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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Maira Butt

How Agatha Christie is teaching a writing course, decades after death

  • The BBC is launching an online writing course taught by a digital recreation of Agatha Christie, who died in 1976.
  • Using AI, the course will feature the author’s likeness and voice, based on archival footage and writings.
  • Aspiring writers will learn Christie's techniques on plot twists, suspense, and character development.
  • The course, available on BBC Maestro, comprises 11 videos and costs £79 or is included with a £120 annual subscription.
  • Agatha Christie Limited and BBC Studios collaborated on the project, aiming to share the author’s writing wisdom in her own words.

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Agatha Christie to be resurrected by AI to teach writing course nearly 50 years after her death

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