Chronological Christie
Hosted by Alan Porter and Gillian Porter · Megrin Entertainment
4.8from 21 ratings
- 36
- Episodes
- 21
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
About Chronological Christie
Join us as a long-time Agatha Christie collector and her Christie-novice husband discuss the works of the Queen of Crime in publication order.
- Publisher
- Megrin Entertainment
- Category
- arts
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 12 Jan 2025
- Latest episode
- 11 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
36 episodes in the feed.
11 Oct 2026
Murder In Three Acts
In this episode, we take a look at Murder in Three Acts (aka Three Act Tragedy) —------------------ We are your hosts: Gillian Porter - a long-time Agatha Christie reader and collector, And her husband Alan Porter, who after almost 40 years of sharing a house with Agatha Christie books has decided he should read them. We’ll be tackling the books in UK publication order as detailed on the official Agatha Christie website, and sharing our thoughts on each from the viewpoint of someone familiar with them, and someone reading them for the first time. —------------------- Links mentioned in this episode Podcast Related Links Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ (https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/) Chronological Christie @ Bookshop.org - ttps://bookshop.org/lists/chronological-christies (https://bookshop.org/lists/chronological-christies) Publication Order List - https://agathachristie.imgix.net/image-store/Read-Christie-2024/ACL_CompleteList_2024.pdf (https://agathachristie.imgix.net/image-store/Read-Christie-2024/ACL_CompleteList_2024.pdf) Wikipedia Pages for the books discussed. Three Act Tragedy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Act_Tragedy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Act_Tragedy) Adaptation-related links Murder in Three Acts with Peter Ustinov - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esGHj7oIamI&t=6s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esGHj7oIamI&t=6s) Three Act Tragedy - Agatha Christie’s Poirot Season 12 Episode 1 - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1469899/?ref_=fn_t_1 (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1469899/?ref_=fn_t_1) Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Petits_Meurtres_d%27Agatha_Christie).- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1349600/ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1349600/) Radio adaptation - Radio 4 Whodunnits - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b009prln (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b009prln) available on youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfPyW-zPdLc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfPyW-zPdLc) References Agatha Christie: An Autobiography - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062204578 (https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062204578) Agatha Christie, A Very Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9781639362530 (https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9781639362530) The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie - A Biographical Companion to the Works of Agatha Christie by Charles Osborne Agatha Christie, Murder in the Making by John Curran - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062065438 (https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062065438) The Complete Christie, An Agatha Christie Encyclopedia by Matthew Bunson - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780671028312 (https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780671028312) The Home of Agatha Christie - https://www.agathachristie.com/ (https://www.agathachristie.com/) Agatha Christie First Lady of Crime - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9781643137377 (https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9781643137377) Agatha Christie Graphic Novels - Beautiful books - https://beautifulbooks.info/agatha-christie-comic-book-series/ (https://beautifulbooks.info/agatha-christie-comic-book-series/) Agatha Christie She Watched by Teresa Peschel - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9781950347391 (https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9781950347391) Other Links Alan’s website - https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/ (https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/) Alan’s Newsletter - https://alanjporter.substack.com/ (https://alanjporter.substack.com/) —--- Check out our Patreon account where you can now get early access to our podcasts as well as our new patreon exclusive “Agatha Adjacent” podcast series. Patreon subscribers will also get the opportunity to submit questions for our bonus Q&A episodes. It’s quick and easy to join our growing Patreon community starting at the Greenway Level for just $5 a month - think about all that extra Agatha goodness for the price of a cup of coffee. You can check it out with a free 7-day trial or subscribe at patreon.com/chronologicalchristie (http://patreon.com/chronologicalchristie) Thanks for your support. ____________ Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Chronological Christie podcast. If you would like to leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform that would be great and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes. If you like to discuss any aspect of this episode, you can message us on the Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ (https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/) Please join us for our next episode, where we will be discussing The Listerdale Mystery short story collection. __________ The Chronological Christie podcast is a production of Megrin Entertainment, a division of 4Js Group, LLC
20 Sept 2026
Parker Pyne Investigates - Part 2
In this episode, we take a look at the remaining short stories in the Parker Pyne Investigates collection. —------------------ We are your hosts: Gillian Porter - a long-time Agatha Christie reader and collector, And her husband Alan Porter, who after almost 40 years of sharing a house with Agatha Christie books has decided he should read them. We’ll be tackling the books in UK publication order as detailed on the official Agatha Christie website, and sharing our thoughts on each from the viewpoint of someone familiar with them, and someone reading them for the first time. —------------------- Links mentioned in this episode Podcast Related Links Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ (https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/) Chronological Christie @ Bookshop.org - ttps://bookshop.org/lists/chronological-christies (https://bookshop.org/lists/chronological-christies) Publication Order List - https://agathachristie.imgix.net/image-store/Read-Christie-2024/ACL_CompleteList_2024.pdf (https://agathachristie.imgix.net/image-store/Read-Christie-2024/ACL_CompleteList_2024.pdf) Wikipedia Pages for the books discussed. Parker Pyne Investigates - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parker_Pyne_Investigates (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parker_Pyne_Investigates) Agatha Christie Hour - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Agatha_Christie_Hour (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Agatha_Christie_Hour) IMDB Pages for Adaptations Agatha Christie Hour - available on DVD and YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsyxWfGjCqY&list=PLcOKn2Ebnf7mZk0JlojAih9ZmC-VrziUO (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsyxWfGjCqY&list=PLcOKn2Ebnf7mZk0JlojAih9ZmC-VrziUO) There were no adaptations References Agatha Christie: An Autobiography - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062204578 (https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062204578) Agatha Christie, A Very Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9781639362530 (https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9781639362530) The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie - A Biographical Companion to the Works of Agatha Christie by Charles Osborne The Complete Christie, An Agatha Christie Encyclopedia by Matthew Bunson - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780671028312 (https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780671028312) Beautiful - Comic Book Adaptations - https://beautifulbooks.info/agatha-christie-comic-book-series/ (https://beautifulbooks.info/agatha-christie-comic-book-series/) Agatha Christie - Poirot The Greatest Detective in the World by Dr Mark Aldridge - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780008296643 (https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780008296643) Agatha Christie - https://www.agathachristie.com/stories/the-myserious-mr-quin (https://www.agathachristie.com/stories/the-myserious-mr-quin) Other Links Alan’s website - https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/ (https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/) Alan’s Newsletter - https://alanjporter.substack.com/ (https://alanjporter.substack.com/) —--- Check out our Patreon account where you can now get early access to our podcasts as well as our new patreon exclusive “Agatha Adjacent” podcast series. Patreon subscribers will also get the opportunity to submit questions for our bonus Q&A episodes. It’s quick and easy to join our growing Patreon community starting at the Greenway Level for just $5 a month - think about all that extra Agatha goodness for the price of a cup of coffee. You can check it out or subscribe at patreon.com/chronologicalchristie (http://patreon.com/chronologicalchristie) Thanks for your support. ____________ Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Chronological Christie podcast. If you would like to leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform that would be great and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes. If you like to discuss any aspect of this episode you can message us on the Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ (https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/) Please join us for our next episode, where we will be covering Three Act Tragedy __________ The Chronological Christie podcast is a production of Megrin Entertainment, a division of 4Js Group, LLC
6 Sept 2026
Parker Pyne Investigates - Part 1
In this episode, we take a look at the first six short stories in the Parker Pyne Investigates collection. —------------------ We are your hosts: Gillian Porter - a long-time Agatha Christie reader and collector, And her husband Alan Porter, who after almost 40 years of sharing a house with Agatha Christie books has decided he should read them. We’ll be tackling the books in UK publication order as detailed on the official Agatha Christie website, and sharing our thoughts on each from the viewpoint of someone familiar with them, and someone reading them for the first time. —------------------- Links mentioned in this episode Podcast Related Links Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ (https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/) Chronological Christie @ Bookshop.org - ttps://bookshop.org/lists/chronological-christies (https://bookshop.org/lists/chronological-christies) Publication Order List - https://agathachristie.imgix.net/image-store/Read-Christie-2024/ACL_CompleteList_2024.pdf (https://agathachristie.imgix.net/image-store/Read-Christie-2024/ACL_CompleteList_2024.pdf) Wikipedia Pages for the books discussed. Parker Pyne Investigates - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parker_Pyne_Investigates (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parker_Pyne_Investigates) Agatha Christie Hour - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Agatha_Christie_Hour (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Agatha_Christie_Hour) IMDB Pages for Adaptations Agatha Christie Hour - available on DVD and YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsyxWfGjCqY&list=PLcOKn2Ebnf7mZk0JlojAih9ZmC-VrziUO (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsyxWfGjCqY&list=PLcOKn2Ebnf7mZk0JlojAih9ZmC-VrziUO) The Case of the Middle Aged Woman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5K8jSAe_zA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5K8jSAe_zA) The Case of the Discontened Soldier - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YBOMrcPwfM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YBOMrcPwfM) References Agatha Christie: An Autobiography - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062204578 (https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062204578) Agatha Christie, A Very Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9781639362530 (https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9781639362530) The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie - A Biographical Companion to the Works of Agatha Christie by Charles Osborne The Complete Christie, An Agatha Christie Encyclopedia by Matthew Bunson - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780671028312 (https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780671028312) Beautiful - Comic Book Adaptations - https://beautifulbooks.info/agatha-christie-comic-book-series/ (https://beautifulbooks.info/agatha-christie-comic-book-series/) Agatha Christie - Poirot The Greatest Detective in the World by Dr Mark Aldridge - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780008296643 (https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780008296643) Agatha Christie - https://www.agathachristie.com/stories/the-myserious-mr-quin (https://www.agathachristie.com/stories/the-myserious-mr-quin) Other Links Alan’s website - https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/ (https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/) Alan’s Newsletter - https://alanjporter.substack.com/ (https://alanjporter.substack.com/) —--- Check out our Patreon account where you can now get early access to our podcasts as well as our new patreon exclusive “Agatha Adjacent” podcast series. Patreon subscribers will also get the opportunity to submit questions for our bonus Q&A episodes. It’s quick and easy to join our growing Patreon community starting at the Greenway Level for just $5 a month - think about all that extra Agatha goodness for the price of a cup of coffee. You can check it out or subscribe at patreon.com/chronologicalchristie (http://patreon.com/chronologicalchristie) Thanks for your support. ____________ Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Chronological Christie podcast. If you would like to leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform that would be great and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes. If you like to discuss any aspect of this episode you can message us on the Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ (https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/) Please join us for our next episode where we will be covering the remaining short stories in the Parker Pyne Investigates collection __________ The Chronological Christie podcast is a production of Megrin Entertainment, a division of 4Js Group, LLC
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- 4.6 / 5
- 12 ratings
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