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Sherlock Holmes (1989 Radio Series)
''Sherlock Holmes'' is the overall title given to the BBC Radio 4 radio dramatisations of the complete Sherlock Holmes stories, with Bert Coules as head writer, and featuring Clive Merrison as Holmes and Michael Williams as Dr Watson. Together, the two actors completed radio adaptations of every story in the canon of Sherlock Holmes between 1989 and 1998. The episodes were not originally broadcast under an overall title, and aired in series with the same titles as the novels or short story collections that the episodes were adapted from. For instance, the first two episodes were based on the novel ''A Study in Scarlet'' and aired under that title on BBC Radio 4's '' Classic Serial'' programme. Episodes of the series are available on CD as well as downloads, and are occasionally rebroadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra. From 2002 to 2010, Coules produced a follow-up series of original stories entitled '' The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes''. Merrison returned as Holmes, whilst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Drama
Radio drama (or audio drama, audio play, radio play, radio theatre, or audio theatre) is a dramatized, dramatised, purely acoustic performance. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagine the characters and story: "It is auditory in the physical dimension but equally powerful as a visual force in the psychological dimension." Radio drama includes plays specifically written for radio, docudrama, dramatised works of fiction, as well as Play (theatre), plays originally written for the theatre, including musical theatre, and opera. Radio drama achieved widespread popularity within a decade of its initial development in the 1920s. By the 1940s, it was a leading international popular entertainment. With the advent of television in the 1950s, radio drama began losing its audience. However, it remains popular in much of the world. Recordings of OTR (old-time radio) survive today in the audio archives of collectors, lib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sign Of The Four
''The Sign of the Four'', also called ''The Sign of Four'', is an 1890 detective novel, and it is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes by British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote four novels and 56 short stories featuring the fictional detective. Plot In 1888 Miss Mary Morstan arrives with a case. She explains that ten years earlier, her father, Captain Arthur Morstan, disappeared immediately after arriving in London. Mary contacted his friend, Major Sholto, who denied having seen him. Four years later, she received a valuable pearl in the post, a gift repeated once a year for six years. With the sixth pearl, she received a letter asking for a meeting, claiming that she is a "wronged woman". Holmes takes the case, and soon discovers that Major Sholto had died a week before Mary received the first pearl. The only further clue Mary can give Holmes is a map of a fortress found in her father's desk, appended with the words "The Sign of the Four: Jonathan Sm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Red-headed League
"The Red-Headed League" is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It first appeared in ''Strand Magazine, The Strand Magazine'' in August 1891, with illustrations by Sidney Paget. Conan Doyle ranked "The Red-Headed League" second in his list of his twelve favourite Holmes stories. It is also the second of the twelve stories in ''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'', which was published in 1892. Plot Jabez Wilson, a London pawnbroker, comes to consult Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson. While studying this prospective client, both Holmes and Watson notice his red hair. Wilson tells them that some weeks before, his young assistant Vincent Spaulding urged him to respond to a newspaper advertisement by "The Red-Headed League" offering highly-paid work to only red-headed male applicants. The next morning, Wilson was hired to copy out the ''Encyclopaedia Britannica'', for which he was paid £4 per week (). The work was useless clerical labou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Scandal In Bohemia
"A Scandal in Bohemia" is the first short story, and the third overall work, featuring Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. It is the first of the 56 Holmes short stories written by Doyle and the first of 38 Sherlock Holmes works illustrated by Sidney Paget. The story is notable for introducing the character of Irene Adler, who is one of the most notable female characters in the Sherlock Holmes series, despite appearing in only one story. Doyle ranked "A Scandal in Bohemia" fifth in his list of his twelve favourite Holmes stories. "A Scandal in Bohemia" was first published on 25 June 1891 in the July issue of ''The Strand Magazine'', and was the first of the stories collected in '' The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'' in 1892. Plot The Grand Duke of Cassel-Felstein and hereditary King of Bohemia visits 221B Baker Street. The King explains that, five years earlier, he engaged in a secret relationship with American opera singer Irene Adler. He is set to marry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes
''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'' is a collection of short stories by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle, first published on 14 October 1892. It contains the earliest short stories featuring the consulting detective Sherlock Holmes, which had been published in twelve monthly issues of ''The Strand Magazine'' from July 1891 to June 1892. The stories are collected in the same sequence, which is not supported by any fictional chronology. The only characters common to all twelve are Holmes and Dr. Watson, and all are related in first-person narrative from Watson's point of view. In general the stories in ''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'' identify, and try to correct, social injustices. Holmes is portrayed as offering a new, fairer sense of justice. The stories were well received, and boosted the subscriptions figures of ''The Strand Magazine'', prompting Doyle to be able to demand more money for his next set of stories. The first story, "A Scandal in Bohemia", includes the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maida Vale Studios
Maida Vale Studios is a complex of seven BBC sound studios, of which five are in regular use, in Delaware Road, Maida Vale, west London. It has been used to record thousands of classical music, popular music and drama sessions for BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 6 Music from 1946 to the present. On 30 October 2009, BBC Radio 1 celebrated ''75 Years of Maida Vale'' by exclusively playing 75 tracks recorded at the studios over the years. Snow Patrol played a live set from the studio with Fearne Cotton to celebrate 75 years of live music from the venue. In June 2018, the BBC announced the closure of the studios. In May 2020, Historic England designated it as a Grade II Listed Building. The BBC plans to vacate the premises by 2025, moving into a new development which is part of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Olympic Park, offering high-tech facilities and two spaces for public concerts. In August 2023, the studios were sold to a partnership betw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Study In Scarlet
''A Study in Scarlet'' is an 1887 Detective fiction, detective novel by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle. The story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would go on to become one of the most well-known detective duos in literature. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes, a consulting detective, to his friend and chronicler Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his "study in scarlet": "There's the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it." The story, and its main characters, attracted little public interest when it first appeared. Eleven complete copies of the magazine in which the story first appeared, ''Beeton's Christmas Annual'' for 1887, are known to exist now, which have considerable value. Although Conan Doyle wrote 56 short stories featuring Holmes, ''A Study in Scar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes (radio Series)
''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'' is an American old-time radio show that aired on US radio networks between 1930 and 1936. The series was adapted from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories by scriptwriter Edith Meiser. For most of the series, Richard Gordon played Sherlock Holmes and Leigh Lovell played Dr. Watson. The series included multiple original stories by Meiser, in addition to Meiser's adaptations of all of Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories except one. Some episodes in the series were remakes of scripts that had been used for episodes in earlier seasons of the show. Production Edith Meiser first pitched the idea of a radio series based on Conan Doyle's detective. Episodes for the series were adapted for broadcast by Meiser. The show was titled ''Sherlock Holmes'', ''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'', and ''Sherlock Holmes Stories'' in different radio listings. The premiere episode featured an adaptation of " The Adventure of the Speckled Band" (O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Classic Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes
''Imagination Theatre'' is an American syndicated radio drama program airing on AM and FM radio stations across the United States. It features modern radio dramas. The program first aired in 1996. Originally produced by Jim French Productions, the program is now produced by Aural Vision, LLC. Multiple radio series have aired as part of ''Imagination Theatre'', the most popular of which are the two long-running mystery series ''The Adventures of Harry Nile'' and ''The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes''. Production The program was originally produced by Jim French and is based in Seattle. Its first show aired on March 17, 1996. In February 2017, Jim French Productions announced that it would be "retiring from production and closing its doors at the end of March." French died in December 2017 at age 89. In 2019, Lawrence "Larry" Albert and John Patrick Lowrie, both actors/producers on ''Imagination Theatre'', launched a successful crowdfunding campaign to produce further e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Ling
Peter George Derek Ling (27 May 1926 – 14 September 2006) was a British writer of television, radio and comic strips, best known for his television work. With his professional partner, Hazel Adair, he co-created the television soap opera '' Crossroads''. Early life Ling was born in Thornton Heath, the son of a stage magician and a teacher, and was educated at Whitgift School.Obituary: Peter Ling '''', 3 October 2006 As a child he appeared in the children's show ''The Ovaltinies'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denys Hawthorne
Denys Vernon Hawthorne (9 August 1932 – 16 October 2009) was an actor from Northern Ireland who was known for his work in theatre, film, television and radio. Life Denys Hawthorne was born into an upper middle-class Protestant family in Portadown, County Armagh in 1932; his father had a linen business. He studied law at Queen's University Belfast, and afterwards joined the Ulster Group Theatre; other actors in the company included Patrick Magee, James Ellis, Stephen Boyd and Colin Blakely. The company produced modern classics, and plays by new Irish writers including Joseph Tomelty and Brian Friel.Denys Hawthorne obituary ''The Guardian'', 1 November 2009, accessed 16 August 2017. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Forrest (dramatist)
Robert Forrest is a Scottish three-time Sony Award winning dramatist (playwright) who has created many radio shows for BBC Radio and a stage play 'Jason and the Argonauts' for children that toured internationally and on Broadway. He has also adapted The Exorcist for BBC Radio 4 (Feb 2014). History and personal life Forrest lives in Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Radio adaptations * The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty, BBC Radio 4, February 2014 * The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, BBC Radio 4, 6–13 May 2012 * The Pillow Book by Robert Forrest, BBC Radio 4, 2009–2012 * Journey into Fear by Eric Ambler, BBC Radio 7, 28 February – 4 March 2011 * Adam Bede by George Eliot, BBC Radio 7, 3–17 July 2010 * The Honourable Schoolboy by John le Carré, BBC Radio 4, 24 January – 7 February 2010 * The Secret Pilgrim by John le Carré, BBC Radio 4, 13–27 June 2010 * Smiley's People by John le Carré, BBC Radio 4, 11–25 April 2010 * The Voyage of the Demeter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
