Chronological Christie

Murder on the Orient Express - Part 2

Chronological Christie

Show Notes

In this episode, we take a look at the film and TV adaptations of Murder on the Orient Express —------------------ 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/

Chronological Christie @ Bookshop.org - ttps://bookshop.org/lists/chronological-christies

Publication Order List - https://agathachristie.imgix.net/image-store/Read-Christie-2024/ACL_CompleteList_2024.pdf

Wikipedia Pages for the books discussed. Murder on the Orient Express- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_on_the_Orient_Express

Adaptation-related links MOTOE 1974 Movie - Albert Finney - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_on_the_Orient_Express_(1974_film)

MOTOE 2017 Movie - Kenneth Branagh - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_on_the_Orient_Express_(2017_film)

MOTOE 2001 Tevelsion - Alfred Molina - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_on_the_Orient_Express_(2001_film)

- https://youtu.be/6l5SuB9UxS0?si=-B51FbgKrsYYsPZ8

MOTOE 2010 TV - Agatha Christie's Poirot - Season 12 Ep 3 - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1554113/

MOTOE - full movie audio adaptation - Sydney Lumet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sChwF3v0h5Q&t=3561s

References Agatha Christie: An Autobiography - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062204578

Agatha Christie, A Very Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley - 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

The Home of Agatha Christie - https://www.agathachristie.com/

Agatha Christie First Lady of Crime - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9781643137377

Agatha Christie Graphic Novels - Beautiful books - https://beautifulbooks.info/agatha-christie-comic-book-series/

Agatha Christie She Watched by Teresa Peschel - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9781950347391

International Agatha Christie She Watched by Teresa Peschel - https://peschelpress.com/international-agatha-christie-she-watched/

Agatha Christie on Screen by Mark Aldridge - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9781349676958

Other Links Alan’s website - https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/

Alan’s Newsletter - https://alanjporter.substack.com/

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