'There's nothing like boredom to make you write': A rare interview with the elusive Agatha Christie

This BBC profile from 1955 reveals some of the secrets of the elusive Agatha Christie, who captivated audiences with her murder mysteries for over a century. Christie, who described her childhood as 'gloriously idle', took up writing as a way to combat boredom. She revealed that she could finish a book in three months and that writing plays was easier and more fun than writing novels.