Sleuths, Spies & Sorcerers: Andrew Marr's Paperback Heroes
Detectives
Season 1 Episode 1 of 3
The broadcaster explores the genres of fiction that are the most popular with the general public, unpicking their conventions to show why they are such page-turners. He begins by looking at detective novels, profiling pioneers Agatha Christie, Dashiell Hammett and Ruth Rendell, and decoding set-pieces such as Hercule Poirot's drawing room denouements and the locked room mysteries of John Dickson Carr. With contributions by Ian Rankin, Sophie Hannah, Anthony Horowitz and Val McDermid
Sleuths, Spies & Sorcerers: Andrew Marr's Paperback Heroes airs on BBC Four HD at 2:45 AM, Thursday 4 July. (Subtitles, sign language, audio description.)
Topics
Arts ➝ Culture (without music)
Literature
News ➝ Current Affairs
Documentary
Andrew Marr
Presenter
Ian Rankin
Contributor
Val McDermid
Contributor