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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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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 Definitive Holmes

Without question, the greatest and most faithful adaptation of Holmes in any medium. Merrison and Williams capture Holmes and Watson like no other duo before or since. They are truly a joy to listen to and the dramatization are enticing from start to finish.

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Well Done

Just a solid Sherlock performance set that is a good listen for anyone who loves Holmes and Watson.

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fun end keeps your mind engaged

good stories. entertaining while driving and sewing. I would recommend it for others as well.

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best dramatisation

simply perfect, i love that, i will listen it again soon. good voice for Sherlock.

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Great Dramatisations!

These are great audio dramatisations of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The performances are perfect and the sound effects make each episode come to life.

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Amazing adaption with one problem.

These adaptions of the Sherlock Holmes stories are my second favorite of all time (the first being the Granada BBC adaption with Jeremy Brett). I'd highly recommend the entire series to any Sherlock Holmes fan. However, I can't give it the 5 stars it deserves because of the complete lack of labels and story titles. The stories are split up into hundreds of small segments, which makes it impossible to browse and find the beginning of the stories. I resorted to going through and bookmarking the stories so I could jump to the one I wanted to listen to. If this issue was ever fixed, I'd be happy to change my review to 5 stars.

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Love it

I absolutely love this book, I really enjoyed the dramatization of the story. I felt I was there in each story and it kept me wanting more.
I would highly recommend this audiobook to anyone who enjoys mystery, murders, and witty jokes lol

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Please label the tracks

This is a fantastic version of Sherlock Holmes and definitely deserves a 5-star rating. I really want to update my rating to give it one. Once Audible fixes it, I will. What’s wrong with it? It is spread out over 180 tracks running an average of about three minutes each. That’s fine if they want to do that. But please LABEL THEM so we can know what’s what. If I want to listen to, say, The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, I have absolutely no idea what track to go to in order to start it.

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YOU HAD ONE JOB, TERRY!

I won't lie. It's amazing content.

But - tiny bone of contention: You BBC bozos had three jobs - MAX!
1. DIGITIZE ORIGINAL RECORDING
2. DIVIDE INTO SMALLER SEGMENTS
3. oh and one more... NAME THESE SEGMENTS!!!!!

Paying nearly 25$ for something I cannot browse is unreasonable and should be reflected in the overall grade. LOUDLY.

SOLUTION: Until then, fellow readers, it is best to avoid browsing. You can add bookmarks and name them as you go through the book and return to your favourites this way.

But do let the production pranksters know of the inconvenience by means of a LOW (2 stars?) rating. I know it seems extreme but think about the money you spent and they didn't. This content had already been produced ages ago.

25$? Decent dinner out. 6 overpriced cappuccinos at least. Lots to do with 25$.....

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