Mon Mar 24 00:30:00 UTC 2025: ## Historian Uncovers Agatha Christie’s Dark Secrets in New KPBS Documentary
**SAN DIEGO, CA – March 22, 2025** – KPBS premiered a new three-part documentary series exploring the life and work of Agatha Christie, revealing surprising details about the Queen of Crime’s personal life and the inspiration behind her iconic mysteries. The first episode, “Cat Among the Pigeons,” aired today at 4 p.m. and is now available for streaming with KPBS Passport.
Historian Lucy Worsley delves into Agatha Christie’s early life, uncovering family secrets and a childhood marked by a sinister figure, which influenced her dark imagination. Worsley connects pivotal moments in Christie’s life to the themes and characters that populate her novels, showing how her work reflects the social and political turmoil of the 20th century. The documentary challenges the perception of Christie’s works as simply “cozy whodunnits,” highlighting their engagement with the significant historical upheavals of the era.
The series promises to unveil a more complex picture of Agatha Christie, showcasing a woman both a product of her time and remarkably ahead of it. All three episodes are available for streaming through KPBS Passport, a membership benefit available for $60 annually. The documentary is a co-production of BBC Two and PBS, produced by BBC Studios’ The Documentary Unit.
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