The Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie

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  • Опубликовано: 16 июл 2024
  • 🎧 Immerse yourself in the gripping tale of "The Witness for the Prosecution" by Agatha Christie, the Queen of Crime! 👑
    In this classic short story, Leonard Vole finds himself accused of murder, and his fate rests upon the testimony of his wife, Romaine. But as the trial unfolds, shocking revelations and unexpected twists keep you on the edge of your seat. 😱
    Christie masterfully weaves a complex narrative that explores the vulnerabilities of the legal system, the ethical dilemmas faced by solicitors, and the societal expectations of gender roles in 1920s Britain. 🎩👨‍⚖️
    With her signature style of clever plotting and psychological depth, Christie subverts traditional tropes and challenges readers' assumptions, creating a thought-provoking and utterly captivating mystery. 🔍💭
    Don't miss this thrilling audiobook narration of one of Agatha Christie's most iconic stories! 🎤📘
    #AgathaChristie #TheWitnessForTheProsecution #AudiobookNarration #ClassicMystery #GoldenAgeOfDetectiveFiction #QueenOfCrime #ShortStory #CourtDrama #PlotTwists #WhodunitMystery #PsychologicalDepth #GenderRoles #1920sBritain #EthicalDilemmas #LegalSystem #suspensethrillers
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Комментарии • 83

  • @wherami
    @wherami 2 месяца назад +21

    I'll always click on an Agatha story

    • @katemccarthy2463
      @katemccarthy2463 Месяц назад +1

      Me too and Anthony Horowitz.
      Also a favourite of mine 😊

  • @carolrios9216
    @carolrios9216 2 месяца назад +19

    I LOVE that you're doing Agatha Christie. The fact that it helps your channel makes it a win-win. Christie and Sherlock Holmes are extra perfect to sleep to, but rest assured that I listen again when awake.

  • @veronicamaria2730
    @veronicamaria2730 2 месяца назад +10

    That twist! I was hoping the defendant was innocent though. Another great narration.

  • @thurayya8905
    @thurayya8905 2 месяца назад +10

    Don't worry about your accent or accents. It is acceptable to read without doing any accents at all. Your accents are like the sweet creamy froth and cherry on the top of the sundae! They aren't necessary, but they make the story more delectable.

  • @ropeburnsrussell
    @ropeburnsrussell 2 месяца назад +7

    A master reading a master.
    This was a brilliant movie.

  • @debra333
    @debra333 2 месяца назад +9

    Hi, dear Tony! I love the voices you used herein. You're an absolute pleasure! ❤

  • @barrywright7611
    @barrywright7611 2 месяца назад +7

    Excellent rendering! Very entertaining! Please do more!

  • @martiwilliams4592
    @martiwilliams4592 2 месяца назад +5

    LOVE this, Tony! This marvelous story, your vivid word images, the, accents, voices and informative, entertaining commentary. Many thanks, much appreciated!

  • @catmazza2351
    @catmazza2351 2 месяца назад +2

    Don’t ever stop doing your accents or your after story chats! Some of us love them 😂

  • @MaggieatPlay
    @MaggieatPlay 2 месяца назад +3

    Well narrated, Tony! Thank you. I enjoy the different accents; even if they may not be authentic according to some listeners. Off to have a little kip now.

  • @gisellebaptiste
    @gisellebaptiste Месяц назад +2

    Your reading of this story is perfection! Looking forward to more readings of Agatha's work from you. Yes! The story is always better and your reading does it justice.

  • @rosiemcnaughton9933
    @rosiemcnaughton9933 2 месяца назад +3

    Love Dame Agatha! Thank you so much! I've read and heard it, but you did a fine job. Don't beat yourself up about accents. It doesn't take away from the story.

  • @lunablue745
    @lunablue745 2 месяца назад +3

    This is one of my favorite films. Oh, the brilliant Marlene Dietrich!💙I never read/heard the story. Thank you for the pleasure!

    • @Gottenhimfella
      @Gottenhimfella 2 месяца назад +1

      Indeed it was a great movie. I don't understand why anyone would remake it (as happened in 2016) -- Judging by the trailer, it seems pretty dreadful.

    • @lunablue745
      @lunablue745 2 месяца назад

      @@Gottenhimfella Exactly! Why mess with perfection??

  • @user-cf2np4gd9l
    @user-cf2np4gd9l 2 месяца назад +1

    The sort of rare story that really grabs you and demands your willing attention. Such intricate plotting is so enjoyable and impressive. I wouldn’t want to be on the wrong side of Aggie as my mother-in-law 😂

  • @Wendyj55
    @Wendyj55 2 месяца назад +3

    Really enjoyable, both story and commentary. Thanks.

  • @franken-pattern
    @franken-pattern 2 месяца назад +2

    What a wonderful way to wrap up the weekend 🎉 Thank you, Mr. Walker!

  • @trudi1962
    @trudi1962 2 месяца назад +3

    I always enjoy your chats. ❤️

  • @raissadevereux6762
    @raissadevereux6762 2 месяца назад +2

    Thank you! Your Christie readings are awesome.

  • @dshe8637
    @dshe8637 2 месяца назад +3

    This was so entertaining. Thank you

  • @nct948
    @nct948 2 месяца назад +1

    This is a fascinating story, one of the best from Agatha Christy I think. Very well read indeed. Thank you .

  • @karenzak6627
    @karenzak6627 2 месяца назад

    Yikes! What a twisty story! Great narration, too. Thank you for posting this and the other Agatha Christie stories!

  • @martas9283
    @martas9283 Месяц назад

    Great narration of one of Christie's best stories, brilliant!

  • @leoandrews1696
    @leoandrews1696 2 месяца назад +1

    Much enjoyed. Thankyou

  • @tonid7490
    @tonid7490 2 месяца назад

    Loved this story!! And lovely narrating

  • @daftirishmarej1827
    @daftirishmarej1827 2 месяца назад

    Love the posh old lady voice 😂😂😂
    My favourite film version is the black and white one, with Marlene Dietrich and the double twist.
    Thanks again Tony.
    Ooo Roger Ackroyd? Yes please!

  • @MarianneOrent
    @MarianneOrent 2 месяца назад

    Marvelous! Thank you Tony!

  • @sus8e462
    @sus8e462 20 дней назад

    Nice reading of a great story. Took a while until I listened though, as I love the 1957 movie with Tyrone Power, Charles Laughton, Marlene Dietrich & Elsa Lanchester, but glad now the movie has its own elements & twists.

  • @along5925
    @along5925 2 месяца назад +1

    Oh I love this! Saving it for tonight...see you then.

  • @chebbohagop
    @chebbohagop Месяц назад

    Good heavens Tony - I find myself obsessed with your reading!! I am sharing your podcast with so many friends and family they are getting just a little fed up 😂😂

    • @classicdetective
      @classicdetective  Месяц назад

      Well I don’t want you to get into trouble with them but I’m glad from my point of view

  • @user-ld6fr5tk9h
    @user-ld6fr5tk9h Месяц назад

    Thank you for this. The reading is gripping.

  • @rebeccawoolfolk5377
    @rebeccawoolfolk5377 2 месяца назад +1

    I think The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is Christie's best book.

    • @classicdetective
      @classicdetective  2 месяца назад +4

      i want to narrate it

    • @mamacypress
      @mamacypress 2 месяца назад +1

      @@classicdetectiveYES!!! Please do this!

  • @callycat6660
    @callycat6660 2 месяца назад

    Fabulous .. Thankyou

  • @daftirishmarej1827
    @daftirishmarej1827 2 месяца назад +1

    Thanks

  • @simondebeer9917
    @simondebeer9917 25 дней назад

    I enjoyed the comments after the story

  • @shirleybewley6646
    @shirleybewley6646 Месяц назад

    This was a great story. Those who stop listening, miss a lot. I don't mind your accents at all!

  • @SMichaelDeHart
    @SMichaelDeHart 2 месяца назад +1

    1:01:07 Disagree, Tony...the "job" of the prosecution is to seek justice!! That's a problem in the US and UK alike, these days! The Procecutors believe that their win vs losses is paramount!! And now we're paying the price of releasing many, many individuals that were wrongly prosecuted and convicted, because of this.

    • @classicdetective
      @classicdetective  2 месяца назад +1

      I wasn’t saying I agreed with the inquisitorial system. It becomes a game of beating the other side rather than say thenFrench system which i understand is about finding out the truth

    • @SMichaelDeHart
      @SMichaelDeHart 2 месяца назад +2

      @@classicdetective wasn't accusing you, I just meant that a lot of state and federal prosecuting attorneys here in the US tend to forget it's all about seeking justice and not a race to log up a huge win total. Improper conduct by LEO'S (lae enforcement officials) and DA's (District or Prosecuting Attorneys) have unlawfully convicted innocent people WAY too many times!! And get by with their antics.

  • @thurayya8905
    @thurayya8905 2 месяца назад +3

    I wish you would just read the American novels yourself, without an accent, in your own voice. I don't need a particular accent when I hear them, I just want the story in your voice.

    • @classicdetective
      @classicdetective  2 месяца назад +2

      my voice is an uncultured northern English accent which suits me well in real life, but Agatha Christie would not approve

    • @evelanpatton
      @evelanpatton 2 месяца назад +2

      Me three!

    • @thurayya8905
      @thurayya8905 2 месяца назад

      @@classicdetective Psst! It's okay, we won't tell her 😂.

  • @1celloheaven
    @1celloheaven Месяц назад

    Your commentary after the tale took me by surprise but I enjoyed it as much as the fiction. Did you see the Mousetrap at The Aldwych ? 😊

    • @classicdetective
      @classicdetective  Месяц назад

      it was ages ago. I want to say St Martins theatre

  • @ianfhancock1541
    @ianfhancock1541 9 дней назад

    If she could imitate Cockney so well, why did she retain an Austrian accent?

    • @classicdetective
      @classicdetective  8 дней назад

      Fair point. Though I think I’m reasonably good at posh but retain my native accent day to day

  • @allierowland9
    @allierowland9 Месяц назад

    Oh please do a Miss Marple I would love to hear your posh old lady. Great entertainment thank you.

  • @cassandraseven3478
    @cassandraseven3478 2 месяца назад

    What are the "inquisitorial" countries? Could you do Reginald Hill?

    • @classicdetective
      @classicdetective  2 месяца назад +1

      The inquisitorial is found in those countries which inherit their legal system from England

  • @ludovica8221
    @ludovica8221 2 месяца назад +3

    Pince-nez is pronounced "pans-nay"

    • @classicdetective
      @classicdetective  2 месяца назад

      You got me there. I thought it was a plural so I went with this: www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/pince-nez

    • @aveg7899
      @aveg7899 2 месяца назад +1

      Was going to say that too, but decided to check the comments first 😊

    • @Gottenhimfella
      @Gottenhimfella 2 месяца назад

      @@classicdetective That wasn't the plural pronunciation you rendered (it's the same as for the singular, as is the spelling)
      IF you hover over the second pronunciation, a pop-up labels it as *American* pronunciation (pants-nay, approximately)
      For once, the English pronunciation is pretty close to the French, in striking contrast with (say) "lingerie"

    • @ClassicGhost
      @ClassicGhost 2 месяца назад +1

      @@Gottenhimfellai was wrong 😂 sorry

  • @fionaccrawford8323
    @fionaccrawford8323 6 дней назад +1

    I loved your reading... APART FROM the pronunciation of Pince next, which was appalling!

  • @paulbennett772
    @paulbennett772 20 дней назад +1

    Generally good narration, but for the pronunciation of "pince nez"!

  • @helenswan705
    @helenswan705 5 часов назад

    If you wish to pronounce pince-nez the French way, it's PAAHRNS-NAY. Not
    PINCE-NEZZ. Just offering this as an option!

  • @evelanpatton
    @evelanpatton 2 месяца назад +2

    Overjoyed that you are our guide through this most FANtastic tale by a MASTER CRAFTER of words into worlds! Your storytelling ability is beyond just “reading” a text; for no ai or other has such an intuitively driven intonation and cadence that truly connects to each character and to the writer’s deeply layered set, scene.
    YOU KNOW THE ROAD and ALL the little details, so your passengers throughly enjoy the SEAMLESS adventures…even on those American back roads.🪄🪭