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5: Have a good time, darling

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After so much fame and success, Agatha Christie finds later life liberating. Lucy Worsley concludes her biography. From 2022.

Born in 1890 into a world that had its own rules about what women could and couldn’t do, Agatha Christie became the most prolific detective novelist during the Golden Age of detective fiction, and went on to become the best-selling author of all time.

After a hugely successful career, Dame Agatha finds later life can be liberating...

Read and written by Lucy Worsley

Abridger: Richard Hamilton

Producer: Justine Willett

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2022.

14 minutes

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  • Fri 23 Dec 202209:45
    BBC Radio 4 FM
  • Christmas Eve 202200:30
    BBC Radio 4
  • Friday09:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra