8. Armageddon
Description
The clock is ticking for Mark and Gray, as The Swinging Christies examines Agatha Christie's references to the advancement of technology in the 1960s and the Cold War!
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00:00:00 - Opening titles
00:00:50 - Introductory chat
00:05:38 - Why did it feel like the end of the world in the 1960s?
00:15:31 - The Cuban Missile Crisis aka a Caribbean Mystery
00:30:11 - The Doomsday Clock and The Clocks
00:37:45 - The Bomb and Ban the Bomb, MAD, détente
00:49:46 - Global student movements and Passenger to Frankfurt
00:53:15 - Espionage
01:17:52 - Scientific advancements
01:33:10 - Space exploration
01:39:02 - Next episode, how to get in touch
01:40:27 - Closing titles
01:40:53 - Coda
Solutions revealed! - The Clocks, Ordeal by Innocence
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