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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “The Viennese Strangler,” originally broadcast April 9, 1945. This is episode 174 of the series, starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson.

In 1889 Vienna, Holmes and Watson are lodging at a modest pension for students and musicians when gifted pianist Lea Ullstein asks for help with a troubling blackmailer. Their inquiry leads into a close-knit world of artists, secrets, and suspicion. Written by Anthony Boucher and Denis Green, the story is adapted from Arthur Conan Doyle’s “A Case of Identity.”

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:41 Original Broadcast
26:41 Closing

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “The Adventure of the Uneasy Chair,” originally broadcast May 13, 1946. Episode 218 of the series stars Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson.

On a foggy winter morning in 1897, a young woman asks Holmes to clear her fiancé after her father is found murdered in a locked study. With Inspector Lestrade convinced the evidence points in one direction, Holmes turns his attention to the room’s most unsettling clue: an ominous chair. This original radio play by Anthony Boucher and Denis Green was heard on the Mutual Broadcasting System with Petri Wine as sponsor.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:47 Original Broadcast
29:14 Closing

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “The Living Doll,” originally broadcast March 11, 1946. This archival recording is episode 209 of the series.

Retired on the Sussex Downs in 1910, Sherlock Holmes is summoned when young Cynthia Browning discovers that a handmade doll made in her own likeness has been stabbed through the heart. With Dr. Watson alongside him, Holmes follows the unsettling clues surrounding the nearby country estate. Basil Rathbone stars as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Watson in this original radio mystery by Denis Green and Anthony Boucher.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:44 Original Broadcast
29:15 Closing

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “The Headless Monk,” episode 214, originally broadcast April 15, 1946. This archival installment stars Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson.

At Travennis Manor, Holmes and Watson investigate the murder of a noted student of supernatural phenomena in a haunted chapel. With tales of a spectral headless monk, an eerie old organ, and fear gripping the estate, Holmes must separate ghostly legend from earthly evidence.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
28:39 Closing

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “The Singular Affair of the Baconian Cipher,” originally broadcast May 27, 1946. Episode 220 of the series stars Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson.

When a visiting French detective doubts the ingenuity of English criminals, Holmes finds a suspiciously misprinted notice in the Agony Column of The Times. Its hidden Baconian cipher leads Holmes, Watson, and their guest toward The Elms in Penge and a troubling case of murder and intrigue. Written by Anthony Boucher and Denis Green, this Mutual Broadcasting System drama was suggested by an incident in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Sign of Four. It was Rathbone’s final radio appearance as Sherlock Holmes.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:46 Original Broadcast
29:32 Closing

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “The Adventure of the Blarney Stone,” originally broadcast March 18, 1946. Episode 210 of the classic radio series stars Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson.

Shortly after St. Patrick’s Day, Holmes and Watson visit Cork, Blarney village, and Blarney Castle, where a pub quarrel and a daring wager involving the famous Blarney Stone draw them into a troubling mystery. This original radio play by Denis Green and Anthony Boucher was produced by Harold Kemp for the Mutual Broadcasting System and sponsored by Petri Wine.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:51 Original Broadcast
29:51 Closing

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “The Notorious Canary Trainer,” episode 176, originally broadcast on April 23, 1945. Basil Rathbone stars as Sherlock Holmes, with Nigel Bruce as Dr. John Watson, in this Mutual Broadcasting System Petri Wine-era production.

While holidaying in Kingsgate, Kent, Holmes and Watson are approached by a frightened young woman who believes she is being followed. At the Fisherman’s Arms, a fellow lodger’s cage of canaries—and his questionable identity—draw Holmes into an unsettling mystery. Written by Anthony Boucher and Denis Green, the original radio play expands on a reference from Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Adventure of Black Peter.”

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:51 Original Broadcast
27:07 Closing

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “The Guileless Gypsy,” originally broadcast February 11, 1946. This archival episode is number 205 and stars Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson.

In autumn 1890, Holmes and Watson travel to Braxton-on-the-Marsh in Norfolk, where a quiet lead involving the Moriarty gang brings them to a traveling fair and encampment. When Major Arthur Treadgold reports threats against his young nephew, Holmes looks beyond the obvious suspicions. Written by Denis Green and Anthony Boucher, this Mutual Network production was sponsored by Petri Wine.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:48 Original Broadcast
29:14 Closing

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “The Amateur Mendicant Society,” originally broadcast on April 2, 1945. Episode 173 stars Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. John H. Watson.

On a stormy night in Victorian London, Watson is summoned by a woman disguised as a beggar to a concealed club beneath a furniture warehouse. There, the wealthy members of the Amateur Mendicant Society live out their curious pastime in secret—until a troubling death draws Holmes into their hidden world. The original radio story was written by Edith Meiser and was inspired by one of Dr. Watson’s briefly mentioned untold cases from Arthur Conan Doyle.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:56 Original Broadcast
30:25 Closing

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “The Camberwell Poisoning,” episode 206, originally broadcast on February 18, 1946. Basil Rathbone stars as Sherlock Holmes, with Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson.

When Edmund Lovelace fears a deadly struggle is unfolding in his Camberwell household, Holmes and Watson investigate a family bound by a shared inheritance—and threatened by a cyanide-filled syringe. This original “untold case,” written by Anthony Boucher and Denis Green, draws inspiration from the Camberwell poisoning reference in Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Five Orange Pips.”

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:53 Original Broadcast
30:00 Closing

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