History Trivia / AgathaChristie

** The ''Series/RedDwarf'' episode "Timeslides" has Holly, bored after reading every book in existence, get Lister to delete all Agatha Christie's works from his memory. Later, when asked what's happening, he says "Well, Hercule Poirot has just got on the train, and personally, I reckon they all did it."

** The "Wagatha Christie" libel case of 2022 is named after her. This will take some unpacking for readers unfamiliar with British popular culture. During the 2008 FIFA World Cup, the England team were accompanied by their Wives And Girlfriends -- the [=WAGs=], or Wags. Later, we got the singular form "Wag" for a sportsman's other half. In the late 2010s, Wag A (Colleen Rooney) suspected that Wag B (Rebekah Vardy) was the source of unflattering stories about Ms Rooney that had appeared in the tabloid press, and publicly accused her after doing some amateur detective work. Wags + detection? Wagatha Christie! Ms. Vardy sued for libel, and the case came to trial in May 2022.

** The ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E7TheUnicornAndTheWasp The Unicorn and the Wasp]]" is set arround her disappearance, which, this being ''Doctor Who'', is due to aliens. Said alien resembles a giant wasp, due to Creator/GarethRoberts' disappointment that one appears on the Fontana paperback cover of ''Death in the Clouds'', but not in the actual story.

** The ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS7E4TheUnicornAndTheWasp The Unicorn and the Wasp]]" is set arround her disappearance, which, this being ''Doctor Who'', is due to aliens. Said alien resembles a giant wasp, due to Creator/GarethRoberts' disappointment that one appears on the Fontana paperback cover of ''Death in the Clouds'', but not in the actual story.

* The ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS7E4TheUnicornAndTheWasp The Unicorn and the Wasp]]" is set arround her disappearance, which, this being ''Doctor Who'', is due to aliens. Said alien resembles a giant wasp, due to Creator/GarethRoberts' disappointment that one appears on the Fontana paperback cover of ''Death in the Clouds'', but not in the actual story.

** ''Series/Yellowjackets'': in episode "[[Recap/YellowjacketsS2E4OldWounds Old Wounds]]" AmateurSleuth Misty registers at a bed-and-breakfast as "Lady Mallowan". Christie's second husband, Max Mallowan, was knighted for his achievements in archeology, allowing her to use the style "Lady Mallowan".

* On December 4, 1926, Agatha Christie vanished for ten days. She was already a well-known author and her disappearance was extremely controversial, captivating worldwide public attention.
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Her mother had recently died, causing her great grief. Not long after, her husband demanded that she file for divorce from him so he could marry his friend Nancy Neele. Divorce was terribly scandalous and shocking in those days; it was also complicated. Her husband couldn't file for divorce without compromising ''Nancy's'' social standing. Also, Mrs. Christie had been doing her best to reconcile with him and find a way for him to feel like they could stay together, especially since the couple had a daughter whom they both cherished.
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An enormous amount of publicity and police energy were devoted to finding her. The circumstances of her disappearance were so much like something out of one of her books that some suspected she'd set it up for promotional purposes (two of her new books were being serialized in newspapers). Her husband was investigated, more with the idea that he might have driven her to suicide than that he killed her himself. Creator/ArthurConanDoyle became involved[[note]]he consulted a psychic reader who said Mrs. Christie was alive and would be located in a few days. She was.[[/note]] as did Creator/DorothyLSayers[[note]]who pointed out immediately that the police weren't asking the right questions[[/note]]. However, she turned up alive and well at a popular health spa / hotel in Yorkshire, having registered as ''Teresa'' Neele.[[note]]Agatha wasn't Catholic, but she liked St. Teresa of Avila, a great writer and reorganizer of convents and the first woman PatronSaint to receive the title "Doctor of the Church".[[/note]]
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Speculations have run rampant for generations as to Mrs. Christie's state of mind and reasoning at the time. She had initially pretended to be confused and having trouble with her memory, but had been relaxing and having fun in a normal way at the hotel. After she was found, her husband played up the amnesia angle to the press to cover his own conduct.
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On December 4, 1926, Agatha Christie vanished for ten days. She was already a well-known author and her disappearance was extremely controversial, captivating worldwide public attention.

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Christie's genius as an author was so great that it once saved an infant's life. Doctors in a hospital were stumped by a baby who was growing continually worse despite all their best efforts. A nurse in the same hospital happened to be reading Christie's novel ''Literature/ThePaleHorse'' at the time; the solution to that book involves people secretly being dosed with thallium, a toxic chemical. Christie, an expert in poisons and medicine, had detailed the symptoms of thallium poisoning so accurately the the nurse was able to recognize them in the infant by comparing them to the novel's descriptions. She told the doctors her suspicions, and sure enough, trace amounts of thallium were discovered in the baby's body. They quickly made adjustments, and the baby lived. And the best part? Christie ''had died the previous year!'' Her works truly lived on after her.

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Her mother had recently died, causing her great grief. Not long after, her husband demanded that she file for divorce from him so he could marry his friend Nancy Neele. Divorce was terribly scandalous and shocking in those days; it was also complicated. Her husband couldn't file for divorce without compromising ''Nancy's'' social standing. Also, Mrs Christie had been doing her best to reconcile with him and find a way for him to feel like they could stay together, especially since the couple had a daughter whom they both cherished.

An enormous amount of publicity and police energy were devoted to finding her. The circumstances of her disappearance were so much like something out of one of her books that some suspected she'd set it up for promotional purposes (two of her new books were being serialized in newspapers). Her husband was investigated, more with the idea that he might have driven her to suicide than that he killed her himself. Creator/ArthurConanDoyle became involved[[note]]he consulted a psychic reader who said Mrs Christie was alive and would be located in a few days. She was.[[/note]] as did Creator/DorothyLSayers[[note]]who pointed out immediately that the police weren't asking the right questions[[/note]]. However, she turned up alive and well at a popular health spa / hotel in Yorkshire, having registered as ''Teresa'' Neele.[[note]]Agatha wasn't Catholic, but she liked St. Teresa of Avila, a great writer and reorganizer of convents and the first woman PatronSaint to receive the title "Doctor of the Church".[[/note]]

Speculations have run rampant for generations as to Mrs Christie's state of mind and reasoning at the time. She had initially pretended to be confused and having trouble with her memory, but had been relaxing and having fun in a normal way at the hotel. After she was found, her husband played up the amnesia angle to the press to cover his own conduct.

Christie's genius as an author was so great that it once saved an infant's life. Doctors in a hospital were stumped by a baby who was growing continually worse despite all their best efforts. A nurse in the same hospital happened to be reading Christie's novel ''The Pale Horse'' at the time; the solution to that book involves people secretly being dosed with thallium, a toxic chemical. Christie, an expert in poisons and medicine, had detailed the symptoms of thallium poisoning so accurately the the nurse was able to recognize them in the infant by comparing them to the novel's descriptions. She told the doctors her suspicions, and sure enough, trace amounts of thallium were discovered in the baby's body. They quickly made adjustments, and the baby lived. And the best part? Christie ''had died the previous year!'' Her works truly lived on after her.

** The "Wagatha Christie" libel case of 2022 is named after her. This will take some unpacking for readers unfamiliar with British popular culture. During the 2008 FIFA World Cup, the England team were accompanied by their Wives And Girlfriends -- the [=WAGs=], or Wags. Later, we got the singular form "Wag" for a sportsman's other half. In the late 2010s, Wag A (Colleen Rooney) suspected that Wag B (Rebekah Vardy) was the source of unflattering stories about Ms Rooney that had appeared in the tabloid press, and publicly accused her after doing some amateur detective work. Wags + detection? Wagatha Christie! Ms Vardy sued for libel, and the case came to trial in May 2022.

* ReferencedBy: The "Wagatha Christie" libel case of 2022 is named after her. This will take some unpacking for readers unfamiliar with British popular culture. During the 2008 FIFA World Cup, the England team were accompanied by their Wives And Girlfriends -- the [=WAGs=], or Wags. Later, we got the singular form "Wag" for a sportsman's other half. In the late 2010s, Wag A (Colleen Rooney) suspected that Wag B (Rebekah Vardy) was the source of unflattering stories about Ms Rooney that had appeared in the tabloid press, and publicly accused her after doing some amateur detective work. Wags + detection? Wagatha Christie! Ms Vardy sued for libel, and the case came to trial in May 2022.

The media portrayed her as having set up a cynical publicity stunt. Recent research has uncovered proof that while she certainly was distraught and stressed, she consciously staged the disappearance to get back at her husband by making it look as if he'd murdered her or driven her mad; her beloved sister-in-law helped her with the scheme and coverup. She had never meant for it to become a worldwide phenomenon. She never mentioned it and left it out of her autobiography, but it forever haunted both her writing and her daily life.

On December 4, 1926, Mrs Christie vanished for ten days. She was already a well-known author and her disappearance was extremely controversial, captivating worldwide public attention.

Mrs Christie's mother had recently died, causing her great grief. Not long after, her husband demanded that she file for divorce from him so he could marry his friend Nancy Neele. Divorce was terribly scandalous and shocking in those days; it was also complicated. Her husband couldn't file for divorce without compromising ''Nancy's'' social standing. Also, Mrs Christie had been doing her best to reconcile with him and find a way for him to feel like they could stay together, especially since the couple had a daughter whom they both cherished.

An enormous amount of publicity and police energy were devoted to finding her. The circumstances of her disappearance were so much like something out of one of her books that some suspected a publicity stunt (one of her new books was being serialized in newspapers). Her husband was investigated, more with the idea that he might have driven her to suicide than that he killed her himself. Creator/ArthurConanDoyle became involved[[note]]he consulted a psychic reader who said Mrs Christie was alive and would be located in a few days. She was.[[/note]] as did Creator/DorothyLSayers[[note]]who pointed out immediately that the police weren't asking the right questions[[/note]]. However, she turned up alive and well at a popular health spa / hotel in Yorkshire, having registered as ''Teresa'' Neele.[[note]]Agatha wasn't Catholic, but she liked St. Teresa of Avila, a great writer and reorganizer of convents and the first woman PatronSaint to receive the title "Doctor of the Church".[[/note]]

The media portrayed her as having set up a cynical publicity stunt (two of her books were being serialized in newspapers). Recent research has uncovered proof that while she certainly was distraught and stressed, she consciously staged the disappearance to get back at her husband by making it look as if he'd murdered her or driven her mad; her beloved sister-in-law helped her with the scheme and coverup. She had never meant for it to become a worldwide phenomenon. She never mentioned it and left it out of her autobiography, but it affected both her writing and her daily life.

An enormous amount of publicity and police energy were devoted to finding her. The circumstances of her disappearance were so much like something out of one of her books that some suspected a publicity stunt (one of her new books was being serialized in newspapers). Her husband was investigated, more with the idea that he might have driven her to suicide than that he killed her himself. Creator/ArthurConanDoyle became involved[[note]]he consulted a psychic reader who said Mrs Christie was alive and would be located in a few days. She was.[[/note]] as did Creator/DorothyLSayres[[note]]who pointed out immediately that the police weren't asking the right questions[[/note]]. However, she turned up alive and well at a popular health spa / hotel in Yorkshire, having registered as ''Teresa'' Neele.[[note]]Agatha wasn't Catholic, but she liked St. Teresa of Avila, a great writer and reorganizer of convents and the first woman PatronSaint to receive the title "Doctor of the Church".[[/note]]

An enormous amount of publicity and police energy were devoted to finding her. The circumstances of her disappearance were so much like something out of one of her books that some suspected a publicity stunt (one of her new books was being serialized in newspapers). Her husband was investigated, more with the idea that he might have driven her to suicide than that he killed her himself. Creator/ArthurConanDoyle became involved[[note]]he consulted a psychic reader who said Mrs Christie was alive and would be located in a few days. She was.[[/note]] as did Creator/DorothySayres[[note]]who pointed out immediately that the police weren't asking the right questions[[/note]]. However, she turned up alive and well at a popular health spa / hotel in Yorkshire, having registered as ''Teresa'' Neele.[[note]]Agatha wasn't Catholic, but she liked St. Teresa of Avila, a great writer and reorganizer of convents and the first woman PatronSaint to receive the title "Doctor of the Church".[[/note]]

Speculations have run rampant for generations as to her state of mind and reasoning at the time. She had initially pretended to be confused and having trouble with her memory, but had been relaxing and having fun in a normal way at the hotel. After she was found, her husband played up the amnesia angle to the press to cover his own conduct.

On December 4, 1926, Mrs Christie vanished for ten days following her husband's telling her that he planned to divorce her and marry his friend Nancy Neele. Divorce was a terribly scandalous deal in those days. Also, Mrs Christie had been doing her best to reconcile with her husband and find a way for him to feel like he could stay with her, especially since the couple had a beloved daughter.

An enormous amount of publicity and police energy were devoted to finding her, and her husband was investigated, more with the idea that he might have driven her to suicide than that he killed her himself. However, she turned up alive and well at a popular health spa / hotel in Yorkshire, having registered as ''Teresa'' Neele. Speculations have run rampant for generations as to her state of mind and reasoning at the time. Recent research has uncovered proof that while she certainly was distraught and stressed, she consciously staged the disappearance to get back at her husband by making it look as if he'd murdered her or driven her mad; her beloved sister-in-law helped her with the scheme and coverup. She never mentioned it and left it out of her autobiography, but it affected both her writing and her daily life.