Meet Miss Sherlock (1946)

During World War II no more women sleuths arrived on the scene but 1946 was a banner year when three new ones debuted on network radio. One was as much comedienne as crime solver, Meet Miss Sherlock. This was a CBS summer sustainer that recounted th

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The Mystery of the Reluctant Storyteller

Zaphod Beeblebrox plays Sherlock Holmes! Or, at least, Mark Wing-Davey, Zaphod in the original radio and television productions of "The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy", plays Holmes in this curious one-off by Derek Wilson, in which Holmes and Wats

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Texas Radio Theatre

This company have produced several Holmesian plays, some Canonical adaptations,

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The Game's Afoot (BBC)

Sherlock Holmes enthusiast Nick Utechin presents a 3 hour special on the detective's presence on the radio from the Forties to the Naughties. Plus there's an interview with writer and dramatist Bert Coules. Programmes are: The Adventure of the Speck

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The Adventure of the Pimlico Poisoner, part 1

It's time I contributed something positive to this group. Let's see if I've got the hang of this technology... "The Adventure of the Pimlico Poisoner" was written by Peter Mackie, who had worked with Bert Coules on "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

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Fetlock Bones

One of the greatest feuds of OTR was that between Jack Benny and Fred Allen, resulting in constant comedic jabs at each other on their respective shows for nearly a decade. Fans of the shows were often completely convinced that the two harbored deep

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Holmes on the Range

Sherlockians, western fans and mystery lovers who enjoy their whodunits leavened with humor should all be delighted by Hockensmith's captivating debut, which features Montana cowboys and brothers Gustav and Otto Amlingmeyer (better known as Old Red

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John Stanley and Wendell Holmes (1948)

I could only find 1 show with this duo and no information except that in the few reviews that did mention them they were among the reviewers least favorite. Judge for yourself with this show.

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The Radio Detectives: "The Voice Of Sherlock Holmes"

Although the Complete selection of shows from "The Radio Detectives" is/will be located in the group "Whodunit" I felt that "The Voice Of Sherlock Holmes" from this series would be a fitting addition to "The Definitive Sherlock Holmes".

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Sherlock's Last Case (BBC)

Sherlock's Last Case by Charles Marowitz featuring Dinsdale Lansden as Holmes and John Moffatt as Watson directed by Walter Acosts 90 minutes Broadcast 6 May 1989 (Saturday Night Theatre) (earlier WS broadcast ran only 55 minutes) The play, written

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Second Holmes

Second Holmes was a six-part radio comedy series following the adventures of the grandsons of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson in contemporary England. Stamford Holmes was played by Peter Egan and "Doctor" Watson by Jeremy Nicholas. The series was w

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The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes (BBC-2)

The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes was a BBC Radio 2 comedy series written by Tony Hare. It starred Roy Hudd, Chris Emmett, Jeffrey Holland, and June Whitfield, and was broadcast between January 16, 1999, to February 20, 1999. The burl

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Luis Hector & Leigh Lovell

Hector (TV's first Holmes, as well as Moriarty to Tom Conway) was teamed with Lovell for 26 shows in 1934-5

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The Doctor's Case

Stephen King short story read by Tim Curry

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Sherlock Holmes Group Information and Communication

RULES OF THE GROUP There are strict guidelines to this Group. When you post a show you must post it in Specific group to which it belong: ie Marsden/Moffat or Rathbone/Bruce specifically of the duo performing the show. If the category is non-existen

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