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Title Statement | Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the mystery queen / [DVD] : written by Lucy Worsley ; produced and directed by Grace Chapman. |
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Alternative Title(s) | Lucy Worsley on the mystery queen |
Additional Contributors | Worsley, Lucy |
Chapman, Grace | |
Publication | London: BBC Studios,2023. |
Extent of Item | 1 videodisc (151 minutes) |
Standard Number (UPC, etc.) | 883929819096 |
Other Number | av07573528 |
General Notes | Title from container. "This disc is expected to play back in DVD video "play only" devices and may not play in other DVD devices, including recorders and PC drives"--Container. |
Performance Credits | Lucy Worsley. |
Audience & Ratings | E. |
Languages | Audio track in English, captions in English. |
System Details | DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0. |
Terms of Use | For private home use only. |
Contents | Cat Among the Pigeons --Destination Unknown --Unfinished Portrait. |
Summary | Lucy Worsley turns her historian's powers of investigation onto the mysterious figure of Agatha Christie. Over the course of three hour-long episodes, Lucy uncovers the story of one of the most famous – and complex – women of the 20th century. Agatha Christie is the most successful novelist of all time, outsold only by Shakespeare and the Bible. Across 75 novels, plays and countless short stories, she defined the detective genre for over a century. But the real woman behind the literary persona has long remained an enigma. Looked at through Lucy's expert eyes, Christie's life becomes a dynamic history of the 20th century. Over the course of her long life, Agatha Christie witnessed extraordinary upheaval: not just two World Wars, but revolutions in scientific understanding and enormous social change. Attitudes to everything from class and gender to race, Empire, science and technology were questioned and challenged. And – touched by these changes in very personal ways – she ploughed all of it into her books. For the first time Agatha Christie and her art are forensically examined, providing a unique portrait of a society in flux. Her books hold a mirror to 20th century Britain… and provide a remarkable window into a remarkable mind. |
Subjects & Genres | |
By Topic | Women novelists--Biography--England |
Women and literature--History--20th century--England | |
Detective and mystery stories--History and criticism--England | |
By Name | Christie, Agatha,1890-1976--Criticism and interpretation |
By Genre | Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
Nonfiction television programs | |
Biographical television programs | |
Television mini-series | |
Documentary television programs |