Promo image for Iceland Noir's Agatha Christie Day
NEWS! In November I'm off to Reykjavik for Iceland Noir's #AgathaChristie Day - alongside Chris Chibnall (who adapted Seven Dials for Netflix recently), Lucy Foley, James Prichard, John Curran and Kelly Mullen. Apparently timed to give us the best chance to catch the northern lights, too...
OMFG I had to go and check that this ACTUALLY happened.
Since when does the BBC ever do chyrons with a political party's branding, rather than their own? Not to mention this is during a pre-election campaign purdah.
(h/t @iainsol.bsky.social)
Ordered!
The Doctor looks at Kamelion, bored
Reached Planet of Fire, such a low-energy bore. I don't want all your dull chat about your gods or whatever! Mind you, I don't even know what the story is really about as I slip into unconscious by the end of the first episode #DoctorWho
And if I said a surprise bonus episode is not out of the question, what then?
The Gate of Baghdad is great, and the BBC radio adaptation with Patricia Routledge is one of my favourites
Finished S6 of Murder, She Wrote - I can live with the occasional bookend episodes but it's obviously excessive here. And why not make more use of the Cabot Cove regulars for them? Seth on a cruise! Mort visiting his New York relatives! But the thing I can't stand is all the mafia/mob eps. Boring!
IMAGINARY present FRIENDS Meet the Makers James Strong on Directing Interviewed by Chris Chibnall International Emmy & Multiple BAFTA award winning director known for Mr Bates vs The Post Office, Broadchurch, Doctor Who & Vigil Wed 22 Apr, 1pm, Bridport Town Hall Francesca Massariol & Caroline Greville-Morris on Production Design Interviewed by Chris Chibnall Best known for Pillion & Mutant Chronicles Thur 23 Apr, 1pm, Bridport Town Hall David Arnold on Composing Interviewed by Chris Chibnall Best known for Casino Royale, Tomorrow Never Dies, Independence Day, Stargate, Hot Fuzz & Sherlock Fri 24 Apr, 1pm, Bridport Town Hall Suzanne Mackie on Producing Interviewed by Chris Chibnall Best known for The Crown, Calendar Girls, Kinky Boots & Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Sat 25 Apr, 1pm, Bridport Town Hall Eddy Pearce on Location Management Interviewed by Caroline Greville-Morris Best known for Ammonite, Persuasion, Paddington in Peru & the upcoming Sense and Sensibility Sun 26 Apr, 1pm, Bridport Town Hall
For anyone wanting to get in to film/TV, I’ve put together a series of lunchtime talks from Wednesday to Sunday next week on directing, design, composing, producing & locations with fantastic guests. Free for under 25s.
Do share! Part of From Page to Screen festival. @bridportarts.bsky.social
We had a fantastic time at the Spring Gathering at Torquay Museum on Saturday.
Pictured from left to right are Dr Mark Aldridge & Gray Robert Brown of the Swinging Christies, Festival director Matt Newbury, Val McDermid, Abir Mukherjee, Antony Johnston, Tom Mead and Festival host Sophie Pierce.
Mark and Gray of Christie Time in front of the podcast logo
We had big @christietime.com news yesterday - we've written a book! THE SWINGING CHRISTIES: HOW AGATHA CHRISTIE CONQUERED THE 1960S will be out from HarperCollins early next year. We're really proud of it! Come and spend a decade with #AgathaChristie... Available to preorder now! amzn.eu/d/0hekOtn6
Annie Jones, who played Jane in Neighbours, just mentioned an upcoming auction for one of the most iconic pieces of 80s art - Mrs Mangle’s portrait.
Imagine owning this! Iconic!
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Pre-Festival pic with Agatha Christie Festival organiser Matt, @antonyjohnston.bsky.social, and The Swinging Christies themselves, Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown!
Just worked out that we have released 32 episodes of #SwingingChristies so far. There is 1 surprise one in the bank(!!) = 33. We recorded for 2 more this weekend so 35. Then there's 1 ep of #Westmapod released, with another 1.5 ready, and 1.5 more recorded, ready to be edited. So 39 total
Joan Hickson as Miss Marple asleep while sitting on a bench in Nemesis
Mark and Gray of Christie Time in front of the podcast logo
We had big @christietime.com news yesterday - we've written a book! THE SWINGING CHRISTIES: HOW AGATHA CHRISTIE CONQUERED THE 1960S will be out from HarperCollins early next year. We're really proud of it! Come and spend a decade with #AgathaChristie... Available to preorder now! amzn.eu/d/0hekOtn6
Worth watching (Sheila Hancock!)
This used to be available on BFI Player but has long since vanished. I’ve been kicking myself for ages for not taking the chance to watch the Redifussion Erpingham Camp when it was there too.
(Joe Orton tv plays boxset, please and thank you)
Remembering when I was on Alan Titchmarsh's show and regretted not asking if I could take the Hickson and Rutherford pictures home #AgathaChristie #MissMarple
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I still wanna know who was in the Covid season of Celeb Race Across the World?!
Gray has a special one of these 👀 @christietime.com
As soon as I've published my crime fiction thesis, I will put the finishing touches on this, my offshoot project, and release that too as soon as I can. 🕵️♂️👨🎓🏏
My Higher Education life, in words and pictures. Thanks to all who shared in it. 👨🎓👨🏫🎓
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Robert Urquhart
Denholm Elliott
Just realised that in a forthcoming Swinging Christies episode I identify Robert Urquhart (left) as Denholm Elliott (right) and now wonder if I've been confusing them my whole life
Never heard of him x
I see a lot of up-and-coming buff gays have somehow been cast in The Comeback
"You sold 1 ticket to Keren!"
Just hope Sara is able to bag a ticket too
Review of Westmapod in the Radio Times Easter edition
Thanks @radiotimes.bsky.social for our eggs-cellent endorsement in the Easter issue!!!! On sale now 🐣🥹📚🎧
#Westmapod available now! > podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...
NEW EVENT ANNOUNCED! We're heading back to the English Riviera for another LIVE EPISODE in September. That's more laughs, more cocktails and more Agatha Christie insight, all caught on tape to haunt us forevermore. Info & tickets here: www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202... @agathafestival.bsky.social
Mark was very clear that he wanted credit for taking this photo of Gray at a previous Agatha Christie event.
Gray is hosting an original talk THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF ROGER STYLES at the @agathafestival.bsky.social in September!
You're a spy, you're on the run, who do you turn to- but Agatha Christie?! It's going to be a wild ride!
Tickets on sale now! > www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...
...said Poirot when he declined a last sniff of his poppers.
A picture of BU president with her apology: BREAKING NEWS 'I am deeply sorry' President Gilliam temporarily pauses removal of outward-facing signs amid pride flag takedown controversy.
Boston University President Melissa Gilliam pauses removal of outward-facing signs amid pride flag takedown controversy. “I am deeply sorry,” she said in a university-wide email.
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