Sherlock Holmes

Strange and Singular

By: Original Radio Broadcast

Narrated by: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce

Headless monks, disappearing scientists, demon barbers, and clever killers abound when Sherlock Holmes is on the case! Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce are the World's Greatest Detective and his doughty sidekick in this collection of 16 classic episodes!

Journey back to those foggy days in London Town when, at the slightest provocation, "the game's afoot"! Let yourself be led by the legendary pipe-smoking, cap-wearing genius who solves the mystery, saves the day, and even seems to come back from the dead!

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One of the best Sherlock Holmes

Rathbone and Bruce one of the silver screens best Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watsons teams ever. They did 14 films together and this radio program. I loved hearing more of their adventures. Great show

Why does Watson sound like an 85 year old drunk?

Seriously, I’m 46 years old which is roughly the age of the protagonist duo… yet I can’t kick the feeling that I’m listening to my Grandparents. These actors are significantly older than the characters they are tasked with portraying. Add that to the fact that during this time, most men smoked, and you wind up with rough gravely voices which simply do not fit the age of the character.

Moreover as my title suggests, Watson is by far the worst offender… plainly put he not only sounds ancient, but he sounds absolutely plastered. Laughing after 75% of his own inane comments. Slurring. Babbling. It’s enough to drive one mad! Is that simply their attempt to convey slow wit? If so, than acting has come very far since those days.

If the obscenely American PETRI wine spokesman wasn’t such a *gosh darn* disingenuous nitwit, I would say that Watson ruined the show. Instead, I fear, I must give credit to both.

The storylines weren’t half bad, if you don’t mind knowing “whodunnit” 10 minutes into the performance. And the quality of the recording was admirable given it’s age.

This production, it must be mentioned, is not the only offender to these commonly encountered Hiccups among the Holmes pastiche. It seems to be a general trend, beginning “at the beginning” 😉, with the original examples of the cannon and subsequently injected as part of the formula into 90% of all adventures to follow. Regardless of author.

good story lines Nigel Bruce superb..

horribly loud ear piercing organ music ruined the total production 😒 😕 😤 for me