Swinging Marple

Miss Marple isn’t an old duffer - she’s a swinging cat! At least that’s what Mark and Gray discover this episode when they shine a light on Agatha Christie’s beloved sleuth. In particular we look at her 1960s outings, plus her Swinging-era cases in the recent 2021 short story collection, in stories by Alyssa Cole, Naomi Alderman, Jean Kwok, Dreda Say Mitchell, Karen M. McManus and Leigh Bardugo.You can find us on Instagram @Christie_Time. We are on Bluesky at christietime.bsky.social. Please do subscribe, rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts.Our website is ChristieTime.com.The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown.Next episode: we travel to India!00:00:00 - Opening titles00:00:50 - Introductory chat00:07:00 - Why the Sixties belong to Miss Marple00:15:09 - The Swinging-era Marple: Twelve New Stories00:19:01 - Miss Marple Takes Manhattan by Alyssa Cole00:29:20 - The Open Mind by Naomi Alderman00:41:45 - The Jade Empress by Jean Kwok00:44:43 - A Deadly Wedding Day by Dreda Say Mitchell00:52:44 - The Murdering Sort by Karen M. McManus00:58:26 - The Disappearance by Leigh Bardugo01:04:59 - Tackling racism in these stories01:16:17 - How to get in touch01:17:17 - Closing titles01:17:44 - CodaTW: discussion of racism and antisemitism