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PAGE49WINTER2010/11LITTLEGREYCELLSEeverone'sheardthebrainreferredtoas'littlegreycells'-infact,severalPoirotcatchphraseshaveworkedtheirwayintopopularspeech.Itsnowonderhe'ssuchanestablishedpresenceinculturalhistory-AgathaChristie'sfirstnovelfeaturingHerculePoirotwaspublishedin1920,meaningthoselittlegreycellshavenowbeenticklingawayforninetyyears!Duringhiscareer,Poirotfeaturedinthirty-threefulllengthnovelsandmorethanfiftyshortstories.Mostrecentlyinthefictionaldetective'sinterestinghistory,theactormostcloselyassociatedwithhisportrayal,DavidSuchet,wasawardedthetitleof'HonoraryFamousBelgian'byBelgium'sTheworld'sfavouriteBelgiandetectiveisstillgoingstrongafteralmostacenturyinprint!thosefamoustouristboardattheBritishGuildofTravelWritersAnnualDinneratTheSavoyHotelinLondon.It'sahugehonourtobestowontheactor,whoplaystheworld'smostfamousBelgian-evenmorefamousthanthatcountry'sothernotabledetectiveexport'TinTin'.AmodestDavidSuchetacceptingtheawardthankedthetouristboardandpromisedthat