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The great Welsh poet Dylan Thomas had a passion for detective stories.This episode is hosted by Guy Cuthbertson. His guest is John Goodby, a Professor of Arts and Culture at Sheffield Hallam University, and an expert on Dylan Thomas. He edited The Collected Poems of Dylan Thomas and has co-authored a biography of Thomas. He is also a poet, translator and arts organiser.Members of the Shedunnit Book Club can hear more of Guy and John's conversation as they cover 1930s poets beyond Dylan Thomas in this bonus episode.Spoiler for The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie at 21:17.Mentioned in this episode:— Murder's A Swine by Nap Lombard— The Collected Poems of Dylan Thomas, edited by John Goodby— Dylan Thomas by John Goodby and Chris Wigginton— The Death of the King's Canary by Dylan Thomas and John Davenport— Ellery Queen's Poetic Justice, edited by Ellery Queen— The Three Weird Sisters (screenplay)— The Beach of Falesá, novella by Robert Louis Stevenson, adapted by Thomas— The Doctor and the Devils by Dylan Thomas— “The Waste Land” by T. S. Eliot, collected in The Waste Land— Crime Fiction: A Reader's Guide by Barry Foreshaw— "The Pleasure Principle” by Philip Larkin, collected in Philip Larkin: The Complete Poems— “Fern Hill” by Dylan Thomas— "Altawise by Owl Light" by Dylan Thomas— The Oxford Book of English Verse— After the Funeral by Agatha Christie— Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas— "Deaths and Entrances" by Dylan Thomas— “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” by Dylan Thomas— "And Death Shall Have No Dominion” by Dylan Thomas— “A Refusal to Mourn the Death, by Fire, of a Child in London” by Dylan Thomas— “Among those Killed in the Dawn Raid was a Man Aged a Hundred” by Dylan Thomas— "Return Journey," radio broadcast by Dylan ThomasMore Shedunnit episodes:— The Death of the Country House— Dorothy L Sayers Solves Her Mystery— A Mysterious GlossaryNB: Links to Blackwell's are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Blackwell's is a UK bookselling chain that ships internationally at no extra charge.To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter.The podcast is on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram as @ShedunnitShow, and you can find it in all major podcast apps. Make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss the next episode. Click here to do that now in your app of choice.Find a full transcript of this episode at shedunnitshow.com/dylanswhodunnitstranscript.Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why didn’t the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh write more detective fiction?My new book, A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria, is out now. To find out more and get your copy, visit my website carolinecrampton.com/abodymadeofglass.Join the Shedunnit Book Club for two extra Shedunnit episodes a month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/joinMentioned in this episode:— When We Were Very Young by AA Milne— Winnie-the-Pooh by AA Milne— The House At Pooh Corner by AA Milne— Mr Pim Passes By by AA Milne— The Red House Mystery by AA Milne— If I May by AA Milne— Bloody Murder by Julian Symons— Trent's Last Case by EC Bentley— The Perfect Alibi by AA Milne— Four Days' Wonder by AA MilneRelated Shedunnit episodes:— The Rules (Remastered)— Enter the Watson— The Death of the Country HouseNB: Links to Blackwell's are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Blackwell's is a UK bookselling chain that ships internationally at no extra charge.To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter.The podcast is on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram as @ShedunnitShow, and you can find it in all major podcast apps. Make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss the next episode. Click here to do that now in your app of choice.Find a full transcript of this episode at shedunnitshow.com/theaamilnemysterytranscript.Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Caroline Crampton is joined by writer Moira Redmond to talk about the Chalet School books by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.This is a crossover episode from another podcast series Caroline is making at the moment, A Body Made of Glass. If you head to carolinecrampton.com/abodymadeofglasspodcast, you can listen to more conversations that explore the intersection of health with different aspects of medicine, scientific history, mental health and more.To find out more about Moira Redmond and her work, follow her on Twitter @ClothesinBooks and visit her blog clothesinbooks.blogspot.com.Caroline's new book, A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria, is available to order now. The audiobook, read by Caroline, is also available. Find out more information at her website, carolinecrampton.com, or by following her on Instagram @cacrampton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Curran joins Caroline to read Christie’s third novel, her first (sort of?) to appear as a green penguin.My new book, A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria, is out now. To find out more and get your copy, visit my website carolinecrampton.com/abodymadeofglass.Join the Shedunnit Book Club for two extra Shedunnit episodes a month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join.A full list of titles in the Penguin series can be found at penguinfirsteditions.com.No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 25:52. After that, expect full spoilers.Mentioned in this episode:— Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie— Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks by John Curran— Murder in the Making by John Curran— The Big Four by Agatha Christie— Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie— The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie— The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie— The Clocks by Agatha Christie— Third Girl by Agatha Christie— Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie— Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie— An Autobiography by Agatha Christie— Sparkling Cyanide by Agatha Christie— Peril at End House by Agatha Christie— And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie— Crooked House by Agatha Christie— Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie— The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie— Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie— The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie— The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Gaston Leroux— The Leavenworth Case by Anna Katharine Green— Why Didn't They Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie— Partners in Crime by Agatha Christie— Three Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie— The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie— Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie— Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie— "How Does Your Garden Grow?" by Agatha Christie, collected in Poirot's Early Cases— "The Cornish Mystery" by Agatha Christie, collected in The Under Dog and Other Stories— The Hollow by Agatha Christie— The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L Sayers— The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett— A Body Made of Glass by Caroline CramptonRelated Shedunnit episodes:— The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Green Penguin Book Club 1)— Death Under Par— Agatha the AdventuressNB: Links to Blackwell's are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Blackwell's is a UK bookselling chain that ships internationally at no extra charge.To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter.The podcast is on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram as @ShedunnitShow, and you can find it in all major podcast apps. Make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss the next episode. Click here to do that now in your app of choice.Find a full transcript of this episode at shedunnitshow.com/themurderonthelinkstranscript.Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A portrait of a writer via her addresses.My new book, A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria, is out now. To find out more and get your copy, visit my website carolinecrampton.com/abodymadeofglass.Join the Shedunnit Book Club for two extra Shedunnit episodes a month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/joinMentioned in this episode:— The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie— The Hollow by Agatha Christie— Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie— The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie— The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie— After the Funeral by Agatha Christie— The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie— Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie— Murder in the Mews by Agatha Christie— The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie— The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie— Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie— Sleeping Murder by Agatha ChristieSources consulted:— Agatha Christie’s Complete Secret Notebooks edited by John Curran— Agatha Christie: A Biography by Janet Morgan— Agatha Christie: An English Mystery by Laura Thompson— Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman by Lucy WorsleyShedunnit episodes referenced:— At Home with Agatha Christie— Agatha The Adventuress— Agatha's ArchaeologistsNB: Links to Blackwell's are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Blackwell's is a UK bookselling chain that ships internationally at no extra charge.There are no spoilers in this episode.To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter.The podcast is on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram as @ShedunnitShow, and you can find it in all major podcast apps. Make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss the next episode. Click here to do that now in your app of choice.Find a full transcript of this episode at shedunnitshow.com/agathachristiesmanyhousestranscript.Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet the hypochondriacs of golden age detective fiction.My new book, A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria, is out now in the UK and published on 24th April in North America. To find out more and get your copy, visit my website carolinecrampton.com/abodymadeofglass.Join the Shedunnit Book Club for two extra Shedunnit episodes a month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/joinThere are some minor spoilers in this episode — no solutions to whodunnits totally revealed, but some plot details discussed. If you want to avoiding knowing such details about something that you're reading or plan to read, please consult the list of books and stories in the episode description before proceeding.Mentioned in this episode:— "The Case of the Perfect Maid" by Agatha Christie, collected in Miss Marple's Final Cases— N or M? by Agatha Christie— The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie— Partners in Crime by Agatha Christie— Green for Danger by Christianna Brand— Black Plumes by Margery Allingham— "The Blue Geranium" by Agatha Christie, collected in The Thirteen Problems— The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie— Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie— The Labours of Hercules by Agatha Christie— Fear for Miss Betony by Dorothy Bowers— A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie— 4.50 From Paddington by Agatha Christie— Family Matters by Anthony Rolls— “They Don’t Wear Labels” by E.M. Delafield, collected in Capital Crimes— Below Suspicion by John Dickson Carr— Blue Murder by Harriet Rutland— Grave Mistake by Ngaio Marsh— Police at the Funeral by Margery Allingham— Poison in the Garden Suburb by G.D.H. and Margaret ColeNB: Links to Blackwell's are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Blackwell's is a UK bookselling chain that ships internationally at no extra charge.To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter.The podcast is on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram as @ShedunnitShow, and you can find it in all major podcast apps. Make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss the next episode. Click here to do that now in your app of choice.Find a full transcript of this episode at shedunnitshow.com/youprobablyimaginedittranscriptMusic by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A scientific murder mystery.My new book, A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria, is published in April. To find out more and register for the exclusive pre-order bonus material, visit my website carolinecrampton.com.Join the Shedunnit Book Club for two extra Shedunnit episodes a month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/joinMentioned in this episode:— "The Tea Leaf" by Robert Eustace and Edgar JepsonRelated Shedunnit Episodes:— Who Was Robert Eustace?To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter.The podcast is on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram as @ShedunnitShow, and you can find it in all major podcast apps. Make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss the next episode. Click here to do that now in your app of choice.Find a full transcript of this episode at shedunnitshow.com/thetealeaftranscriptMusic by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The crime fiction of Lucy Beatrice Malleson deserves to be better known.My new book, A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria, is published in April. To find out more and register for the exclusive pre-order bonus material, visit my website carolinecrampton.com.Join the Shedunnit Book Club for two extra Shedunnit episodes a month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/joinMentioned in this episode:— Three-A-Penny by Lucy Malleson— Cat and the Canary by John Willard— The Man Who Was London by J. Kilmeny Keith— “The Lay of the Last Minstrel” by Walter Scott— Little Women by Louisa May Alcott— The Tragedy at Freyne by Anthony Gilbert— The Division Bell Mystery by Ellen Wilkinson— Death at Four Corners by Anthony Gilbert— An Old Lady Dies by Anthony Gilbert— The Mystery of the Open Window by Anthony Gilbert— The Night in the Fog by Anthony Gilbert— Portrait of a Murderer by Anne Meredith— Death in Fancy Dress by Anthony Gilbert— The Man in Button Boots by Anthony Gilbert— Courtier to Death by Anthony Gilbert— Murder by Experts by Anthony Gilbert— A Nice Little Killing by Anthony Gilbert— Death Wears a Mask by Anthony Gilbert— Death in the Wrong Room by Anthony Gilbert— The Vanishing Corpse by Anthony Gilbert— The Woman in Red by Anthony Gilbert— Lady Killer by Anthony Gilbert— Death Takes A Wife by Anthony Gilbert— The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha ChristieNB: Links to Blackwell's are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Blackwell's is a UK bookselling chain that ships internationally at no extra charge.This episode is free of spoilers.To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter.The podcast is on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram as @ShedunnitShow, and you can find it in all major podcast apps. Make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss the next episode. Click here to do that now in your app of choice.Find a full transcript of this episode at shedunnitshow.com/lucyanthonyandannetranscriptMusic by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Helen Zaltzman is the guest for this dissection of the first green penguin.Until 26:43, the discussion is free of major spoilers. At that point, as you will hear us say, we enter the spoiler zone and you can expect spoilers until the end.Helen's podcast The Allusionist is available wherever you are listening to this or at theallusionist.orgMy new book, A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria, is published in April. To find out more and register for the exclusive pre-order bonus material, visit my website carolinecrampton.com.Mentioned in this episode:— The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L Sayers— Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers— Busman's Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers— Five Red Herrings by Dorothy L. SayersRelated Shedunnit Episodes:— Death at the Club— A Mysterious Glossary— The Advertising Adventures of Dorothy L. SayersNB: Links to Blackwell's are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Blackwell's is a UK bookselling chain that ships internationally at no extra charge.To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter.The podcast is on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram as @ShedunnitShow, and you can find it in all major podcast apps. Make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss the next episode. Click here to do that now in your app of choice.Find a full transcript of this episode at shedunnitshow.com/theunpleasantnessatthebellonaclubtranscript/Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One visit to Agatha Christie changed everything.Thank you to my guest, Jules Burt, for sharing his book-collecting experiences and knowledge with us. You can learn more about his collection on his YouTube channel, Jules Burt Collections and Unboxings at youtube.com/@JulesBurt.My new book, A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria, is published in April. To find out more and register for the exclusive pre-order bonus material, visit my website carolinecrampton.com.Mentioned in this episode:— The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie— Ulysses by James Joyce— Ariel by André Maurois— Death on the Borough Council by Josephine Bell— Speedy Death by Gladys Mitchell— Taken on Trust by Terry Waite— Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle— The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L Sayers— Allen Lane: King Penguin by J.E. Morpurgo— Penguin Special: Life and Times of Allen Lane by Jeremy Lewis— Mushroom Jungle: A History of Postwar Paperback Publishing by Stephen Holland— The Penguin Story by W.E. Williams— ‘A Paperback Guide to Progress: Penguin Books 1935– c .1951’ by Nicholas Joicey in Twentieth Century British History, 1993Shedunnit Episodes Mentioned:— The NobodiesNB: Links to Blackwell's are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Blackwell's is a UK bookselling chain that ships internationally at no extra charge.To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter.The podcast is on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram as @ShedunnitShow, and you can find it in all major podcast apps. Make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss the next episode. Click here to do that now in your app of choice.Find a full transcript of this episode at shedunnitshow.com/thegreenpenguintranscript/Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices