The programme for the conference has now been finalised and we are delighted to confirm the speakers and topics.

9:30 Doors Open and Registration

9:55 Welcome

10.00 Simon and Lucy Brett: Lord Peter Wimsey on Radio 4

10.30 Martin Edwards and Christine Poulson discuss ‘John Bude and the British Library Crime Classics’

11.00 Mark Aldridge: Agatha Christie’s Marple: Expert on Wickedness  

11.30 COFFEE

12.00 Tony Medawar: The Man Who Lost His Head: The Life and Works of Edmund Crispin

12.30 Dolores Gordon-Smith and Jake Kerridge: True Crime influences on the Golden Age

1.00 – 2.00 LUNCH

2.00 Ronaldo Fagarazzi: BBC’s ‘Detective’: 1960s Golden Age TV Adaptations

2.45 Moira Redmond: Fancy Dressed to Kill: The Costume Party in the Golden Age

3.15 John Curran: Golden Age College Crimes

3.45 COFFEE

4.15 Jim Noy: Enid Blyton, Detective Novelist

4.45 Ask the Experts

The organisers reserve the right to amend the programme if necessary.

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We are very pleased to confirm the names of more speakers who will be appearing at Bodies From The Library 2024.

In addition to those previously announced, the following speakers will also be at the conference: Lucy Brett, Ronaldo Fagarazzi, Dolores Gordon-Smith, Jake Kerridge, Jim Noy, Christine Poulson and Moira Redmond.

Topics that will be covered at this years conference, with more yet to be announced, include: Radio adaptations of the Lord Peter Wimsey stories of Dorothy L. Sayers, John Bude, Miss Marple, True Crime Influences and College Crime.

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We are delighted to confirm the first speakers for the Bodies From The Library conference on 1st June 2024.

Tony Medawar makes a welcome return along with Simon Brett, Martin Edwards and John Curran. We are also hugely excited that Mark Aldridge will also be making his first appearance at the conference.

We will be announcing some of the topics that will be included in the conference very soon.

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We are delighted to announce that tickets for the Bodies From The Library conference are now on sale.

The conference will take place at the British Library on 1 June 2024.

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