Travels with Agatha Christie & Sir David Suchet

Agatha Christie’s 1922 Empire tour takes Sir David Suchet to New Zealand where he explores woollen mills and gold mines and is guided by Maori around geothermal hot springs. Sir David learns how travel fostered Agatha’s growing independence, and why his beloved Poirot hates the sea.

Sir David Suchet follows Agatha Christie to Hawaii, where she holidayed in 1922. He delves into her passion for surfing and asks how travel informed her novels. He also looks beyond the clichés to reveal the real Hawaii, meeting beach boys, cacao farmers, hula masters and lei makers.

Sir David Suchet recreates Agatha Christie’s 1922 trip to Canada where he goes stargazing, ranching and takes a train across the Rockies. He discovers why indigenous people were absent from Agatha’s itinerary and explores Canadian identity at the National Gallery in Ottawa.