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Sounds,23 Oct 2025,30 mins,

The Adventure of the Cardboard Box: Part One

Sherlock Holmes Short Stories
Contains some violent scenes.

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When a lonely spinster receives a gruesome package containing two freshly severed human ears, Scotland Yard assume it must be some kind of cruel prank. But as Holmes and Watson investigate, they uncover a sinister plot that leads them from the quiet streets of Croydon to the shipping yards of Liverpool. A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Hugh Bonneville Written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Produced by Katrina Hughes and Duncan Barrett Script Supervisor: Addison Nugent Sound Design and Audio Editing by Tony Onuchukwu Sound Supervisor: Tom Pink Compositions: Dorry Macaulay and Oliver Baines Mix & Mastering: Josh Latham Series Consultant: Dan Smith

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