THE KIDNAPPED PRIME MINISTER by AGATHA CHRISTIE

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

Jon Hagadorn

Fiction, Arts

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🗓️ 22 August 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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A great Hercule Poirot mystery from Agatha Christie. Poirot is given a little more than 24 hours to find England;s kidnapped Prime Minister. He is given a team of detectives who are convinced that The Prime Minister was captured in France but Poirot insists on looking in England.. Get all of our shows at one website: https://.1001storiespodcast.com REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well for comments: [email protected] SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! https://.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW... Open these links to enjoy our shows! APPLE USERS Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2 Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at Apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at Apple Podcast now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901 NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 NEW 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre is now playing at Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-ghost-stories-tales-of-the-macabre/id1516332327 NEW Enjoy 1001 History's Best Storytellers (Interviews) on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-historys-best-storytellers/id1483649026 NEW Enjoy 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories and The Best of Arthur Conan Doyle https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-sherlock-holmes-stories-best-sir-arthur-conan/id1534427618 ANDROID USERS- 1001 Radio Days right here at Player.fm FREE: https://player.fm/series/1001-radio-days 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales at Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6rzDb5uFdOhfw5X6P5lkWn 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries: https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Heroes%2C-Legends%2C-Histories-%26-Mysteries-Podcast-id1323418?country=us 1001 Stories for the Road on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/1001-stories-for-the-road Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Stitcher here: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=479022&refid=stpr. 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5P4hV28LgpG89dRNMfSDKJ 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories (& Tales from Arthur Conan Doyle) https://open.spotify.com/show/4dIgYvBwZVTN5ewF0JPaTK 1001 History's Best Storytellers: (interviews) on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/1001-historys-best-storytellers Catch ALL of our shows at one place by going to https://1001storiespodcast.com- our home website with Megaphone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Got the tickets, sir, hey?
0:02.0	Now, what movie are we watch?
0:03.0	Ooh, an adventure.
0:05.0	Oh, where are we?
0:08.0	Ooh, it's a tomb!
0:09.0	Okay, stay close to me and whatever you do, don't set off any...
0:12.0	Ooh, booby traps.
0:14.4	Uh oh!
0:15.4	Ah ha ha!
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0:28.3	only cheaper, free, T's and sees apply. The The Welcome back everyone to 100 one classic short stories and tales. Today a story from mystery writer Agatha Christie.
1:07.4	This story, The Kidnapped Prime Minister, is a short story written by Agatha Christie,
1:11.2	which was first published in the
1:12.6	sketch in April 1923 in the UK. The story was published in the US in the
1:17.6	Blue Book magazine in July of 1924. The short summary, the Prime Minister has been kidnapped and Poiro has 24 and a quarter hours to find him in time for him to attend an important peace conference.
1:29.0	To everyone's dismay, including Hastings, Poirot seems to spend most of the time doing the exact opposite
1:35.2	of what he's expected to do.
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