
Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. Click here to do that now in your app of choice.įind a full transcript of this episode at /thepalehorsetranscript. A priests death leads to sinister goings-on in an old country pub. Taut, suspenseful and creepily atmospheric, this is prime late period Christie.

Make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss the next episode. One of the Queen of Crime’s more supernaturally tinged outings, The Pale Horse investigates the sinister goings on at the eponymous pub and whether a trio of witches are behind it all. The podcast is on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr and Instagram as and you can find it in all major podcast apps. To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at /newsletter. It was adapted by Anglia TV in the UK in 1996 without Ariadne Oliver and by ITV in 2010 with the addition of Julia Mckenzie as Miss Marple and the omission of Ariadne Oliver, Colonel and Rhoda Despard and Mrs Dane Calthrop. A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie by Kathryn Harkup It was published in 1961 by Collins Sons in London, and in 1962 by Dodd, Mead & Co. "How Agatha Christie mystery The Pale Horse may have inspired a murderer" by Kathryn Harkup for the Guardian She’s on Twitter Also, I’m indebted to Nick Hilton of Podot Pods for his recording assistance.īecome a member of the Shedunnit book club and get bonus audio, listen to ad free episodes and join a book-loving community at /bookclub.

Kathryn’s book is A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie and she’s on Twitter Sarah’s adaptation of The Pale Horse is available in the UK on BBC iPlayer and in the US on Amazon Prime from 13 March. Special thanks today to my guests Kathryn Harkup and Sarah Phelps. How Agatha Christie’s spooky story inspired real life murderers and detectives.Ī friendly warning: there are major spoilers for The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie in this episode.įind links to all the books and sources mentioned at /thepalehorse.
