Overview

• Sir David Suchet’s five-part More4 series, 'Travels with Agatha Christie,' follows the author’s 1922 world tour promoting the British Empire Exhibition.
• The first episode features Suchet visiting Cape Town, Kimberley, and Victoria Falls, while addressing the colonial history tied to these locations.
• Suchet engages with the legacy of Cecil Rhodes, meeting Rhodes Must Fall activists and discussing racial segregation in South Africa.
• The series juxtaposes vintage travel aesthetics—linen suits, steam trains, and sepia photography—with critiques of British imperialism.
• Christie’s South Africa-set novel, 'The Man in the Brown Suit,' is highlighted as being influenced by her experiences during the journey.