Unravelling the mysteries behind classic detective stories
Sounds,·143 episodes
How do we approach offensive language in texts from previous times?
12 Jul 2023,·25 mins
What happens when a couple of socialists decide to write mysteries?
28 Jun 2023,·30 mins
A feminist take on the gossiping busybody of St Mary Mead.
14 Jun 2023,·30 mins
The tragic tale of Alma Rattenbury.
31 May 2023,·30 mins
The parallel lives of a writer and her detective.
17 May 2023,·25 mins
If you need a golden age detective fiction recommendation, we are at your service.
03 May 2023,·23 mins
Golf and murder have been close companions for a whole century.
19 Apr 2023,·30 mins
Step inside the mortuary.
05 Apr 2023,·30 mins
Come with me on a tour of Greenway.
22 Mar 2023,·20 mins
What if you are found neither innocent nor guilty?
08 Mar 2023,·30 mins,·
A most golden age murder.
22 Feb 2023,·27 mins
How do you say goodbye to a long-running character?
08 Feb 2023,·20 mins
She wrote five successful murder mysteries and then vanished without a trace.
25 Jan 2023,·20 mins
She created Lord Peter Wimsey — and also some excellent slogans about mustard.
11 Jan 2023,·25 mins
Snow is a very powerful tool for a detective novelist.
14 Dec 2022,·25 mins
Invert everything you think you know about murder mysteries.
30 Nov 2022,·30 mins
Why do murder mysteries contain so many vicars?
16 Nov 2022,·30 mins
In which Caroline is the guest, not the host.
02 Nov 2022,·40 mins
A dark story connects this 18th century abduction with a 20th century crime novel.
19 Oct 2022,·30 mins,·
What if everything we thought about murder mysteries was wrong?
05 Oct 2022,·30 mins
Could you beat the detective to the solution?
20 Sep 2022,·33 mins
How well do we really know the queen of crime?
07 Sep 2022,·40 mins
Should detective fiction be easy reading?
24 Aug 2022,·24 mins