Sherlock Holmes

Dr Watson is feeling nostalgic as he revisits 221B Baker Street, a flat he once shared with Holmes. Here he reminisces about the life and adventures he shared with the legendary detective...

MJ Read's adventure based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's creation.

Nigel Stock stars as Dr Watson - one of his favourite and most memorable roles on both radio and TV.

Dr Watson - Nigel Stock

The Visitor - Christopher Scott

Director: David Hitchinson

First broadcast on the BBC World Service in March 1986.

Holmes has disappeared so Dr Watson reminisces about life with the legendary detective.

When an American is found dead with no apparent injury inside an empty house, Inspector Gregson is puzzled. He consults a young gentleman with a brilliant mind - Mr Sherlock Holmes

Michael Hardwick's dramatisation of the detective mystery novel published in 1887.

Starring Robert Powell as Holmes and Dinsdale Landen as Watson. With John Hollis as Inspector Lestrade and Frederick Treves as Inspector Gregson. Produced by Robert Pine.

First heard on BBC Radio 4 in December 1974.

A tale of revenge from across the Atlantic introduces us to the Baker Street sleuth.

Despite being a fictional character, Sherlock Holmes warranted this biography, first published in 1979. Keating confined himself to the authenticated facts that Doctor Watson alone reported.

Moriarty wrote a substantial scientific text, which gained him a university place. He is likened to the philosopher Nietzsche.

Read by Alan Moore.

An extract from HRF Keating's 1979 biography of Holmes. Read by Alan Moore.

Peter Mackie's enthralling drama showcasing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Baker Street creation.

Sherlock Holmes - William Chubb

Doctor Watson - Crawford Logan

Neill Cream - Peter Harlowe

Inspector Lestrade - Terry Molloy

Mrs Hudson - Tina Gray

Sergeant Woodthorpe - Chris MacDonnell

PC Billings - Alex Jones

Jeannie Thompson - Kimberly Hope

Jeremiah Fogg - Roger Hume

Matilda Clover - Susan Mansell

Stradivarius played by Roger Coull.

Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Nigel Bryant.

The great Baker Street detective is pitted against a real-life demon of Victorian crime.

Stars Cedric Hardwicke as Sherlock Holmes and Finlay Currie as Dr Watson.

First heard on the BBC Home Service in May 1945.

Why did Helen Stoner's sister die in mysterious circumstances on the eve of her wedding?

A long-buried secret induces pity and sorrow in the Great Detective.

Holmes and Watson learn the truth about the death of a lion tamer many years before, which left his wife horribly mutilated and hidden behind a veil. A tale of abuse and revenge fuelled by the ultimate betrayal of a lover and the physical and emotional scars it has left behind.

Taken from 'The Case-book of Sherlock Holmes' published in 1927 some years after Holmes' death at the hands of Moriarty, this a story from the latter period of Sherlock Holmes mysteries.

Read by James Nickerson.

Producer: Joanne Reardon

Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2004

A long-buried secret induces pity and sorrow in the Great Detective. James Nickerson reads a tragic story of love and revenge.

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Holmes and Watson learn the truth about the death of a lion tamer many years before, which left his wife horribly mutilated and hidden behind a veil. A tale of abuse and revenge fuelled by the ultimate betrayal of a lover and the physical and emotional scars it has left behind.

Taken from 'The Case-book of Sherlock Holmes' published in 1927 some years after Holmes' death at the hands of Moriarty, this a story from the latter period of Sherlock Holmes mysteries.

Read by James Nickerson.

Producer: Joanne Reardon

Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2004.

A tragic story of love and revenge induces pity and sorrow in the great Sherlock Holmes.

In this adventure, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had hoped to kill the sleuth off, but the public outcry was such that he had to resurrect the character.

John Gielgud plays Sherlock Holmes with Ralph Richardson as Dr Watson. In the series, Holmes brother - Mycroft - was played by Gielgud's brother, Val.

Co-produced with the American Broadcasting Company, the influence of the US producers meant the inclusion of high-ranking American actors, including Orson Welles as Professor Moriarty.

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1954.

John Gielgud and Orson Welles star in the great detective's encounter at Reichenbach Falls

Stretching from the Forties to the Noughties, this 3 hour showcase of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle great detective features some rare recordings of Holmes and Watson in action:

* The Adventure of the Speckled Band (17/05/1945)

Why did Helen Stoner's twin sister die in mysterious circumstances on the eve of her wedding? Stars Cedric Hardwicke as Sherlock Holmes and Finlay Curry as Dr Watson.

* The Red-Headed League (19/10/1954)

The strange case of an ad seeking only red-haired men - Stars Ralph Richardson as Holmes and John Gielgud as Watson.

* The Boscombe Valley Mystery (12/12/1966)

The sleuth probes a murder in Herefordshire, but the crime's roots are down under. Stars Carleton Hobbs as Holmes and Norman Shelley as Watson.

* The Return of Sherlock Holmes: The Solitary Cyclist (17/03/1993)

The sleuth investigates who's following music teacher Violet Smith. Stars Clive Merrison as Holmes and Michael Williams as Watson.

* The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Abergavenny Murder (18/05/2004)

When a man dies in his Baker Street apartment, the detective is bound to investigate. Stars Clive Merrison as Holmes and Andrew Sachs as Watson.

Plus: Nick talks to writer and dramatist Bert Coules.

Producer: Sarah Wade

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in July 2008.

Nick Utechin selects some of the Great Detective's greatest cases on radio.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's mystery in a combined version of an original two-part adaptation by Bert Coules.

Stars Roger Rees as Sherlock Holmes and Crawford Logan as Dr Watson.

Who is shattering plaster busts of Napoleon? The Baker Street sleuth is soon on the trail of a murder. Read by Nigel Stock.

Adapted for radio by Donald Bancroft. Producer Tony Cliff.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1977.