Who was the real Sherlock Holmes?

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Discussion of things literally or figuratively unearthed in the last quarter of 2025 continues. It begins with potpourri then covers tools, Neanderthals, edibles and potables, art, shipwrecks, medical finds, and repatriations. Research: Abdallah, Hanna. “Famous Easter Island stat ... Show More

The show's coverage of things literally or figuratively unearthed in the last quarter of 2025 begins with updates, books and letters, animals, and just one exhumation. Research: Abdallah, Hanna. “Famous Easter Island statues were created without centralized management.” PLOS. Via ... Show More

Since appearing in print in the late nineteenth century, Sherlock Holmes has become one of the world’s most famous detectives, known for solving crime and mystery in London and beyond. But who was the man that made this fictional super-sleuth? And what inspired him to write?Bridg ... Show More

The Amateur Mendicant Society is the 14th, 37th and 74th episode of season 5 of the American radio series The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, written by Edith Meiser, first aired on WOR-MBS (the Mutual Network) on 24 january 1944, starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and ... Show More

<p>The author of the Sherlock Holmes series of books, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was also an ardent believer in spiritualism. While his most famous character was known for laughingly revealing the deceptions of charlatans and con men, Doyle himself was more easily duped. Harry Houdin ... Show More

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous fictional detective is renowned for his feats of memory, his observational capacity, tireless energy and an almost supernatural ability to solve the most perplexing crimes from seemingly unconnected facts.CrowdScience listener Asghar wants to know ... Show More

This is an audio presentation of a movie which is now in the public domain starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes. The story- Sherlock Holmes investigates a series aof murders in which young women are found dead with a severed finger. As he delves deeper Holmes discovers a co ... Show More

<p>How did Agatha Christie churn out so many novels? Was Woodrow Wilson more important to the mystery genre than Sherlock Holmes? And what happened to Inspector Gadget's mustache (because he used to have one!) Also, Mango uses incredible deduction skills to squash a neighborhood ... Show More

<p>Feeling stressed? Relax tonight with the Sherlock Holmes story, A Case of Identity, by Arthur Conan Doyle. This is one of the stories in the collection of twelve stories called "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes." Mary Sutherland is looking for her betrothed, Hosmer Angel. How ... Show More

<p>Feeling stressed? Relax tonight with the Sherlock Holmes story, The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, by Arthur Conan Doyle. This is one of the stories in the collection of twelve stories called "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes." In this episode, the simple mystery of who own ... Show More