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Read Christie 2024
1st July 2024
Join the official reading challenge, Read Christie 2024. This month we are reading Taken at the Flood.
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Seven new Christie dramas promised in deal with BBC
Agatha Christie Productions Ltd and BBC One set new deal for seven Christie dramas over four years.
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Cast announced for The Witness for the Prosecution
Toby Jones, Andrea Riseborough and Kim Cattrall among cast to star in The Witness for the Prosecution.
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Agatha Christie Birthday Celebrations
Join us in Agatha Christie’s birthday celebrations at a special event in her birthplace of Torquay.
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Brian Blessed takes a stab at directing The Hollow
National British treasure, Brian Blessed, directs Agatha Christie’s The Hollow this summer at The Mill in Sonning.
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Brand new TV adaptation of The Witness for the Prosecution
All rise! A new adaptation of Agatha Christie’s celebrated courtroom drama is coming to your screens.
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Listen to After the Funeral in a new weekly podcast
Harper Audio brings you a free podcast serialisation of Hercule Poirot classic, After the Funeral.
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90 Years of Christie favourite: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Discover more about the novel that Christie and the world count as one of their favourite Christie’s.
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And Then There Were None soundtrack released
The fantastic And Then There Were None soundtrack by composer Stuart Earl is now available for digital download.
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Read an extract from the new Poirot novel by Sophie Hannah
Read an exclusive extract from Sophie Hannah’s new Poirot novel, Closed Casket, ahead of its release.