Episode Eleven Credits:

Producer: Sydney Walter

Writers:

Agatha Christie: Agatha Christie (1890–1976) was an English novelist, playwright, and one of the most prolific and best-selling authors of all time. Known as the "Queen of Crime," she authored 66 detective novels, 14 short story collections, and numerous plays, with her most famous characters being Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Christie's works have been translated into over 100 languages, making her the best-selling author in the world, second only to Shakespeare. Her plays, particularly The Mousetrap, hold the record for the longest-running play in the world. Christie's writing, renowned for its intricate plots and suspenseful twists, continues to captivate readers and inspire adaptations for stage, film, and television.

M.R. Peacocke: M. R. Peacocke, a poet born in 1930, grew up in South Devon in a musical family and later studied English at Oxford. She spent much of her life teaching, traveling, and raising a family, with work that included a role in the children’s cancer unit at Addenbrooke’s Hospital. She began publishing poetry seriously in her fifties, with her first collection, Marginal Land (1988), followed by several others. Known for her precise, meditative language, Peacocke's poems explore themes of nature, memory, and absence, often with a contemplative, vivid style. She received the Cholmondeley Award in 2005, and her later works include Caliban Dancing (2013) and Finding the Planes: New and Selected Poems (2015). She currently lives in County Durham.

Dr. April Elisabeth Pawar: April Pawar is the Founder of the Oxford Writers’ House. She graduated from St. Anne’s College, Oxford in 2016 with a DPhil in English Literature. She writes fiction, essays, and poetry.

Interviewed Expert:

Dr Michelle M. Kazmer: Michelle Kazmer is the Dean of the College of Communication & Information and a Professor in the School of Information at Florida State University. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, an MLS from the University of Pittsburgh, and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University. Kazmer’s diverse career includes roles as a rare book cataloger, academic engineering librarian, and technical information specialist in the automotive industry. Her research interests focus on applying information theory to Golden Age crime fiction, particularly the works of Agatha Christie. As an academic leader, she advocates for the critical role of communication and information in all fields, aiming to address systemic problems through structural solutions.

Special Thanks To:

The Poetry Archive