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Finally finished our Random #DoctorWho watch today, which started in 2021 after Series 12. The final eps were a Series 4 double bill - The Fires of Pompeii and The Unicorn and the Wasp. Quite fitting. Perhaps now I should continue, and rewatch Flux! (No.)

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Was fab to be the consultant for 'Travels with Agatha Christie & Sir David Suchet', coming very soon. I also appear in the first ep, waving Sir David off on his travels. He was quite amused by the @christietime.bsky.social logo! It's on Britbox outside of the UK on 8 March, and C4 in the UK soon.

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⭐️ Request for Information ⭐️ We have a large collection of sketches by costume designer Richard Croft, who worked on television shows including Dr Who, Blackadder and By the Sword Divided. However, we know very little about him. 1/2

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Excited about the Season 7 Blu-ray next week, and I'll enjoy the Spearhead VHS experience by momentarily looking at these shoes during the factory montage #DoctorWho

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Mark Lawson writing about Jeffrey Holland in Guardian says he’s “believed to be” the only actor to appear in both Secret Army and Allo Allo. He isn’t, but what’s worse is the “believed to be” [by whom?] indicates Lawson suspects this is dubious but cannot be bothered with very basic due diligence.

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Chatted on the radio this morning about the enduring appeal of Agatha Christie, in light of the forthcoming BBC production of Towards Zero. Includes a nice plug for The Swinging Christies. I pop up at about 35 minutes: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Towards Zero trailer - on BBC One and iPlayer from 2 March #AgathaChristie youtu.be/uPmRXdzq-O4?...

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Some detection work has lead to the discovery of a tiny new (to me) bit of Agatha Christie writing from the 1960s. In late 1964 Christie agreed to write an introduction for a deluxe French collection of her works. Very handsome they are too. #AgathaChristie

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Funny how you can think you know every soap star pop attempt (Tracy Shaw's Happenin' All Over Again lives rent free in my head), and then you see Michelle Collins singing Get Ready on Blue Peter and realise there's more than can ever be catalogued

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Cheered to see that this joke survives in the laundry industry after 30ish years.

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There's another NEW BONUS EPISODE from us dropping in less than 2 weeks..... Any guesses what the topic is? 💃💃💃 #AgathaChristie #podcast

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Love is in the air! This Valentines Day why not revisit our episode about, well... pod.fo/e/215e0f ❤️💃🏻❤️ #AgathaChristie #podcast

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New book contract signed 👀 See you in 2027 👍

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"A jealous husband kills his wife after she seeks refuge in a clown's home" at 0830 tomorrow has got me firing up the Freeview recorder in a flash.

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Reminded (by a digital photo frame) of wandering round Greenway after hours

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Melancholy and camp... These books couldn't suit me better! @paulari.bsky.social

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It's looking like our Spring Gathering is going to be a sell-out, so if you are thinking of joining us, we'd encourage you to secure your tickets soon. Coinciding with the unveiling of a brand-new Agatha Christie statue, we have an amazing day and evening planned. www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

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My Marple book is under £20 on Amazon for the first time in ages. Hundreds of pretty pictures! The text is all right too. #AgathaChristie amzn.eu/d/b22ezda

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Golden Age Mysteries Ltd are proud to present our 2025 Golden Age of Crime conference, in partnership with our wonderful friends at FSU School of Communication and Information! We can’t wait to discuss all things Golden Age Detective Fiction with you all in September!🔎📚 See below for details! ✨📚

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Unfortunately typical evidence of a post-cyberattack visit to the BL. A dozen or so failed request slips.

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Marple taking pride of place at Delhi's World Book Fair!

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Have you subscribed to us on YouTube? You never know when a video may appear..! #AgathaChristie #SwingingChristies m.youtube.com/channel/UCIe...

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Saturday! Come see my Miss Marple talk in Bromley (just 20 mins on the train from London Victoria)... bromleylittletheatre.org/mevents/agat...

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I covet these biscuit tins from Vincent Price's cooking show

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Super stressy couple of days, but now this is in safe hands - along with some more material... #BloodyThatcher

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Saturday! Come see my Miss Marple talk in Bromley (just 20 mins on the train from London Victoria)... bromleylittletheatre.org/mevents/agat...

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Having a clear out and spot that I still have sealed copies of DW Collection Blu-rays for S8 and S14, the original Special Edition packaging. Is there any demand for them? Might have another somewhere too...

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How can we trace same-sex relationships in rural archives, when love letters were heavily euphemistic or burned after reading? For LGBTQ+ History Month, Tim Jerrome shares his research into queer rural relationships: from his first find, to the challenges faced. merl.reading.ac.uk/blog/2025/02...

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Such a great list! I spy @ktnguyenauthor.bsky.social @jamesponti.bsky.social @markaldridge.info & @jenniferkmorita.bsky.social too! Congrats to all the Agatha nominees! Can’t wait for the big reveal at my first Malice Domestic in April! 🫖 ☠️

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Thrilled to learn that my Marple book has been nominated for the prestigious Agatha award! #AgathaChristie #Marple

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NEW EPISODE DROPPED! Agatha... is that you...? A talented British author, a story published in the late 50s/early 60s about machinations in a girls' school… Agatha Christie and Muriel Spark, they're two peas in a pod(cast)! Listen now: pod.fo/e/2a782a #SwingingChristies

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The Dragging of Mr Quin

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Brilliant to hear that Mark Ayres has apparently done amazing work fixing the echoey sound of Spearhead from Space, so we all know what his next project will be!

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Bit weird that Better Man has all this "America doesn't care!" discourse when there's a film about Saturday Night Live coming out to international indifference

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