Arthur Conan Doyle

For those who aren’t already aware, The Final Problem and The Empty House are two Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes short stories that feature the death of Holmes, followed by his subsequent resurrection some three years later. The Final Problem was Conan Doyle’s way off killing of his most famous character […]

2.01 The Final Problem / The Empty House

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I finished Big Finish‘s adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles, plus the interview extras, last night. It’s pretty clear that Sherlock Holmes is a labour of love for these guys, particularly Nicholas Briggs.  Being producer, director, and title star could plunge the series into a “god complex” scenario but, […]

2.03 The Hound of the Baskervilles, cont’d

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I am sure that everyone must know, by now, of the dreadful curse of The Hound of the Baskervilles that is said to blight the family of the Baskervilles. Sherlock Holmes (Nicholas Briggs) is consulted when the last surviving member of the Baskerville family arrives in England to take up […]

2.03 The Hound of the Baskervilles

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Working through my collection of Big Finish audio dramas, I’ve been listening to The Speckled Band starring Nicholas Briggs as Sherlock Holmes, and Richard Earl as Dr Watson. My only previous experience of this pairing was a 10-minute Christmas freebie given away in the past and, to be honest, it […]

The Speckled Band

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