30 minute detective/mystery show
“Elementary, my dear Watson”
The great detective, the pipe, the magnifying glass, the deerstalker hat, and Doctor Watson, they’re all here in this radio program. For fans of the classic consulting detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, this show is a must have, it ran from 1930-1955, and ran in reruns and in England into the 1960s. Doctor Watson introduces each episode, as if he had just invited you over for a few drinks. (Or in a delightfully crass commercial ploy, he would invite you over for George Washington Coffee, the sponsor of the show.)
The story of Sherlock Holmes on the radio cannot be told without talking about Edith Meiser. She pitched the idea of Holmes as a radio program to all the networks, and was turned down. Then she arranged an advertising deal, with George Washington Coffee, ahhhh, now NBC listened. Meiser wrote the series until the late 1940s. At first she adapted stories directly from Doyle’s work, but when she ran out of original material, she wrote her own. Several actors played the roles of Holmes and Watson over the years. The most famous pair, and our personal favorites, were Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Watson. They played the roles 1939-1946. This is the same pair of actors who had great success with the Sherlock Holmes movies of the same time period.
"How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?"
A Word Of Warning about the Sound Quality on Some Episodes:
Some of the episodes have an annoying 'skip' in the sound. In our episode lists we labelled these SOUND- then the name of the episode. You can still listen to and enjoy the episode, but it is annoying.
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All of our Old Time Radio Programs are in MP3 format. You can play them on your computer, you can transfer them to MP3 players (like the IPod), but, by and large, you cannot play them on stereos, walkmen, or car radios.
The sound quality of Old Time Radio Programs can vary greatly. Some episodes are excellent, others you have to turn up the volume a little and ignore the static. All of the episodes can be listened to and enjoyed. You can listen to our free samples to get a feel for how the programs sound.
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Episode List Set 1
Sherlock-Holmes_39 11 06 BRUCE PARTINGTON .mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_40 10 06 THE COPPER BEECHE.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_41 12 07 MYSTERY OF MRS WAR.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_43 05 07 ADVENTURE OF THE C.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_43 08 27 THE CARDBOARD BOX.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_43 10 01 THE SPECKLED BAND.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_45 04 02 MENDICANT SOCIETY.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_45 04 09 THE VIENNESE STRAN.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_45 04 23 THE NOTORIOUS CANA.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_45 04 30 UNFORTUNATE TOBACC.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_45 05 07 THE PURLOINED RUBY.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_45 05 21 THE PARADOL CHAMBE.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_45 09 10 COLONEL WARBURTON .mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_45 09 17 THE OUT OF DATE MU.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_45 10 15 MANOR HOUSE CASE.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_45 10 22 THE GREAT GANDOLF.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_45 10 29 MURDER BY MOONLIG.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_45 11 05 THE GUNPOWDER PLOT.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_45 11 12 THE SPECKLED BAND.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_45 12 17 THE SECOND GENERAT.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_46 01 28 DEMON BARBER.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_46 02 18 THE CAMBERWELL POI.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_46 03 18 THE ADVENTURE OF T.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_46 04 01 APRIL FOOL S DAY A.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_46 04 15 MYSTERY OF THE HEA.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_46 04 22 THE TANKERVILLE CL.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_46 05 13 STRANGE ADVENTURE .mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_DRESSED TO KILL.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_sherlockholmes_46-05-27_The Baconian Cipher.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND-40 03 11 THE RETIRED COLOUR.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND-44 05 15 MISSING BLOODSTAI.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND-45 03 26 BOOK OF TOBIT.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND-45 05 14 IN FLANDERS FIELD.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND-45 09 03 LIMPING GHOST.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND-45 09 24 EYES OF MR LEYTON.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND-45 10 01 THE PROBLEM OF THO.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND-45 10 08 THE MYSTERY OF THE.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND-45 11 19 THE DOUBLE ZERO.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND-45 11 26 ACCIDENTAL MURDER.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND-45 12 03 MURDER IN THE CAS.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND-45 12 10 SCANDAL IN BOHEMI.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND-45 12 24 NIGHT BEFORE XMAS.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND-45 12 31 THE STRANGE CASE O.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND-46 01 07 THE STRANGE CASE O.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND-46 01 14 MURDER BEYOND THE.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND-46 01 21 THE TELLTALE PIGEO.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND-46 02 04 INDISCRETION OF M.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND-46 02 11 GUILELESS GYPSY.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND-46 02 25 TERRIFYING CATS.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND-46 03 04 SUBMARINE CAVES.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND-46 03 11 THE ADVENTURE OF T.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND-46 03 25 THE GIRL WITH THE .mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND-46 04 08 THE ADVENTURE OF T.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND-46 04 29 WALTZ OF DEATH.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND-46 05 06 MAN WITH THE TWIS.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND-46 05 20 HAUNTING OF SHERL.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND-46 05 27 THE SINGULAR AFFAI.mp3
Episode List Set 02
Sherlock-Holmes__33-01-18 Murder by Proxy(The Final Problem).mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__34-11-11 The Hebraic Breastplate (Hector, Lovell) .mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__36-05-30 The Devil's Foot (Hector, West).mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__36-06-06 The Armchair Solution (Hector, West).mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__38-09-25 Mercury Theater-Sherlock Holmes.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__44-04-09 Texaco Show-Satire- Fetlock Bones.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__46-07-07 Meet Miss Sherlock Case Of The Deadman's Chest.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__46-09-12 Meet Miss Sherlock Wilmer & The Widow.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__46-10-12 Stuttering Ghost.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__46-10-19 Adventure Of The Black Angus.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__46-10-26 Clue Of The Hungry Cat.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__46-11-02 Original Hamlet.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__46-11-09 Singular Affair Of The Dying School Boys.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__46-11-16 Adventure Of The Genuine Guarnarius.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__46-11-23 Adventure Of The Sally Martin.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__46-11-30 Death Of Mrs Abernathy.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__46-12-07 Case Of The Coptic Compass.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__46-12-14 Adventures Of The Elusive Diamond.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__46-12-21 Adventure Of The Grand Old Man.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__46-12-28 Singular Affair Of The White Cockerel.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__47-01-04 Darlington Substitution.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__47-01-11 The Devil's Foot.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__47-01-27 Case Of The Babbling Butler.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__47-02-03 The Dying Detective.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__47-02-10 Strange Case Of The Persecuted Millionaire.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__47-02-17 Adventure Of The Haunted Bagpipe.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__47-02-24 Adventure Of The Horseless Carriage.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__47-03-04 Queue For Murder.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__47-03-10 Affair Of The Ancient Egyptian Curse(Ben Wright).mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__47-03-17 The Creeping Man.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__47-03-24 Adventure Of The Scarlet Worm.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__47-03-31 Adventures Of Maltree Abbey.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__47-04-14 Adventures Of The Carpathian Horror.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__47-04-21 The Lion's Mane.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__47-04-28 Island Of Death.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__47-05-05 Remarkable Affair Of The Pointless Robbery.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__47-05-12 Wysteria Lodge.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__47-05-19 The Harley Street Murders.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__47-05-26 Adventure Of The Submerged Nobleman.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__47-06-02 Red Headed League.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__47-06-09 Murder In The Locked Room.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__47-06-16 Death In The North Sea.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__47-06-23 Adventure Of The Speckled Band.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__47-06-30 The Innocent Murderess.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__47-07-07 Adventures Of The Iron Maiden.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__47-09-28 The Dog Who Changed His Mind.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__47-10-05 The Missing Heiress.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__47-10-12 Red Headed League.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__47-11-02 The Copper Beeches.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__47-11-09 Cadaver In Roman Toga.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__47-11-16 Well Staged Murder.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__47-11-30 Cradle That Rocked Itself.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__47-12-14 The Sussex Vampire.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__47-12-21 Adventure Of Christmas Bride.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__47-12-28 New Years Eve Off The Scilly Islands.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__48-01-04 The Mazarin Stone.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__48-01-18 Case Of The Lucky Shilling.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__48-01-25 Case Of The Engineer's Thumb.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__48-02-01 Case Of The Avenging Blade.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__48-02-08 Case Of The Sanguinary Spectre.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__48-02-15 Shoscombe Old Place.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__48-02-22 The Wooden Claw.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__48-02-29 King Philip's Golden Salvor.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__48-03-07 Adventure of The Six Napoleons.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__48-03-14 Adventure Of The Serpent God.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__48-03-21 Death is A Golden Arrow.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__48-03-28 Disappearance Of Lady Francis Carfax.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__48-04-04 Adventure Of Lady Waverley's Imitation Pearls.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__48-04-11 Adventure Of The Empty House.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__48-04-18 Case Of The Very Best Buttermp3.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__48-05-02 Adventure Of The Sinister Crate Of Cabbagesmp3.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__48-05-09 Adventure Of The Illustrius Client.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__48-05-16 Case Of The Everblooming Roses.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__48-05-23 Case Of The Accomodating Valise.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__48-05-30 A Case Of Identity.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__48-06-06 The Complicated Poisoning At Eel Pie Island.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__48-06-13 Case Of The Bleeding Chandelier.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__48-06-20 Adventure Of Veiled Lodger.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__48-12-26 The Blue Carbuncle.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__49-05-09 The Three Garridebs.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__49-11-23 Duke of Hollywell.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__54-10-05 Charles Augustus Milverton.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__54-10-12 Scandal In Bohemia.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__54-10-19 The Red Headed League.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__54-11-02 A Case Of Identity.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes__54-11-09 The Dying Detective.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND---SH_1945-04-09_TheCaseOfTheVieneseStrangler.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND---SH_1945-04-23_CANARY_TRAINER.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND---SH_1945-12-31_IRON_BOX.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND---SH_1946-01-07_MURDER_IN_WAX.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND---SH_1946-03-11_LIVING_DOLL.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND---SH_1946-03-18_BLARNEY_STONE.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND---SH_1946-04-08_DISAPPEARING_SCIENTISTS.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND--SH_1947-12-21_CHRISTMAS_BRIDE.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND---SH_1949-10-29 Holmes Murder By Moonlight.ra
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND---SH_46-05-27_Baconian_Cipher.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND-Sherlock-Holmes__47-04-07 Adventure Of The Tolling Bell.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND--Sherlock-Holmes__47-10-26 Laughing Lemur.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND--Sherlock-Holmes__47-11-23 The Stolen Naval Treaty.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND--Sherlock-Holmes__47-12-07 Moriarty And Diamond Jubilee.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_SOUND--Sherlock-Holmes__48-01-11 Sudden Senility.mp3
Episode List Set 3
Sherlock-Holmes_54-11-16 The Second Stain.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_54-11-23 The Norwood Builder.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_54-12-07 Case Of The Six Napoleons.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_54-12-21 The Adventure of the Final Problem.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_55-01-02 Charles Augustus Milverton.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_55-01-06 THE MISSING THREE .mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_55-01-09 A Scandal In Bohemia.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_55-01-16 The Red Headed League.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_55-01-23 A Case Of Identity.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_55-01-30 The Adventure Of The Second Stain.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_55-02-06 Bruce Partington Plans.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_55-02-13 Adventure Of The Dying Detective.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_55-02-20 The Norwood Builder.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_55-02-27 The Solitary Cyclist.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_55-03-06 The Six Napoleons.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_55-03-13 The Blue Carbuncle.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_55-03-20 The Speckled Band.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_55-03-27 Disappearance Of Silver Blaze.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_55-04-03 The Golden PinceNez.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_55-04-17 The Final Problem.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_55-04-24 The Empty House.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_55-04-29 THE MAZARIN STONE .mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_55-05-01 The Second Stain.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_55-05-08 The Dying Detective.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_58-04-06 THE HOUND OF THE B.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_59-05-12 MAN WITH THE TWIS.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_59-05-17 The Sign Of Four Pt 1(HurndallColeman).mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_59-05-24 The Sign Of Four Pt 2(HurndallColeman).mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_59-05-31 The Sign Of Four Pt 3(HurndallColeman).mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_59-06-07 The Sign Of Four Pt 4(HurndallColeman).mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_59-06-14 The Sign Of Four Pt 5(HurndallColeman).mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_59-06-30 ADVENTURE OF THE BURIEL CORONET .mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_59-06-30_TheBerylCoronet.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_59-08-04 THE BLANCHED SOLD.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_59-08-11 COPPER BEECHES.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_59-08-18 NOBLE BACHELOR.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_59-08-25 SHOSCOMBE OLD PLA.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_60-02-23_The Stockbroker's Clerk.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_60-04-05_TheGreekInterpreter.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_60-05-17_TheEngineersThumb.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_60-12-31_The_Valley_Of_Fear.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_60-12-31_TheValleyOfFearPt3.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_61-08-05_HoundOfTheBaskervillesPt1.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_61-08-05_HoundOfTheBaskervillesPt2.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_61-08-05_HoundOfTheBaskervillesPt3.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_61-08-21_The_Solitary_Cyclist.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_61-11-27_TheEmptyHouse.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_61-12-04_TheReigateSquires.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_61-12-18_CharlesAugustusMilverton.ram
Sherlock-Holmes_62-01-08_ThePriorySchool.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_62-07-24_SilverBlaze.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_62-08-07_TheGoldenPinceNez.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_62-09-04 The Mazarin Stone.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_62-12-22 Study In Scarlet Pt1.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_62-12-22 Study In Scarlet Pt2.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_62-12-22_ AStudyInScarletPt1.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_62-12-22_ AStudyInScarletPt2.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_63-03-02 Sign Of The Four Pt2.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_63-03-02 Sign Of The Four Pt3.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_63-03-02_The_Sign_Of_The_Four_Pt1.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_63-03-02_The_Sign_Of_The_Four_Pt2.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_63-03-02_The_Sign_Of_The_Four_Pt3.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_64-08-21 The Solitary Cyclist.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_64-08-28 The Bruce Partington.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_64-08-28_TheBrucePartingtonPlans.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_64-09-25_TheRedHeadedLeague.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_64-10-09 The Retired Colourman.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_66-11-21 A Scandal In Bohemia.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_66-12-05 The Six Napoleons.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_66-12-12 The Bascombe Valley Mystery.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_66-12-26 Adventure Of Wisteria Lodge.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_67-01-02 The Dying Detective.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_69-07-01 The Black Peter.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_Devil's Foot.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_Lady Carfax.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_Noble Bachelor.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_Portrait Of A C Doyle.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_Sussex Vampire.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_The Adventure Of The Empty House.Ra
Sherlock-Holmes_The Adventure Of The Solitary Cyclist.Ram
Sherlock-Holmes_The Beryl Coronet.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_The Dying Detective.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_The Final Problem2.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_The Greek Interpreter.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_The Illustrious Client.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_The Innocent Murderess.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_The Left Handed Corpse.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_The Lions Mane.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_The Norwood Builder.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_The Relgate Squires.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_The Resident Patient.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_The Three Gables.mp3
Sherlock-Holmes_The Three Garidebs.mp3
SOUND-NOt-too-bad-S Hddd The Hound Of The Baskervilles.mp3
SOUND--not-too-clear-S Hddd A Study In Scarlet.mp3
SOUND--not-too-clear-S Hddd Sign Of The Four.mp3
SOUND-not-too-goodS Hddd The Valley Of Fear.mp3
SOUND-recording-so-so-SH_1938-09-25_Case of Alice Faulkner.mp3
SOUND--S Hddd M I S S I N G B L O O D S T A I N.mp3
SOUND-S Hddd The Blanched Soldier.mp3
SOUND--SH_1946-02-25_TERRIFYING_CATS.mp3
SOUND--SH_1946-03-04_SUBMARINE_CAVES.mp3
SOUND--SH_1946-05-13_UNEASY_EASY_CHAIR.mp3
SOUND--SH_1946-05-20_HAUNTING_OF_SHERLOCK_HOLMES.mp3
SOUND--SH_1947-04-07_TheAdventureOfTheTollingBell.mp3
SOUND--SH_1947-12-07_MORIARTY_AND_DIAMOND_JUBILEE.mp3
SOUND-SH_46-04-15_Headless_Monk.mp3
SOUND-SH_46-05-13_The_Uneasy_Easy_Chair.mp3