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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

By: Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Clive Merrison,full cast,Michael Williams
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Summary

Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star as Holmes and Watson in this collection of stories from the unique fully dramatised BBC Radio 4 canon, based on Arthur Conan Doyle's original short stories.

The 12 dramatisations are 'A Scandal in Bohemia'; 'The Red-Headed League'; 'A Case of Identity'; 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery'; 'The Five Orange Pips'; 'The Man with the Twisted Lip'; 'The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle'; 'The Adventure of the Speckled Band'; 'The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb'; 'The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor'; 'The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet'; and 'The Adventure of the Copper Beeches'.

In these 12 stories, Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson investigate a compromising photograph, a murder case with Australian connections, a disreputable opium den, a Christmas goose, a ruined ancestral estate, a disastrous wedding day, a house with frightening secrets and several other baffling circumstances.

Among the large supporting cast are Sarah Badel, Andrew Sachs, James Grout, James Wilby, Sam West, Stephen Tompkinson and Imogen Stubbs.

Public Domain (P)2017 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

1) A Scandal in Bohemia: Chapter 1 - Chapter 15

2) The Red-Headed League: Chapter 16 - Chapter 30

3) A Case of Identity: Chapter 31 - Chapter 45

4) The Boscombe Valley Mystery: Chapter 46 - Chapter 60

5) The Five Orange Pips: Chapter 61 - Chapter 75

6) The Man with the Twisted Lip: Chapter 76 - Chapter 90

7) The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle: Chapter 91 - Chapter 105

8) The Adventure of the Speckled Band: Chapter 106 - Chapter 120

9) The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb: Chapter 121 - Chapter 135

10) The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor: Chapter 136 - Chapter 150

11) The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet: Chapter 151 - Chapter 165

12) The Adventure of the Copper Beeches: Chapter 166 - Chapter 180

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Only let down by the recording.

What did you like most about The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes?

One of the best drama audio versions of Holmes.

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The audio book does not have separate starts and ends to each story only one long continuation.
Would be better to be able to find the start of one of the stories.

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Definitive

To say these adaptations are the best still feels like an understatement. This quality will never be bettered. Monumental.

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Great but annoying chapter divisions and titles

really like this but its divided into hundreds of chapters of a few minutes each, just labelled by their number rather than the name of the story. makes it really hard to listen to! please change this

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Brilliantly adapted by the BBC

Quite simply this is a fantastic production. Brilliantly adapted for audio and brilliantly acted too. It’s of a style that you’ll either love or hate, but I loved it!

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Perfection

Drama, intrigue, high production value and top notch acting makes for a perfectly dramatic audio experience.

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Excellent adaptation of Sherlock Holmes

The best cast, arrangement and drama of Sherlock Holmes in audio format.
I absolutely loved every minute of my listening and intend to buy the rest of the series.

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Loved it

The story is excellent & brilliantly narrated by a full cast with the excellent Clive Merrison as Sherlock Holmes. Michael Williams also does a commendable job as Doctor Watson. The one downside for me is the total lack of chapter headers so you know where to jump in if you want to listen to a specific story. This has 180 chapters which makes it extremely difficult to find one story when you want to - complaint over.

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No mystery.

Just good old Sherlock and Dr Watson short stories. Enjoyed very much. more words oh no

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Excellently adapted adventures

Wonderfully adapted, brilliantly cast and intriguing this is a brilliant collection. Odd that the chapters are so short but on the whole does not affect the listeners experience

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