AGATHA CHRISTIE: LUCY WORSLEY ON THE MYSTERY QUEEN
BBC2, 9pm
Crime writer Agatha Christie’s life was one full of many personal mysteries.
In this episode, historian Lucy investigates the author’s shocking disappearance in 1926, her subsequent discovery and memory loss, and reveals the profound influence this experience had on her writing.
When she vanished one December evening in 1926, it sparked a
big manhunt and frontpaper coverage. But was it a hoax? A publicity stunt? Or was Agatha the victim of foul play?
And what other factors could have inspired the famous, elderly sleuth Miss