Radio broadcasting was the cheapest form of entertainment, and it provided the public with far better entertainment than most people were accustomed to. As a result, its popularity grew rapidly in the late 1920s and early 1930s, and by 1934, 60 percent of the nation's households had radios.

Sherlock Holmes

Broadcast History: 20 October 1930 to 4 September 1956
Theme Tune: ‘March of the Ancestors’ – based on a theme from Ruddigore by Gilbert and Sullivan

The famous Sherlock Holmes detective stories appeared on radio for more than 25 years, with a long list of performers playing the parts of Holmes and Dr Watson. The stories were written by Edith Meiser, a self-confessed Holmes addict. At first she used Arthur Conan Doyles’ original stories, but, after the series outlived the original material, she created her own new stories. These were so well written that she was warmly praised by Arthur Conan Doyle’s widow and son.

Sherlock Holmes 470928 The Case of the Dog Who Changed Mind
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Sherlock Holmes 471005 The Missing Heiress
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Sherlock Holmes 471012 Red Headed League
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Sherlock Holmes 471026 Laughing Lemur
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Sherlock Holmes 471102 The Copper Beeches
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Sherlock Holmes 471109 Cadaver In Roman Toga
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Sherlock Holmes 471116 Well Staged Murder
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Sherlock Holmes 471123 The Stolen Naval Treaty
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Sherlock Holmes 471130 Cradle That Rocked Itself
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Sherlock Holmes 471207 Moriarty And Diamond Jubilee
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Sherlock Holmes 471214 The Sussex Vampire
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Sherlock Holmes 471221 Adventure Of Christmas Bride
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Sherlock Holmes 471228 New Years Eve Off Scilly Isles
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Sherlock Holmes 480104 The Mazarin Stone
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Sherlock Holmes 480111 Sudden Senility
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Sherlock Holmes 480125 The Case of the Engineer's Thumb
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Sherlock Holmes 480201 Case of the Avenging Blade
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Sherlock Holmes 480208 The Case of the Sanguinary Spectre
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Sherlock Holmes 480215 The Case of the Shoscombe Old Place
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Sherlock Holmes 480222 The Wooden Claw
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Sherlock Holmes 480229 King Philip's Golden Salvor
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Sherlock Holmes 480307 The Adventure of the Six Napoleons
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Sherlock Holmes 480314 Adventure of the Serpent God
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Sherlock Holmes 541123 The Norwood Builder
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Sherlock Holmes 550102_Charles Milverton
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Sherlock Holmes 550106_The Missing Three Quarter
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Sherlock Holmes 550123 A Case of Identity
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Sherlock Holmes 550130 Second Stain
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Sherlock Holmes 550227 The Solitary Cyclist
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Sherlock Holmes 550306 The Six Napoleons
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