The Agatha Christie festival in Wallingford continues on Thursday (Octrober 18) with writer Jared Cade's lecture The Truth Behind Agatha Christie's Disappearance.

Organised by amateur dramatics group The Sinodun Players, the festival commemorates 50 years since Dame Agatha - who lived at Winterbrook House, in Reading Road, Wallingford - became its president.

Mr Cade's talk is at the Corn Exchange, in Market Place, at 7.30pm.

The Sinodun Players willperform her play Go Back For Murder at the Corn Exchange from October 22-27.