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A new investigation from Dr Mark Aldridge, exploring a lifetime of Agatha Christie’s Miss Jane Marple. Winner of the 2025 H.R.F Keating Award for the best 2024 biography or critical book related to crime fiction. In Agatha Christie’s Marple: Expert on Wickedness,‘Agathologist’ Dr Mark...

PowerPlatform Podcast is all about the folk behind the tech. What started out as a laid-back blether between Mark and Iain has grown into a wider conversation with voices from across the Microsoft community. Hosted by Mark Christie and, for Season 4, joined by Malin, along with the usual pals dropping in, the show focuses on the people who make the ecosystem what it is. It’s not just about the tools they use — it’s about their stories, their journeys, and getting to know the faces behind the technology. Each episode digs into real experiences, lessons learned, unexpected paths into tech,...

From the very first book publication in 1920 to the recent film release of Death on the Nile, this investigation into Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot celebrates a century of probably the world’s favourite fictional detective. This book tells his story decade-by-decade, exploring his...

A cracking collection of comic monologues, written and read by leading comedians Recorded in front of a live audience at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, this fantastic anthology features a host of diverse short stories, composed and performed by a veritable Who's Who of stand-up comedians. By...

Join us as the triggers of our wanderlust - Fables, Maps, Curiosity and Adventure are transformed into action as we embark on a 10 month journey to 40 countries in Asia, Europe, North Africa, Central America and the Caribbean. We have common knowledge and experience quests centred around food, specifically breads flat, and local dishes that are spicy, sweet, healthy and odd. We have more personal quests like things related to small ultralight aircraft and the use of technology on the trip. Of course there is the culture, history, geography, scenery and interactions in the paces we visit and we...