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A Christmas goose leads Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson to a priceless gem. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle thriller from 1961.

A Christmas goose leads the Baker Street sleuth and Dr Watson to a priceless gem...

Carleton Hobbs stars as Sherlock Holmes. The actor played the Baker Street sleuth in 80 radio dramas between 1952 and 1969.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's tale originally appeared in 'Strand Magazine' in 1892. Adapted by Michael Hardwick.

With Norman Shelley as Dr Watson, Will Leighton as Peterson, Kenneth Dight as Henry Baker, Derek Birch as Windigate, Pauline Wynn as Maggie, Wilfred Babbage as Beckinridge, Keith Buckley as Bill and John Pullen as James Ryder.

Producer: Robin Midgley.

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1961.

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30 minutes

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Tue 23 Oct 201801:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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