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The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle, narrated by Paula Brett

Chapter 10 - The End of the Islander

Chapter 11 - The Great Agra Treasure

Chapter 12 - The Strange Story of Jonathan Small

“For me,” said Sherlock Holmes, “there still remains the cocaine-bottle.” And he stretched his long white hand up for it.

The Sign of Four is narrated by Paula Brett. Paula is a queer, autistic theatremaker from London. Their practise includes clowning, puppetry, singing, dance, voiceover. and writing. Paula's show Villainex is all about queer identity, accessibility and what it is to really belong. You can ready more about Villainex HERE.

They can also be heard in award-winning podcast OBLIVITY, and in HYPATIA'S MATHEMATICAL MAZE for BBC Bitesize. Paula has contributed to Broccoli Productions ANTHEMS: PRIDE podcast, Drag Queen storyteller Mama G and the 2020 Virtual Collaborators Project. They are alumni of the Vital Xposure Wellspring program, and their play STATIC will receive a rehearsed reading at the Pen Theatre in June.

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The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle, narrated by Paula Brett

Chapter 7 - The Episode of the Barrel

Chapter 8 - The Baker Street Irregulars

Chapter 9 - A Break in the Chain

“It is a romance!” cried Mrs. Forrester. “An injured lady, half a million in treasure, a black cannibal, and a wooden-legged ruffian. They take the place of the conventional dragon or wicked earl.”

“And two knight-errants to the rescue,” added Miss Morstan, with a bright glance at me.

The Sign of Four is narrated by Paula Brett. Paula is a queer, autistic theatremaker from London. Their practise includes clowning, puppetry, singing, dance, voiceover. and writing. Paula's show Villainex is all about queer identity, accessibility and what it is to really belong. You can ready more about Villainex HERE.

They can also be heard in award-winning podcast OBLIVITY, and in HYPATIA'S MATHEMATICAL MAZE for BBC Bitesize. Paula has contributed to Broccoli Productions ANTHEMS: PRIDE podcast, Drag Queen storyteller Mama G and the 2020 Virtual Collaborators Project. They are alumni of the Vital Xposure Wellspring program, and their play STATIC will receive a rehearsed reading at the Pen Theatre in June.

Find recommended reading, more stories, info about the show and more on our website:

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The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle, narrated by Paula Brett

Chapter 4 - The Story of the Bald-Headed Man

Chapter 5 - The Tragedy of Pondicherry Lodge

Chapter 6 - Sherlock Holmes Gives a Demonstration

In the light of the lantern I read, with a thrill of horror, “The sign of the four.”

“In God’s name, what does it all mean?” I asked.

“It means murder,” said he, stooping over the dead man.

The Sign of Four is narrated by Paula Brett. Paula is a queer, autistic theatremaker from London. Their practise includes clowning, puppetry, singing, dance, voiceover. and writing. Paula's show Villainex is all about queer identity, accessibility and what it is to really belong. You can ready more about Villainex HERE.

They can also be heard in award-winning podcast OBLIVITY, and in HYPATIA'S MATHEMATICAL MAZE for BBC Bitesize. Paula has contributed to Broccoli Productions ANTHEMS: PRIDE podcast, Drag Queen storyteller Mama G and the 2020 Virtual Collaborators Project. They are alumni of the Vital Xposure Wellspring program, and their play STATIC will receive a rehearsed reading at the Pen Theatre in June.

Find recommended reading, more stories, info about the show and more on our website:

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The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle, narrated by Paula Brett

Chapter I - The Science of Deduction

Chapter 2 - The Statement of the Case

Chapter 3 - In Quest of a Solution

“My mind,” he said, “rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere.” 

The Sign of Four is narrated by Paula Brett. Paula is a queer, autistic theatremaker from London. Their practise includes clowning, puppetry, singing, dance, voiceover. and writing. Paula's show Villainex is all about queer identity, accessibility and what it is to really belong. You can ready more about Villainex HERE.

They can also be heard in award-winning podcast OBLIVITY, and in HYPATIA'S MATHEMATICAL MAZE for BBC Bitesize. Paula has contributed to Broccoli Productions ANTHEMS: PRIDE podcast, Drag Queen storyteller Mama G and the 2020 Virtual Collaborators Project. They are alumni of the Vital Xposure Wellspring program, and their play STATIC will receive a rehearsed reading at the Pen Theatre in June.

https://www.howeverimprobablepodcast.com/listen/the-sign-of-four

Some podcasters might be deterred to cover one of the most popular medical dramas of all time - that also kind of counts as a Holmes adaptations - considering we haven’t either really watched any of it. Not us though.  Today’s case file covers House M.D., and we’ve invited Twitter’s greatest House fan, Sara Ghaleb, to give us a hand.

Sara recommended a few key episodes that she thinks summarize how House is a Holmes adaptation - and so armed with that very limited knowledge, we sat down to talk about it. Tune in for the highs, lows, and accidental murders in this long-running medical drama, the joys of seeing the Holmes & Watson friendship in many different formats, and the inherent Victorian-ness of serialized television. This episode does contain some language, as well as spoilers for the show.

Sara Ghaleb is a writer and comedian in Los Angeles, California. She writes sketch comedy, and her work has appeared in Paste Magazine, Vox, and Them. Sara is a writer and co-creator of the scripted mystery podcast Arden, and also co-hosts the non-fiction history-comedy podcast Historical Hookups. Find her on Twitter!

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We're delaying our episodes covering the infamous novella The Sign of Four by a few weeks - but it's for a very good reason. Plus, we're forcing ourselves to watch a medical drama. Tune in for more details!

Today, we’re thrilled to have pastiche writer, acclaimed novelist, and the internet’s coolest Sherlockian Lyndsay Faye on the podcast! Her newest collection of Holmes stories, Observations by Gaslight, is narrated by those who knew the great detective—including beloved characters like Irene Adler and Mrs. Hudson. We discussed this newest collection of work, how she embodies the voices of characters ranging from Lestrade to Watson himself, and whether or not Dr. John H. Watson, M.D. is actually a Mary Sue.

Lyndsay Faye is an international bestseller and the two-time Edgar-nominated author of six critically acclaimed books, including Jane Steele and Gods of Gotham. In addition to her original work, she is the author of her first collection of Sherlock Holmes short stories, The Whole Art of Detection, and Dust and Shadow, a novel that pits Holmes against Jack the Ripper. 

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This mini case file takes a look at the man, the myth, the legend himself - Mycroft Holmes. Sherlock’s older brother is introduced in the story “The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter” - and we discovered we have so many thoughts about the way he’s been adapted onscreen that he deserves his own episode. Join us as we take a look at some of the famous actors who have depicted Mycroft, and dig into what we love, hate, and find perplexing about his appearances onscreen.

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From The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, “The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter” is a tale of trepidatious translations, dire kidnappings, and Sherlock Holmes’s extended family. We discuss the true hero of this story (spoiler alert, he’s mentioned in it’s title), how Mycroft is really life goals, how Granada Holmes lets us down, and how all good dramas should end in a stabbing in today’s episode!

Content warning (and spoilers because this is a doozy!): Kidnapping, torture, starvation, violence and threats of violence, and stabbing. 

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“The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter” from The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, narrated by Yianni Papadimos.

“The Diogenes Club is the queerest club in London, and Mycroft one of the queerest men.”

Yianni Papadimos is a Greek-American actor and writer. His favorite credits include Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Barnstormers Theatre), Matt in Swimming Upstream (Detroit Repertory Theatre, World Premiere), and Ira Stone in Laughter on the 23rd Floor (Barnstormers Theatre). Onscreen, Papadimos has been featured in projects that have premiered across the country. Favorite credits include The Tankhouse Theatre (2018 SeriesFest) and Better To Live (2015 TriBeCa Film Festival).

His first full-length musical, co-written with Ben Chavez (The Cobalteans), was an official selection of the 2015 New York Musical Festival. He received awards for Outstanding Book and Outstanding Lyrics. Elysium: An American Fable, the team’s second full-length musical, has been developed at the Village Theatre (Issaquah, WA), Ohio Northern University (Ada, OH), and the Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival (Auburn, NY). Their work has been featured at NYC venues such as Feinstein’s/54 Below, The Musical Theatre Factory, The Laurie Beechman Theatre, Dixon Place, and Don’t Tell Mama.

He proudly holds a BFA in Drama and English Literature from NYU.

Content warning (and spoilers because this is a doozy!): Kidnapping, torture, violence and threats of violence, and general nasty behavior. 

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