Agatha and Plum

Shedunnit

Caroline Crampton

Books, Arts

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🗓️ 4 October 2023

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Agatha Christie and P.G. Wodehouse had a lot in common. Thank you to my guest, Eliza Easton, for joining me. Mentioned in this episode: — The Code of the Woosters by PG Wodehouse — Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie — The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie — Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie — Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie — And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie Related Shedunnit episodes: — The Butler Did It — Death Under Par — Cricket and Crime NB: Links to Blackwell's are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Blackwell's is a UK bookselling chain that ships internationally at no extra charge. To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. The podcast is on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram as @ShedunnitShow, and you can find it in all major podcast apps. Make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss the next episode. Click here to do that now in your app of choice. Find a full transcript of this episode at shedunnitshow.com/agathaandplumtranscript. Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Two writers, both masters of their craft. Very different on the surface, their work has far
0:11.5	more in common than many might assume. Neither were taken very seriously as literary
0:16.9	artists, but they nevertheless shaped the popular understanding of both the novel and
0:22.1	the short story in the 20th century. They dominated the interwar period, and are still
0:27.7	intensely associated with it, despite having careers that span decades. Millions devoured
0:33.9	their stories, and the influence of their characters and ideas is still very present
0:38.3	in works being published today. Both have to grapple with what it means to be a national
0:43.6	treasure, and the high level of scrutiny such immense popularity brings. Today we are going
0:50.1	to explore the relationship between Agatha Christie and PG Woodhouse, or Agatha and Plum
0:56.3	to their friends.
1:06.8	Welcome to She Done It. I'm Caroline Grampton.
1:19.2	When it comes to Agatha Christie, I think I can presume a certain amount of knowledge
1:23.2	among my listeners. But for PG Woodhouse, a more detailed introduction is required, not
1:29.5	least because even those who think they know about him in his work may have only come
1:33.7	across one or two of his more well-known creations.
1:38.2	Pelham Grenville Woodhouse, or Plum as he was known, is a writer I've been reading since
1:42.9	my early teens, but I feel like I've barely scratched the surface of his extensive and
1:47.9	varied literary output. Luckily though, I've got help on that front.
1:53.2	I am Eliza Easton. I have founded a think tank called Erskine Analysis, which works on
1:59.6	creative industries and soft power in the future of the UK economy. But as a ton of odd hobby,
2:05.6	I spend a lot of my time reading, writing, and talking about 1920s literature, and especially
2:11.4	PG Woodhouse, but more recently, a bit about Agatha Christie and Marjorie Alligan and others
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