. Featuring brand new insight from Agatha Christie's grandson, Mathew Prichard, himself!

    You can find us on X and Instagram under @Christie_Time. Our website is Christietime.com.

    The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown.

    Next episode: Money

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    50 mins
  • 1. Sex
    Jan 6 2024

    In this first full episode of The Swinging Christies, Mark and Gray discuss topics around sex and the 1960s. How does Agatha Christie write about sex, gender, queerness and feminism, and how often? The answer is: very insightfully, and a lot more than you might think!

    You can find us on X and Instagram under @Christie_Time. Our website is Christietime.com.

    The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown.

    Next episode: Rock 'n' Roll


    Solutions revealed! - Hallowe'en Party, Endless Night, A Caribbean Mystery, At Bertram's Hotel

    TW - sexual references including sexualisation of young people, misogynistic language quoted, homophobic language quoted.

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    1 hr and 33 mins