The First Whodunnit

What was the first murder mystery, really?

• 23 mins

The Honkaku Mysteries

Exploring the thriving tradition of classic Japanese whodunnits.

• 20 mins

Cryptic Crimes

If you can solve a crossword, you can solve a murder.

• 19 mins

The Many Afterlives of Hercule Poirot

"There aren’t many characters who are recognisable just from a silhouette. "

• 21 mins

Swan Song

How do you say goodbye to a beloved detective?

• 20 mins

A Century of Whodunnits

Reading through the twentieth century, one murder mystery at a time.

• 27 mins

Policing The Detectives

Is it possible to write a whodunnit and leave out the police?

• 23 mins

Golden Age Inspiration

How do you write a 1920s style detective novel that's set in the 2020s?

• 27 mins

Young Sleuths

Young detectives and readers play a vital part in the history of detective fiction.

• 23 mins

Agatha Christie's England

Where is St Mary Mead, anyway?

• 16 mins

The Murder At Road Hill House

This sensational case from 1860 ignited a wave of detective fever.

• 32 mins

Is Agatha Christie A Good Writer?

Her plots are second to none. But is the Queen of Crime a true literary great?

• 21 mins

The Theatrical World of Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie was the most successful female playwright of all time.

• 22 mins

Double Trouble

What happens when two people write a whodunnit together?

• 21 mins

At Home With Shedunnit

Caroline's husband Guy takes the mic and asks her the questions for a change.

• 62 mins

Agatha Christie Writes Alone

Agatha Christie had a very productive WW2.

• 29 mins

E.C.R. Lorac Rises Through The Ranks

Her WW2 mysteries are best of all.

• 22 mins

Margery Allingham Waits For The Invasion

For Albert Campion's creator, WW2 was her salvation.

• 23 mins

Josephine Tey's Golden Age

WW2 made this Scottish writer want to write mysteries again.

• 24 mins

Ngaio Marsh Goes Home

WW2 forced this queen of crime to become better acquainted with her homeland.

• 27 mins

Dorothy L. Sayers Solves Her Mystery

Why did she stop writing detective fiction as WW2 approached?

• 26 mins

Murder Isn't Easy

How much did Agatha Christie really know about dead bodies?

• 33 mins

A Mysterious Glossary

Would you wear the cat's pyjamas? Let's delve into some baffling 1920s language.

• 38 mins

The Tichborne Claimant

Detective fiction is obsessed with identity. This Victorian legal case is the reason why.

• 31 mins

The Whodunnit in India

India has a long and deep tradition of storytelling and mythology — and now mysteries.

• 22 mins

A Second Century of Whodunnits

Reading my way through the last hundred years, one mystery at a time.

• 27 mins

Agatha’s Archaeologists

Agatha Christie knew more than most about digging up corpses.

• 28 mins

An Encounter With Father Brown

Let's spend some time with G.K. Chesterton, the first president of the Detection Club.

• 44 mins

The Detective's Best Friend

Join me for a long-awaited guided tour of the role that dogs play in detective fiction.

• 28 mins

Death By Chocolate

A box of chocolates can conceal a poisonous secret.

• 25 mins