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'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. πŸ“§ Agathachristieonscreen@gmail.com πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

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Can you believe we now live in a world in which we have copies of all but two of Katarina's episodes - seems film collectors were big fans! #DoctorWho

13.03.2026 06:05 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I just can't believe that we have two excellent seasons of Drag Race going on at the same time in 2026

12.03.2026 18:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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International Agatha Christie Festival | Vacancy: Freelance Project Officer Agatha Christie Festival Limited is a registered charity. We programme and deliver an annual festival designed to celebrate the life, legacy and provenance of world best-selling author, Torquay-born, ...

New Opportunity – Join Our Team!
We’re looking for a Freelance Schools Programme Project Officer to help deliver the Agatha Christie Festival’s 2026/27 creative learning programme across Torbay schools.
You have until 16 March to apply.
Find out more:
www.iacf-uk.org/news/vacancy...

11.03.2026 08:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Earl of Devon claiming that people will miss hereditary peers

Earl of Devon claiming that people will miss hereditary peers

Lol no

10.03.2026 21:58 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

(The only other song I've had to mute cos I love it too much is Don't Shut Me Down, but I suspect that ABBA won't be popping up as surprise guests in Brockwell Park.)

09.03.2026 15:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Agnes - Here Comes The Night | Live "Grammis" 2022
Agnes - Here Comes The Night | Live "Grammis" 2022 YouTube video by TheSweMusicMan

Will miss Hoopla this year (Sunday ticket for sale!), mostly sad to miss Agnes because I've been so obsessed with Here Comes the Night that I've had to mute it on Spotify cos it ended up on every playlist.

youtu.be/YJFrPzsOosU?...

09.03.2026 15:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

(Do NOT watch the video if you're photosensitive. I'm not and needed a lie downπŸ’‘)

08.03.2026 23:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The big surprise with lyrics websites is learning that the nonsense I've been singing for years is... sometimes correct?!

("Came in from a rainy Thursday on the avenue" opening Ordinary World the latest offender)

08.03.2026 23:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

The BBC’s job is to β€œinform, educate, and entertain”? Let’s talk about the middle word.

What follows is the story of what we found in an FOI request (per the Observer) about the Corporation killing off plans to launch an online catalogue and failing to deliver β€˜learning for people of all ages’. 🧡

08.03.2026 08:47 πŸ‘ 85 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 12
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International Agatha Christie Festival | The Swinging Christies LIVE: The Pale Caribbean Mirror Crack’d! Join Dr Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown (aka Christie Time) for another barnstorming live podcast episode recording! Never mind the Sixties - this time we are rocketing into the electric Eighties ...

The Swinging Christies link www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

06.03.2026 18:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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International Agatha Christie Festival | The Mysterious Case of Roger Styles WHO IS ROGER STYLES?Β The most notorious spy of the twentieth century is on the run. He has dwindling allies, amassing enemies, and minimal hope of escape. Where does he turn?Β Where else - but to the p...

Gray's talk: www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

06.03.2026 18:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

For World Book Day, why not book in for this (as well as The Swinging Christies LIVE and Gray's brilliant talk)?

06.03.2026 18:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
William Mervyn

William Mervyn

I wonder if he and William Mervyn reminisced about The War Machines during rehearsals

07.03.2026 12:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Michael Craze in Crown Court

Michael Craze in Crown Court

Let's spin the wheel and see which actor who regularly appeared in Doctor Who is in this Crown Court case...

Today it's......

Michael Craze!

07.03.2026 12:04 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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International Agatha Christie Festival | Literary Festival Celebrate Agatha Christie in the place of her birth on the English Riviera. Step into the area’s outstanding literary and geological heritage with a six-day fringe followed by a four-day literary fest...

Wow, what an incredible 24 hours!

Since launching the Agatha Christie Festival 2026 literary programme, we’ve sold a record number of tickets and are absolutely thrilled!
A huge thank you to everyone who has already booked from across the UK and around the world!

www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

06.03.2026 21:47 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

(Don't have the heart to say I'm boycotting Eurovision)

06.03.2026 21:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Turns out I'm slowly turning my family into me, which is bad news for them. Nephew was disappointed with the Brits because he prefers Eurovision and my sister is taking the family to Wallingford for half term so they can take in some Agatha sights while near Oxford?!

06.03.2026 21:12 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Wait did we promote this at the same time to the MINUTE πŸ˜‚

06.03.2026 18:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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International Agatha Christie Festival | A Century of Agatha Christie on Screen: Unseen! The always-popular Dr Mark Aldridge returns to the Festival this year with another fascinating talk for us. This time he is focusing on Agatha Christie on Screen, so be prepared for some exciting and ...

My talk: www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

06.03.2026 18:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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International Agatha Christie Festival | The Mysterious Case of Roger Styles WHO IS ROGER STYLES?Β The most notorious spy of the twentieth century is on the run. He has dwindling allies, amassing enemies, and minimal hope of escape. Where does he turn?Β Where else - but to the p...

Gray's talk: www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

06.03.2026 18:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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International Agatha Christie Festival | The Swinging Christies LIVE: The Pale Caribbean Mirror Crack’d! Join Dr Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown (aka Christie Time) for another barnstorming live podcast episode recording! Never mind the Sixties - this time we are rocketing into the electric Eighties ...

The Swinging Christies link www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

06.03.2026 18:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

For World Book Day, why not book in for this (as well as The Swinging Christies LIVE and Gray's brilliant talk)?

06.03.2026 18:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Description of my Agatha Christie on Screen talk

Description of my Agatha Christie on Screen talk

My solo talk for @agathafestival.bsky.social - it'll be fun! Lots to cover...

05.03.2026 18:22 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
"Frankly, we don't want to know" days Kirk's boss in The Simpsons

"Frankly, we don't want to know" days Kirk's boss in The Simpsons

Maybe there are people who open a thin Doctor Who paperback looking for an extensive discussion of familicide and blackheads in the opening chapter

05.03.2026 22:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The weirdness of the Doctor Who Target audio collections means that I have moved from a reading of The Creature from the Pit by David Fisher (funny and clever, read by Tom Baker) to the excruciating The Twin Dilemma by Eric Saward, which is somehow worse than the TV version, albeit in different ways

05.03.2026 22:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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International Agatha Christie Festival | A Century of Agatha Christie on Screen: Unseen! The always-popular Dr Mark Aldridge returns to the Festival this year with another fascinating talk for us. This time he is focusing on Agatha Christie on Screen, so be prepared for some exciting and ...

Book here! www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

05.03.2026 18:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Description of my Agatha Christie on Screen talk

Description of my Agatha Christie on Screen talk

My solo talk for @agathafestival.bsky.social - it'll be fun! Lots to cover...

05.03.2026 18:22 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

We are BACK!

05.03.2026 17:57 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

SumUp seems a good option - with a card reader I could take pretty much any card with a per-transaction fee of 1.69% - if anyone has experience let me know

05.03.2026 17:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Samsung phone btw

05.03.2026 17:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0