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Course Details

Detecting Agatha Christie

• Code: O25P114LTR
• Fees: From Ł230.00
• Dates: Sat 16 May 2026 - Sun 17 May 2026
• Time: 9.45am Sat - 5.00pm Sun
• Location: Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, OX1 2JA

Overview

Join us in Oxford for an exciting in-person weekend event studying the detective fiction of Agatha Christie, focusing on her two most famous detectives: Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.

Programme Details

Saturday 16 May

• 9.45am: Registration at Rewley House reception
• 10am: Christies Predecessors
• 11.15am: Tea and coffee break
• 11.45am: Creating Hercule Poirot
• 1pm: Lunch break
• 2pm: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and narrative structure
• 3.15pm: Tea and coffee break
• 3.45pm: Miss Marple and The Murder at the Vicarage
• 5pm: End of day
• 7pm: Dinner (optional)

Sunday 17 May

• 8am: Breakfast (for those staying at Rewley House)
• 10am: Death on the Nile: international travel
• 11.15am: Tea and coffee break
• 11.45am: From Page to Screen: Christie Adaptations on Film
• 1pm: Lunch break
• 2pm: Christie and Television adaptation
• 3.15pm: Tea and coffee break
• 3.45pm: Christies later fiction and afterlife
• 5pm: End of weekend

Recommended Reading

• Christie, A. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (HarperCollins, 2007)
• Christie, A. The Murder at the Vicarage (HarperCollins, 2007)
• Christie, A. Death on the Nile (HarperCollins, 2007)

Fees

Description	Costs
Event Fee (includes tea/coffee)	Ł230.00
Saturday baguette lunch	Ł7.50
Saturday dinner	Ł31.50
Saturday hot lunch	Ł21.25
Single B&B (Saturday night)	Ł121.50
Sunday baguette lunch	Ł7.50
Sunday hot lunch	Ł21.25

Funding

If you are in receipt of a UK state benefit or are a full-time student in the UK you may be eligible for a reduction of 50% of tuition fees.

Tutors

• Dr Christopher Pittard: Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Portsmouth
• Mrs Kiri Walden: Teaches film and cultural studies at OUDCE and is author of British Film Studios (Shire Library, 2013)