Hello Miranda, I certainly did enjoy this extra video. My daughter and I are huge Agatha Christie fans and we once enjoyed a magical trip on the steam train from Dartmouth to Greenway Halt, walking up to Greenway, having a look round the house and taking tea before returning on the Dittisham Ferry (I've done this several times now and would thoroughly recommend it). So my favourite audio book to pick would be Deadman's Folly which was clearly based on Greenway. I adore listening to Anna Massey - such faultless diction is a joy to hear - and am certainly going to add Murder in Mesopotamia to my Audible library, thank you so much Miranda for this wonderful list. Happy reading, Teresa 🔎🧶📚♥
Hi Miranda, a bit late to this video but I have to comment as Agatha Christie is my all-time favourite author. I have almost all her books on my bookshelf including the short story collections. Other than Philomel Cottage which is such a suspenseful read, I like another short story called The Lamp which I find so chilling, haunting and sad. I seldom hear Agatha fans talk about it but it is one that I think deserves more recognition. Thanks for this vlog! xx
Perfect timing! This is my ‘Agatha Christie year’ and I have been making my way through all of her books. I have a couple of long road trips coming up in July and thought I would listen to her works on audio. Thank you so much for these suggestions!
Ha!!!! I dropped everything to watch this video… I love Agatha Christie…we literally said “it’s so good at the same time about “AND THEN THERE WERE NONE”… it’s the book that started it all for me with Agatha Christie.. “THE ABC MURDERS” was my favorite until I read “Halloween Party”… Miranda I think RU-vid Comments we’re down because the moment you put up this video, I left a comment after watching… so you may see this comment twice 🤦🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️🥰.., thank You so much and I love your Agatha Christie T-Shirt 💕
Thank you so much and for all your support too, Kiki! So glad you enjoyed this video and that we have the same thoughts about And Then There Were None. Yes, comments were completely down for quite some time - frustrating!! Glad they’re back now! Hope you’re having a good start to the week 😘Xxx
I discovered Agatha Christie in my 20's and once I started to read her I became a bit obsessed and ended up with a bookcase filled with her books in my tiny apartment. I recently binge watched both Poirot and Miss Marple, neither of which I had seen before and loved them, so re reading her mysteries has been on my mind. Having never listened to an audiobook, your video has inspired me to give it a try. Thank you for your recommendations and I love the tee shirt!
Hello Miranda, excellent recommendations, and I too love Hugh Fraser's narration, which is pretty much perfect. I've read Agatha Christie since the age of eleven. Philomel Cottage is one of my favourite short stories too, so frightening; I have a cassette tape of it read by Tim Piggott-Smith. Let me recommend the 1937 film 'Love From A Stranger', with Basil Rathbone. It was based on Philomel Cottage and even has a young Joan Hickson in it as a silly and not-too-bright parlourmaid! And such a thrilling end! If you haven't seen it yet, the 1980 television version of 'Why Didn't They Ask Evans' with Francesca Annis is perfection.
I have loved Agatha Christie since my teen years! First one for me was “Orient Express”. I’ve listened to several of the stories on LibriVox, which are old time radio dramas. Such fun! Thanks Miranda for promoting AC
I loved this video! I read my first Agatha Christie at age eleven (The Murder of Roger Ackroyd) and I’ve been a huge fan ever since. I love the characters and atmosphere as well as the mysteries. Like you I love to listen to them as audio books, Agatha Christie is probably my favourite author for audio books and I listen to her books again and again. I may remember who did it but sometimes forget how and why, and I love listening out for clues! There are so many great Christies it’s hard to pick my top choice, but Evil Under the Sun and Five Little Pigs are two favourites. I love David Suchet, I think he’s the perfect Poirot, but Hugh Fraser is my favourite narrator, I think he reads them brilliantly and is great with all the voices!
Hello miranda I love all of Agatha Christie's books especially with Miss Marple and Poirot.I enjoy your book reviews, love when you go to the book stores! Please send my best wishes to your lovely Mother.Thank you so much for sharing your time, your videos give me so much joy in this sad world.Take Care Valerie Vancouver Canada.
I love your videos, and this one is one if the top ten.very detailed and so informative. Love the recommended audio books as well as I find the reader of the books so so important.
Your shirt is adorable! I've just started my journey with Agatha Christie by reading one a month, and I love it! Thanks so much for this list of audio versions. I have a couple of road trips this summer, so this would be perfect. 😊
I love to read A Carribean Mystery and then Nemisis!! Great stories! I have too many favourites to name just one. Top ones would be A Murder is Announced, 4:50 from Paddington and The Body in the Library. Thanks for the video😊👍🇨🇦
Thank you Miranda for this vlog! 😍 I agree the only Miss Marple is Joan Hickson & David Suchet is Poirot ! Also one of my favourite Christie books is a Tommy & Tuppence’s. Postern of Fate. The story is set where Tommy & Tuppence move into their retirement in this old house & of course adventures soon follow! I think you have mentioned this book before... I love your T-shirt! Definitely a Christie fan😍
I LOVED AND ENJOYED THIS SO MUCH, thank you ❣️ I am a huge Agatha Christie Fan since 1972 - my first book: "Death comes as the end". Due to copyright Agatha's book were republished in Germany since last year. I am very surprised to hear her Audio books are read by the actors of the series ! This doesn't happen with german audio books, sadly. How I would like to hear David Suchet reading Poirot .....love his voice. My favourite book ( and audio) is "The moving finger" 📚📚📚 Again I have to say: english book covers are so BEAUTIFUL...much more colourful as our germans. "Read you soon" 🙋🏼♀️
I love Agatha Christie, but have only begun reading her recently. I love to read books in order, so my plan was to start with the Poirot books and read them in order of publication. I have read several. I think my favorite so far has been The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. I had just been looking at my copy of And Then There Were None and thinking I should read it! Thanks for the great recommendations!
You’re very welcome! I’m so pleased you enjoyed them.How lovely to have And Then There Were None waiting for you! I agree The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is another brilliant mystery.
You mentioned so many of my favourites Miranda 😀I love Evil Under the Sun and I have to agree, David Suchet is the epitome of Poirot. Also love The Sleeping Murder and a Pocket Full of Rye. I think I would like Murder in Mesopotamia as I feel Anna Massey had such a beautiful voice. I must check out Philomel Cottage as it’s not one I’ve come across. If I could only recommend one Agatha Christie it would be And Then There Were None, it’s Agatha Christie at her best. 📚❤️
You have such skill at explaining the book whilst also generating excitement to go away and read, or listen, to it immediately. I really enjoy all the content on your channel. Thank you Miranda.
Thank you, Miranda! I love your wonderful book suggestions as well as the Comfort Book Club! I am older, live in the U.S. and have missed out on the great books that you commend on your You Tube. I feel very fortunate to have found you (and your sweet mum)...it's been an enlightening intro to all things British!
So pleasantly surprised to see you pop up with an extra video. Of course I love Agatha Christie, so even better! I've considered starting an Audible UK subscription due to the US version frequently not offering either the title or the narrator you recommend. How could anyone not see Joan Hickson as the quintessential Miss Marple. Keep doing what you're doing, we appreciate it 😊
My absolute favorite Agatha audiobook is The Man in the Brown Suit read by Nicola Barber & Graeme Malcom (only from audible). It was excellent! It's also my favorite book of hers so far, but I am kind of an Agatha newbie. Thanks for this list Miranda, I will start on it right away!
My favourite Agatha Christie is Five Little Pigs. It breaks my heart every time. I do love listening to her books, especially the ones read by Hugh Fraser.
I discovered Agatha Christie when I was in the 7th grade and have been a huge fan ever since. I can’t remember the first book I read, but I would be willing to bet I’ve read them all since. I love your shirt too! Thank you for this video, it’s wonderful💕
I just happened on this, so I wasn't aware of you or your YT channel. I discovered Agatha Christie a few decades ago by way of the Joan Hickson Miss Marple TV series, then the Poirot series. I've seen two other Miss Marple series with different actresses, but neither of them could compare in any way with Joan. (You might know this: Joan and Agatha actually met decades before Joan's TV series, and Agatha told Joan that she'd like for her (Joan) to play her Miss Marple some day.) Agatha's subtle sense of humor is so wonderful! Hugh Fraser was absolutely perfect as Hastings, and was a great conduit for the humor. Not having seen any other of your videos, I wonder if you know and have any opinion on either of the Lord Peter Wimsey TV series... in my opinion, the Edward Petherbridge series is at the very summit of British TV quality - right up there with "Yes, Minister" / "Yes, Prime Minister," "Upstairs Downstairs," "The Sandbaggers," and the Alison Steadman / David Bamber / Julia Sawalha version (which also featured Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle) of "Pride and Prejudice."
Yes those are all wonderful old TV series, but I prefer Ian Carmichael in the role. It has always impressed me that Christie herself saw Joan Hickson suiting the role. Welcome to my channel!
Loved this video! ❤ Like you, I was 13 when I read my first - Murder on the Orient Express. I've recently listened to Joan Hickson reading Nemesis, which I adored. I've never heard of Philomel Cottage! I thought I'd read everything by her, so this really is wonderful news.
I was around the same age when my Dad introduced me to Agatha Christie. I want to listen to more of the audio editions, so this is so helpful. And so fun--thank you!
All Agatha Christie books are so clever, it's difficult to make a choice, but I think "The body in the library" is a great favorite of mine, and "A murder is announced", so funny ; well, maybe next week it could be different ones, it depends of the mood I am in. You make me feel like buying them all again but in their orginial version (I have read french versions so far). Thank you for introducing me to Josephine Tey, I am reading "Miss Pym disposes" with great delight.
So many of my favorites in your Top Ten list! I am also a huge fan of Agatha Christie and Jane Marple is my favorite! My #1 pick from Christie and the one I would recommend is: And Then There Were None. The first time I read it, it blew me away! I also have the audio version, but read by Dan Stevens who does a really good job! I completely agree about re-reading Agatha Christie, I might remember the ending, but I forget some of the details in the middle; of course, even if I do remember the details, they're always worth a re-read. 🤓 I also enjoy Ariadne Oliver and really like Hallowe'en Party, which I usually reread in October. Joan Hickson is Miss Marple to me, as well. I do enjoy the movies with Margaret Rutherford, but she plays Miss Marple in a completely different way. I don't mean to bore you, but I could talk about Agatha Christie all day! 😬
I love Agatha Christie and like you I started reading them at a early age as well ….. and this year is the year I have been reading her books again 📚💞📚
@@MirandaMills a cozy murder series you would enjoy and set in Cornwall and the author is Janie bolitho and the first is called Snapped in Cornwall , a really good series there is only 7 in the series as she passed away but they are just really good and I think you would enjoy them 📚💕📚
Miranda, I just stumbled across your channel a couple of weeks ago and have been watching everything! You're amazing. I love reading so very much, and you have opened my world to so many authors I was unaware of. Agatha Christie and the Sherlock Holmes books were my first foray into the world of mystery novels. I started reading them at about the same age that you started. I have recently discovered the Mrs. Pollifax series written by Dorothy Gilman starting in the 1960's. They're divine, and I was wondering if you had read them and what you thought. Thank you for all of your hard work putting out these videos.
Hello and thank you for this video. I also love audiobook mystery series, especially Agatha Christie and listen to her books and stories over & over again. Joan Hickson is my favorite reader and I really enjoy her readings of 4:50 From Paddington and the Tuesday Night Club stories. I’m not fond of Emilia Fox’ Miss Marple but Stephanie Cole does an excellent job on TBITL - another favorite!. (I recently came across Josephine Tey’s Inspector Grant audiobooks & radio dramas - these are great too) Have a lovely summer!
I adore Agatha Christie! Especially on audio and I’ve read and reread many of her books that way. I have to say I really love the audiobooks of And Then There Were None and Murder on the Orient Express read by Dan Stevens. He does an amazing job. But my very favorite Agatha Christie is They Came to Baghdad. I love all of her mysteries set in the Middle East but that one is by far my favorite. I’m saving this video to reference the next time I want to listen to one of her books on audio.
Thank you, Miranda for the Audio books recommendations . Ive never read a audio book yet. Love Agatha Christie,first one I ever read was The clocks.My daughter is now reading, And Then There were none. Love your shirt, perfect for today’s video.📚🌸
"Appointment with Death" would be the winner to me, although it's so difficult to choose one, all of them are superb!!!! Lots of love for you, your mum and all the members of the CBC!!!!
Oh my goodness. I’ve listened to quite a few Agatha Christie books audibly but the only one on your list is And Then There Were None. I’m so glad to have this list. I’m listening to Murder in the Clouds right now and am only mildly interested. So glad that wasn’t on your list. Eager to get started!!!
Thank you thank you thank you! LOVE her on audio as well. Recommend and Then There We’re None by Dan Stevens…. Prepare yourselves! But always and forever love Hugh forever 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
I have never listened to an audiobook but I can say that listening to David Suchet read Poirot is very tempting indeed. I grew up reading Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, Trixie Belden and others but didn't really start reading Christie until a couple years ago, in my 40s I believe. She's marvelous! Thank you for this fun video, Miranda.
I am absolutely amazed that Agatha Christie’s books remain so popular nearly a century later. It is rare that I can find a readily available copy through our library loan system. Most of time there is a waiting list.
I really enjoy Dan Stevens performance on the newest And Then There Were None audiobook. I felt all character voices were distinct and fun to listen to!
Thank you for another lovely video. I've only read the Poirot short stores, and I think A Pocketful of Rye when I was a teenager. Zoe Wannamaker as Ariadne Oliver is my favouite character in the film adaptations so I might try listening to Dead Man's Folley. I have this strange problem, that my imagination doesn't like to go back and forth between film and books. I had a bad experience when I was a child, where the movie erased the job my mind had done with creating the characers, and for this reason I will not watch my most loved novels. I'm afraid the excellent David Suchet has done the opposite with Agatha Christie. I love the T.V. series, but because they were all filmed in the 1930's, I feel almost cheated when the books suddenly take place in the 1960's. A little neurotic. I wish I could be more flexible, but there it is!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! I think the non visual aspect might be a good feature of the unabridged audiobooks of the Christie canon in that case too. Zoe Wanamaker was such a wonderful Ariadne Oliver, I so agree!
There is a fairly new Swedish tv series about Hjerson, although I have no idea if it is good or not. I think a season 2 is on its way ☺️ (And I thought he was Norwegian, so thanks for the correction)
Brilliant list!. I have never listened to audiobooks, I'm intrigued. But these are some of my favorite books. David Suchet can never be topped as Poirot. Period. Exclamation Point!. 😂 Nor Joan Hickson. Love them both. See you Friday!. 📚💕
