Documentaries

Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen (2022) Seen on the 13th April 2026, 3 episodes BBC. Programme: Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen Broadcaster: BBC Format: 3-part documentary series Year: 2022 Date watched: April 2026 Status: Completed Overall reaction I really liked this documentary. I already knew Agatha Christie in the general sense in which most people know her — as the mystery queen, through a few films and through the cultural weight of her name — but this series brought her back into focus for me as a person, not just as a brand. Lucy Worsley’s project is explicitly to explore Christie as a complex woman whose life and work reflected the upheavals of the 20th century, and that came through very clearly.  What pleased me most was not only being reminded how prolific Christie was, but discovering again how extraordinary she was. She came across as rebellious, unconventional, inventive, and much more modern than the stereotype of a merely res...