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The Voice of Sherlock Holmes

The Radio DetectivesSeries 1
Episode 2 of 5

Armed with pipe, hansom cab and violin, Professor Jeffrey Richards probes the varied incarnations of the Baker Street sleuth.

Armed with a pipe, hansom cab and violin, Professor Jeffrey Richards probes the varied incarnations of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most celebrated Baker Street creation, Sherlock Holmes.

Featuring interviews and classic recordings by:

Orson Welles
Basil Rathbone
Sir John Gielgud
Carleton Hobbes
Clive Merrison

Affectionate five-part series about popular radio detectives.

Producer: Jon Rolph

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998.

30 minutes

Last on

Thu 16 Dec 202100:30
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