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World Book Club Arthur Conan Doyle The Hound of the Baskervilles BBCWS 20250906

World Book Club BBC World Service Saturday 6 September 2025 62 minutesArthur Conan Doyle - The Hound of the BaskervillesJoin us for a special episode of World Book Club as we journey into the fog-shrouded moors of Devon to explore The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle—arguably the most iconic and enduring novel in the Sherlock Holmes canon. First published in 1902, this gothic masterpiece has captivated readers for over a century and remains a cornerstone of detective…

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2 Replies · Reply by Robert on Monday

Imagination Theater

Since all my IT shows are off air or net, the Sherlock Holmes Shows are usually accompanied by another unrelated show. You will have to bear with this since The shows are made that way and I do not believe in cutting up radio shows.

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Dr Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery BBC TV 1974

I've been looking for this Doctor Watson TV film/play for years. I believe it was only broadcast once.It popped up on Youtube 4 months ago. I search a few places for Holmes and Doyle content, and those are the search terms I use. Happening to look up and see Kingsley Amis' Lucky Jim on my bookshelf yesterday whilst trying a few searches I recalled he wrote The Darkwater Hall Mystery, which lead to me searching for Darkwater, and up it popped. It's never had an official release on…

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2 Replies · Reply by Stephen Black Jul 12, 2024

A Ghost Story for Christmas Lot No 249

Trying to recall ACD's story Lot No. 249, I don't think there's anybody like Abercrombie Smith's friend, who I don't think is named but is played by John Heffernan, in the original story. There's plenty of Holmes in this friend. I didn't like what Mark Gatiss added to the adaptation of MR James' The Mezzotint a couple of years ago but I didn't mind the Lot No 249 "friend".Some bits I picked up in their conversation:To a collector of fairy tales no doubt fascinating, from HOUN. Escaped ape in…

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1 Reply · Reply by johnzmyth Jan 1, 2024

John Stanley and Alfred Shirley (1947-48)

John Stanley / Alfred Shirley 1947-48 Season First Show: Sep 28, 1947 Last Show: Jun 20, 1948 Number Shows: 39 Audition Show: none Series Description: After Basil Rathbone left the Sherlock Holmes series after the 1946- 1947 series, Nigel Bruce remained as Watson opposite Tom Conway as Holmes. Although Tom Conway was a good choice for the Holmes character, the radio audience didn't accept him. So, in the 1948- 1949 season, again a change was made. This time John Stanley was cast in the role…

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8 Replies · Reply by Mike Stevens Dec 8, 2023

Morry Powell and Peter Bathurst (1948-1949)

I came across a review of an Austrialian version of Sherlock Holmes that I have never read about.  The review is from the January 26, 1949 edition of Variety, page 42.  See link below.  Does anyone have any further info on this show?Variety (January 1949) : Variety : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

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Tom Conway and Nigel Bruce (1946-47)

T H E N E W A D V E N T U R E S O F S H E R L O C K H O L M E S --------------- ----------- 1946-1947 Season Tom Conway / Nigel Bruce Version First Show: Oct 12, 1946 Last Show: Jul 7, 1947 Number Shows: 38 Audition Show: none Series Description: From 1939 to 1946, Basil Rathbone played the role of Sherlock Holmes opposite his friend, Nigel Bruce as Dr. John H. Watson, both on the screen and on radio. On May 27, 1946, Mr. Rathbone portrayed Holmes for the last time in the last show of THE…

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1 Reply · Reply by Jim Duthie Dec 7, 2023

Richard Gordon and Leigh Lovell (1930-33)

For American radio, the heroine of Holmes on the radio was Edith Meiser, an actress who loved the stories and was convinced they would make great listening. She scripted several Conan Doyle stories and took them around. Meiser entrepreneured a fitting sponsorship for the show herself, and went back to the network triumphantly. Beginning in the early 1930's, she single handed wrote the show for over a dozen years, first working from the Conan Doyle canon, and then continuing to create stories in…

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55 Replies · Reply by Jim Duthie Dec 6, 2023

Sherlock Holmes: The Carleton Hobbs Collection: 55 Full-Cast BBC Dramatisations

The BBC has released a commercial set of the Carleton Hobbs Sherlock Holmes stories. https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Collection-Full-Cast-Dramatisations/dp/B0BLSSF5VB/ref=sr_1_3?crid=15XTUFZ29U7BZ&keywords=Carleton+Hobbs+and+Norman+Shelley&qid=1676913958&s=books&sprefix=carleton+hobbs+and+norman+shelley%2Cstripbooks%2C88&sr=1-3 I have all of the short stories from the Radio Four Extra broadcasts, so I'm wondering if someone who has this set would be willing to share just the…

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14 Replies · Reply by David Knight Dec 1, 2023

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  • Lefevre of Montpellier December 28, 2019 at 3:26pm

    Has everyone passed on?

  • Lefevre of Montpellier December 23, 2019 at 2:23pm

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  • Steve Kostelecky November 15, 2019 at 11:07am

    Thanks for the offer, Lefevre. I'll check and look for gaps.

  • Lefevre of Montpellier November 13, 2019 at 6:07pm

    Is there any Holmes that you need? Just drop your titles in the Request group and I'll see what I can do to post your shows!

  • Steve Kostelecky April 12, 2016 at 10:23am

    Thanks for this, Bob. I hope other people here give Telfer a try as well.

  • Anson (Bob) Roberts April 12, 2016 at 9:38am

     Chapter 9, Second Report of Dr. Watson, from the Hound of the Baskervilles as read by John Telfer. 

    I've posted the entire HOUN, in case you have any more missing parts ans so those who don't know Telfer's incredible ereadings may sample one.

    Telfer HOUN

    No password required

  • Steve Kostelecky April 11, 2016 at 10:23pm

    I wonder if anyone can post Chapter 9, Second Report of Dr. Watson, from the Hound of the Baskervilles as read by John Telfer. I seem to have misplaced it. Many thanks.

  • James c Davis April 14, 2014 at 10:32am
    I can't stand the Sherlock Holmes movies made recently.They can't change a classic to suit today's young people and do it justice.
  • Luke Danes April 5, 2013 at 12:24pm

    Thank´s for having me!!! :)

  • Michael Walker January 26, 2013 at 11:48pm

    Just noticed that Radio 4 EXtra, has the Sherlock Holmes v Dracula play available to listen/download for the next 23hours.........

    LINK: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0084gr2

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