Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen

The historian investigates the complex factors that shaped the dark imagination of a refined Devonshire lady, discovering family secrets and a childhood haunted by a sinister figure. Focusing on the first third of Agatha Christie's life, this episode unearths the surprising roots of her most compelling themes, the inspiration for some of her greatest creations, and the secrets that the enigmatic Christie herself kept carefully hidden from public view.