Mark and Gray are reunited to discuss the working titles of Agatha Christie’s Swinging works - novels, plays and short stories to boot! Recorded in a very special location this is a fun rundown and a valuable glimpse into the Queen of Crime’s unique planning process!

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00:00:00 - Opening titles

00:00:43 - Introductory chat

00:03:45 - Drag naming game!

00:08:07 - Work In Progress

00:11:43 - Cat Among the Pigeons (1959)

00:14:50 - The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding (1960)

00:17:17 - The Pale Horse (1961)

00:19:23 - The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side (1962)

00:25:33 - The Rule of Three (1962)

00:30:49 - The Clocks (1963)

00:33:47 - A Caribbean Mystery (1964)

00:36:56 - At Bertram’s Hotel (1965)

00:38:10 - Third Girl (1966)

00:41:31 - Endless Night (1967)

00:44:15 - By the Pricking of My Thumbs (1968)

00:50:18 - Hallowe’en Party (1969)

00:51:53 - Passenger to Frankfurt (1970)

00:54:04 - How to get in touch

00:55:24 - Closing titles

00:55:51 - Coda

Solutions revealed - Cat Among the Pigeons, The Pale Horse, At Bertram’s Hotel, Hallowe’en Party

TW - language quoted that some members of the traveller communities may find offensive