Caroline: The classic Christmas traditions are all about comfort. Blazing fires, mulled drinks, vast quantities of food — it's all intended make the darkest time of year that little bit brighter. Much of the entertainment we enjoy over the festive period tries to do the same thing. The books,
Caroline: On 3 December 1926, Agatha Christie left her home in the southern English county of Berkshire just after 9.30 in the evening. She drove away in her Morris Cowley car, taking a small suitcase and a fur coat with her. Her secretary Carlo Fisher, who also helped to
[Music] Caroline: On the surface, everything about classic detective stories seems straightforward. It's all very black and white: people are either good or bad, guilty or innocent. There's not a lot of grey in between. These easy distinctions are what some readers find appealing about murder
