"221B", written by Martyn Read for Nigel Stock, was, I think, the first important minimalist Sherlock Holmes play - the precursor to Jeremy Paul's two-hander "The Secret of Sherlock Holmes" and David Stuart Davies's two solo plays for Roger Llewel Read more…
Character Assassins
Fiona Lindsay
September 14, 2010
The death of fictional superstars by pen, pencil or type lies, quite literally, in the hands of their creators.
At the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival 2010, Fiona Lindsay conducts a forensic cross-exa
Marino C. Alvarez, professor of Education at Tennessee State University, devised a Résumé for Sherlock Holmes, based on material from the stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
This file is courtesy of The Beacon Society
James D'Arcy is Holmes, Roger Morlidge plays Watson and Vincent D'Onofrio is Moriarty in this 2002 movie. This is the screenplay with linking narration.
Documents featuring or concerning Holmes, beginning with three scripts from the 1940s radio series
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Excellent, largely unabridged readings from the Canon, released on the now-defunct Argo label.
The photo has only a tenuous link with Sherlock Holmes. In 1960 Robert Hardy played King Henry V in a splendid BBC TV adaptation of Shakespeare's hist
Read more…Edward Woodward is Holmes, John Hillerman plays Watson and Anthony Andrews portrays Professor Moriarty in this 1990 movie written by Charles Edward Pogue. This is the soundtrack with linking narration.
There have been a number of efforts to introduce Holmes to younger readers. Many take the form of abridged or sanitized stories. Others trace the "genealogy" of The Master to a modern descendant, not unlike more adult pastiche writers. Often these "d
Read more…Welles played Holmes only once, in this 1938 adaptation of the William Gillette play. Eustace Wyatt is Moriarty. Listen out for future Watson Alfred Shirley.
Read more…Here is a useful device for searching out the factual Holmes,
it is handy for those of you who prefer the old Sherlock.
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Sherlock Holmes was not the only detective in Victorian times.
ITV and Granada teamed up to produce a 13 episode TV series about a Toronto detective of the era named Murdoch.
The Holmesian connection? In two of the episodes, Murdoch confers with Arthu
As my favorite story from the Canon, I am always on the lookout for the Blue Carbuncle recording performed by Nigel Bruce and Basil Rathbone on 1944-12-25. I have heard conflicting stories as to whether this episode is lost. Jerry Haendiges lists i
Read more…Audiobook of Donald Thomas' short story collection in which Holmes and Watson investigate real-life Victorian villainy.
From the website of John H. Watson, MD: (http://www.johnhwatsonmd.com/)
In 2004, there was a celebrity edition of Mastermind.
Stephen Fry was faced with 14 questions in the available time on his chosenspecialist subject – Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherloc
Read more…Without resorting to Google or IMDB, can you name the Sherlock Holmes drama with the following cast:
Michael York - Sherlock Holmes
Malcolm McDowell - Professor Moriarty
John Rhys-Davies - Dr. Watson
No prize, just fun.
Edited from "That Mitchell & Webb Look" S4E2.
Imagine Holmes in a griatric care facility. The beginning is typical M&W slapstick farce, but there's a twist ...
Special note to Estleman: No, it's not Canonical, but it doesn't pretend to be. :>P
Hi Guys,
I have been sorting through my collection of Holmes Radio Shows and came Acroos this oddment "The Yahtzee Case", which i can find no mention of anywhere online, does anyone know from which series of stories it came from?
If it's needed b
Read more…I found many references to this on the net and each and every one was a trail to a brick wall. I am posting this for 2 reasons. The first is to find out if anyone has more information about it than just the name? The second is: I beg of you, Does any
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