Tea & Murder: An Agatha Christie Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Spider's Web with Jamie West Aug 10, 2026

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It's our third play on the podcast, and you know what? We should really do this more often. Host Rebecca Thandi Norman speaks with mystery writer Jamie West about Spider's Web, which is Christie's second-longest running play of all time. It quickly becomes clear why: it's funny, engaging, and exactly what you'd expect from a Christie: a twisty murder in the manor house on the English countryside. Jamie discusses how his work in the theatre led him to write his own mystery series, why Christie plays endure today, and what it is about this one that has always stuck out in his mind.

Read Spider's Web (play)

Read Spider's Web (novelisation)

Read Death on the Pier by Jamie West

Read Murder at the Matinee by Jamie West

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This podcast is hosted by Rebecca Thandi Norman and produced by Kate Krosschell. Our sound engineer is Winther Robinson. Have feedback for us? Get in touch! Email us at teaandmurderpodcast@gmail.com or follow us at @teaandmurder on Instagram.

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Elephants Can Remember with Subhadra Das Jul 06, 2026

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Writer, historian, and curator Subhadra Das has been exploring the connection between Golden Age detective fiction and eugenics. In this interview, she discusses the late Christie work, Elephants Can Remember. She and host Rebecca Thandi Norman address eugenics concepts across Christie's career, why Poirot would take this case, if "twin plots" ever really work, and which book Rebecca thought she was agreeing to before getting started (spoilers: it wasn't the right one!).

Read Elephants Can Remember

Read Uncivilised: Ten Lies that Made the West by Subhadra Das

Follow Subhadra on Instagram

Visit Subhadra's website

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Death in the Clouds with Ram Murali Sep 22, 2025

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Ram Murali's debut novel, Death in the Air, is not only a fun and glamorous mystery set in an Indian hotel, it's also a love letter to Agatha Christie. Host Rebecca and Ram discuss homages to Christie's work, how characters are created, and the messy-but-sometimes-fun Death in the Clouds.

Read Death in the Air by Ram Murali

Read Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie

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Book Imprint: Sideways Stories from Wayside School with Josh Gondelman Jan 28, 2025

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In the first episode of season 1, host Rebecca Thandi Norman welcomes comedian and writer Josh Gondelman to discuss the classic kids' comedy book, Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar. They dive into how to structure jokes for kids that still resonate with adults and to how this book is reflected in Josh's own work. How does a comedian build his comedic sensibility? Books are a pretty good start!

Read Sideways Stories from Wayside School

Subscribe to Josh's newsletter, That's Marvelous!

Read Josh's book, Nice Try: Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed Results

Resources we discussed off-mic:

Labour Notes

How Things Work by Hamilton Nolan

Salvo by Kim Kelly

Jacobin articles by Alex N. Press

Have questions or comments? Get in touch: bookimprintpodcast@gmail.com. Follow along on Instagram at @bookimprintpodcast.

This podcast is hosted by Rebecca Thandi Norman, produced by Kate Krosschell, and sound engineered by Winther Robinson. Title music is by DJARTMUSIC.

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Introducing: Book Imprint Jan 21, 2025

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Has a book ever changed your life? How old were you? At Book Imprint, host Rebecca Thandi Norman interviews people about the books that changed their lives before the age of 25, ostensibly the time until which our brains are developing.

Check out the trailer and subscribe to our feed at Book Imprint to listen to the first episode, launching 29th January 2025.

Join us for season 1! Have questions or comments? Write to us at bookimprintpodcast@gmail.com and follow along at @bookimprintpodcast.

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Listener Q&A + A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT Oct 02, 2024

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We have news! This is not only the final episode of season 3....it's also the final episode of Tea & Murder! Ever! Well, at least for now. We're answering some listener questions, including how to get away with murder, how to fake your own death, and even a few questions about Christie's work!

Books recommended in this episode:

The Couple at the Table by Sophie Hannah

A Game for All the Family by Sophie Hannah

Case Histories by Kate Atkinson

Everyone Here is Lying by Shari Lapena

The Whispers by Ashley Audrain

These Toxic Things by Rachel Howzell Hall

Trail of Echoes by Rachel Howzell Hall

Stay subscribed to this feed to hear the first episode of our upcoming podcast, Book Imprint, which will be interviews with notable people about books that changed their lives before the age of 25. And we might occasionally drop in a new episode of Tea & Murder as a little treat.

Special thanks to Bond & Grace, our season 3 sponsor. You can get 20% off with code TEA20.

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Murder at the Vicarage with G.T. Karber Sep 02, 2024

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It's our final interview of season 3! Host Rebecca Thandi Norman talks with G.T. Karber, the creator and author of Murdle murder mystery puzzles. What started as an online game has become a whole universe, with books, a board game, live events, and event the upcoming Murdle Junior!

Karber and Rebecca discuss the first Miss Marple novel, Murder at the Vicarage, and how Miss Marple changes over the course of her series. The chat about Miss Marple's power of invisibility, comfort reading, and why Rebecca loves Murdle so much.

Get your Murdle book here.

Thanks for joining us this season! We'd love to hear from you. If you have any comments, feedback, or just want to say hi, reach out at teaandmurderpodcast@gmail.com or on Instagram at @teaandmurder.

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A Murder is Announced with Prof. Caroline Derry Aug 19, 2024

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In this episode of Tea & Murder, host Rebecca Thandi Norman and Professor Caroline Derry discuss A Murder is Announced. One of Rebecca's favorite Marples, this book includes one of Christie's most obvious lesbian-coded couples as well as an in-depth look at English village life in a post-WWII world.

Rebecca and Caroline talk about the wonderful round-robin scene at the beginning of the book (a classic!), other LGBTQ-coding in Christie's work, and what this coding reflects about the time Christie was writing.

Read Professor Derry's book:

Lesbianism and Criminal Law: Three Centuries of Regulation in England and Wales

Next up, we're reading:

Murder at the Vicarage

Feel free to get in touch with comments, feedback, or ideas for future episodes! You can find us on Instagram at @teaandmurder or via email at teaandmurderpodcast@gmail.com.

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The Secret Adversary with Teresa and Bill Peschel Aug 05, 2024

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Who else could make Rebecca re-read a Tommy and Tuppence book other than the fantastic Teresa and Bill Peschel of Peschel Press? They discuss how the book reflects the style and interests of the time, the parody aspect of the book, and whether Rebecca actually enjoyed reading this one (surprise: she did!).

Teresa, who wrote a book of reviews of Christie adaptations, Agatha Christie, She Watched, talks them through the various adaptations of this book. Bill explains his work in creating the annotated version of the novel, and why he thinks annotated books are so important.

Buy Agatha Christie, She Watched

Buy The Complete Annotated The Secret Adversary (only available in some countries)

Our next book will be A Murder is Announced

Feel free to get in touch with comments, feedback, or ideas for future episodes! You can find us on Instagram at @teaandmurder or via email at teaandmurderpodcast@gmail.com.

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The Witness for the Prosecution with Ilya Milstein Jul 24, 2024

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Welcome to season 3 of Tea & Murder! This episode is sponsored by Bond and Grace. Bond and Grace is a women-founded literary brand producing art novels, fine art, and art prints. They make incredible gifts for book lovers of all kinds! Bond and Grace is giving our readers 20% off of their art novels and prints with the code TEA20.

In this episode, host Rebecca Thandi Norman chats with illustrator Ilya Milstein, who among many other things, draws the World of Agatha Christie puzzles! We discuss The Witness for the Prosecution in both its short story and play forms, as well as what it takes to visually adapt Christie's work. Ilya takes us through his journey to become an illustrator and why he is so particular about how he represents characters like Poirot and Marple.

**There are some spoilers in this episode.**

Learn more about Ilya's work.

Buy the World of Agatha Christie puzzles (here's the Poirot one!).

The next episode we'll be reading The Secret Adversary.

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