Upcoming & Recent Events

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We are heading back to Torquay earlier than expected for a springtime gathering, a special one-day festival on Saturday 12 April 2025 packed with events and all capped off with the exciting unveiling of a new Agatha Christie statue! Tickets are moving and shaking quickly (or, indeed, swinging), so head to the website ASAP!

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We are thrilled to say that we will be giving a live and exclusive Swinging Christies talk at the International Agatha Christie Festival in Torquay, Devon, on 11 September 2024. We'll be discussing some things that we weren't able to cover in the podcast. You can book your tickets for our talk here.

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Mark is returning to Wallingford this year, taking part in their Agatha Christie weekend. On 6 September 2024 he'll be solving The Mysteries of Miss Marple, a potted history of the character with new trivia and rare images. You can book your ticket here!

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In the run-up to the publication of his new Marple book in late summer, Mark will be speaking at a few events in June. He'll give a talk at Bodies from the Library at the British Library on 1 June 2024, and be in conversation at both Belfast Book Festival (11 June 2024) and Felixstowe Book Festival (29 June 2024).

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Gray recently gave a talk for the excellent online project Romancing the Gothic, where he spoke about the parallel lives of Muriel Spark and Agatha Christie. You can still view it on YouTube here!

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Mark and Gray attended the International Agatha Christie Festival 2023, where Mark spoke about the Margaret Rutherford films, and both got to visit Greenway for a special dinner on Christie's birthday.