Mark Aldridge
@markaldridge.info
'Agathologist', H.R.F. Keating Award winner and Associate Professor of Screen Histories. Consultant for documentaries and other projects. Co-host and co-producer of The Swinging Christies. 📧 Agathachristieonscreen@gmail.com 🏳️🌈
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We're beavering away planning our special LIVE EPISODE for this, The Confessions of Agatha Christie, ft. HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!! Not to mention a string of fabulous talks and fun all day and into the evening! If you haven't got a ticket yet, what are you waiting for?? #SwingingChristies
A reminder that we still have a few tickets left for our criminally good Agatha Christie Festival Spring Gathering 2026
Join us in Torquay on Saturday 11 April for a very special celebration of Agatha Christie. We’d love to welcome you there:
www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...
Join us in Torquay on Saturday 11 April for a very special celebration of Agatha Christie. We’d love to welcome you there:
www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...
International Agatha Christie Festival | Spring Gathering
After the sell-out success of the inaugural Spring Gathering in April 2025, we are delighted to be able to invite you to our Spring Gathering for 2026. We are looking forward to sharing a day of murde...
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February 17, 2026 at 8:55 PM
We're beavering away planning our special LIVE EPISODE for this, The Confessions of Agatha Christie, ft. HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!! Not to mention a string of fabulous talks and fun all day and into the evening! If you haven't got a ticket yet, what are you waiting for?? #SwingingChristies
Flights booked so there's no stopping me now!
I'm excited to be boarding the Golden Eagle Danube Express this May, a luxury train that traces the old Orient Express route from Paris to Istanbul. I'll be giving a talk about Agatha Christie during the eight day journey. And, unlike a certain other train, it has ensuite bathrooms 😂 #AgathaChristie
February 16, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Flights booked so there's no stopping me now!
Watching How to Get to Heaven from Belfast and SHOCKED to see (hear) that Netflix money wouldn't stretch to licensing the original recording of Spice Up Your Life in ep 3, so we get a (not very) soundalike cover.
February 16, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Watching How to Get to Heaven from Belfast and SHOCKED to see (hear) that Netflix money wouldn't stretch to licensing the original recording of Spice Up Your Life in ep 3, so we get a (not very) soundalike cover.
2026's theme so far
February 16, 2026 at 8:43 PM
2026's theme so far
😍
The addition of these libraries has greatly expanded my access to Golden Age Detective Fiction, and I was thrilled to discover that the Brooklyn Public Library has these two books, by @markaldridge.info, who is also the co-host of "The Swinging Christies" podcast (@christietime.com).
February 16, 2026 at 8:26 PM
😍
It's Saturday so it's a crazy night!
(I'm in bed with a book)
(I'm in bed with a book)
February 14, 2026 at 10:37 PM
It's Saturday so it's a crazy night!
(I'm in bed with a book)
(I'm in bed with a book)
Celebrating Valentine's Day by watching one of the great romances #DoctorWho
February 14, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Celebrating Valentine's Day by watching one of the great romances #DoctorWho
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Over at my agathaillustrated profile on Insta I'm starting on 4.50 from Paddington. What a great pic (from John Bull magazine)! #AgathaChristie #MissMarple
February 13, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Over at my agathaillustrated profile on Insta I'm starting on 4.50 from Paddington. What a great pic (from John Bull magazine)! #AgathaChristie #MissMarple
Over at my agathaillustrated profile on Insta I'm starting on 4.50 from Paddington. What a great pic (from John Bull magazine)! #AgathaChristie #MissMarple
February 13, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Over at my agathaillustrated profile on Insta I'm starting on 4.50 from Paddington. What a great pic (from John Bull magazine)! #AgathaChristie #MissMarple
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A genuine episode of EastEnders from 2009 that I'm currently watching
February 12, 2026 at 5:27 PM
A genuine episode of EastEnders from 2009 that I'm currently watching
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As well as writing a damned fine crime novel that rattles along at speed, Agatha Christie has a knack for writing stuff like this.
Frequently.
There's a lot more chuckles in the Marple books than I remember when I read them over *checks notes* 30 years ago.
Frequently.
There's a lot more chuckles in the Marple books than I remember when I read them over *checks notes* 30 years ago.
February 11, 2026 at 10:07 PM
As well as writing a damned fine crime novel that rattles along at speed, Agatha Christie has a knack for writing stuff like this.
Frequently.
There's a lot more chuckles in the Marple books than I remember when I read them over *checks notes* 30 years ago.
Frequently.
There's a lot more chuckles in the Marple books than I remember when I read them over *checks notes* 30 years ago.
Oh! Apparently it's sold out. Sorry. But thanks to those who got tickets! #AgathaChristie
🕵️♀️📖 THE LIFE AND TIMES OF AGATHA CHRISTIE 📖🕵️♂️
Join Dr Mark Aldridge for a lively introduction to the ‘Queen of Crime’, marking fifty years since Agatha Christie’s death.
🗓 Wed 18 March | ⏰ 12.30–13.30📍 Attenborough Arts Centre, Main Hall
🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/liter...
Join Dr Mark Aldridge for a lively introduction to the ‘Queen of Crime’, marking fifty years since Agatha Christie’s death.
🗓 Wed 18 March | ⏰ 12.30–13.30📍 Attenborough Arts Centre, Main Hall
🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/liter...
February 11, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Oh! Apparently it's sold out. Sorry. But thanks to those who got tickets! #AgathaChristie
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🕵️♀️📖 THE LIFE AND TIMES OF AGATHA CHRISTIE 📖🕵️♂️
Join Dr Mark Aldridge for a lively introduction to the ‘Queen of Crime’, marking fifty years since Agatha Christie’s death.
🗓 Wed 18 March | ⏰ 12.30–13.30📍 Attenborough Arts Centre, Main Hall
🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/liter...
Join Dr Mark Aldridge for a lively introduction to the ‘Queen of Crime’, marking fifty years since Agatha Christie’s death.
🗓 Wed 18 March | ⏰ 12.30–13.30📍 Attenborough Arts Centre, Main Hall
🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/liter...
February 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM
🕵️♀️📖 THE LIFE AND TIMES OF AGATHA CHRISTIE 📖🕵️♂️
Join Dr Mark Aldridge for a lively introduction to the ‘Queen of Crime’, marking fifty years since Agatha Christie’s death.
🗓 Wed 18 March | ⏰ 12.30–13.30📍 Attenborough Arts Centre, Main Hall
🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/liter...
Join Dr Mark Aldridge for a lively introduction to the ‘Queen of Crime’, marking fifty years since Agatha Christie’s death.
🗓 Wed 18 March | ⏰ 12.30–13.30📍 Attenborough Arts Centre, Main Hall
🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/liter...
Watching The Rescue, a stone cold classic in my eyes. Just noticed for the first time that the Doctor snoozes on a designer Eames chair! #DoctorWho
February 8, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Watching The Rescue, a stone cold classic in my eyes. Just noticed for the first time that the Doctor snoozes on a designer Eames chair! #DoctorWho
The crushing disappointment when an episode of Murder, She Wrote opens with Jessica turning to the camera to tell us about a friend/student/book of hers 😭
a close up of a woman 's face with her eyes closed
Alt: Jessica Fletcher rolls her eyes
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February 8, 2026 at 5:52 PM
The crushing disappointment when an episode of Murder, She Wrote opens with Jessica turning to the camera to tell us about a friend/student/book of hers 😭
Recently I've been... well, I won't say running. More like jogging with intent.
This afternoon I was on course to break my (pathetic) personal best for 10k, but 9.2k I had sudden cramp while at the bottom of a hill just as the heavens opened. I got soaked.
Moral of the story is don't do exercise.
This afternoon I was on course to break my (pathetic) personal best for 10k, but 9.2k I had sudden cramp while at the bottom of a hill just as the heavens opened. I got soaked.
Moral of the story is don't do exercise.
a woman is taking a shower with her mouth open and water splashing on her face
Alt: Madonna in the Rain video
media.tenor.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Recently I've been... well, I won't say running. More like jogging with intent.
This afternoon I was on course to break my (pathetic) personal best for 10k, but 9.2k I had sudden cramp while at the bottom of a hill just as the heavens opened. I got soaked.
Moral of the story is don't do exercise.
This afternoon I was on course to break my (pathetic) personal best for 10k, but 9.2k I had sudden cramp while at the bottom of a hill just as the heavens opened. I got soaked.
Moral of the story is don't do exercise.
Friends fear he's considering watching Tenko again
February 6, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Friends fear he's considering watching Tenko again
I'm excited to be boarding the Golden Eagle Danube Express this May, a luxury train that traces the old Orient Express route from Paris to Istanbul. I'll be giving a talk about Agatha Christie during the eight day journey. And, unlike a certain other train, it has ensuite bathrooms 😂 #AgathaChristie
February 6, 2026 at 6:10 PM
I'm excited to be boarding the Golden Eagle Danube Express this May, a luxury train that traces the old Orient Express route from Paris to Istanbul. I'll be giving a talk about Agatha Christie during the eight day journey. And, unlike a certain other train, it has ensuite bathrooms 😂 #AgathaChristie
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After a couple of technical faults (hey, look, we're book nerds, not IT support) the latest #SwingingChristies podcast ep is available NOW to stream on YouTube, as well as anywhere else you find good podcasts: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yQX... #AgathaChristie
Agatha Christie in Devon at the Burgh Island Hotel
YouTube video by The Swinging Christies
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February 6, 2026 at 1:19 PM
After a couple of technical faults (hey, look, we're book nerds, not IT support) the latest #SwingingChristies podcast ep is available NOW to stream on YouTube, as well as anywhere else you find good podcasts: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yQX... #AgathaChristie
Just watching Jane McDonald singing APT. in Brazil
February 3, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Just watching Jane McDonald singing APT. in Brazil
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Just to let you know that the documentary Becoming Victoria Wood (which has recently had a limited run in cinemas) will air on U&Gold on Thursday 12 Feb. Here's my write-up from the new issue of Radio Times. #VictoriaWood
February 3, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Just to let you know that the documentary Becoming Victoria Wood (which has recently had a limited run in cinemas) will air on U&Gold on Thursday 12 Feb. Here's my write-up from the new issue of Radio Times. #VictoriaWood
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The 1921 census required every household to identify a 'head' - assumed to be a husband - but it offered no way to record same-sex relationships. So how did women and gender non- conforming people record their lives? Often subversively, as some examples show 🧵 (1/6)
#LGBTplusHM
#lgbthm26
#LGBTplusHM
#lgbthm26
February 2, 2026 at 5:20 PM
The 1921 census required every household to identify a 'head' - assumed to be a husband - but it offered no way to record same-sex relationships. So how did women and gender non- conforming people record their lives? Often subversively, as some examples show 🧵 (1/6)
#LGBTplusHM
#lgbthm26
#LGBTplusHM
#lgbthm26
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NEW EPISODE JUST DROPPED! Recorded specially from @burghislandhotel.bsky.social, we discuss Agatha Christie in Devon in the 1960s, and meet the proprietor of this gorgeous art deco hotel, on the island that inspired some of Christie's best plots... Listen now: pod.fo/e/3855e3 #podcast
February 1, 2026 at 9:30 AM
NEW EPISODE JUST DROPPED! Recorded specially from @burghislandhotel.bsky.social, we discuss Agatha Christie in Devon in the 1960s, and meet the proprietor of this gorgeous art deco hotel, on the island that inspired some of Christie's best plots... Listen now: pod.fo/e/3855e3 #podcast
