Tuesday, February 22, 2005

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Rare Disease

Welcome to the sixth of our weekly broadcasts of the 1954 BBC radio series The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes starring Sir John Gielgud as Sherlock Holmes and Sir Ralph Richardson as Dr. Watson.

This episode is titled Rare Disease and is based upon the story of The Dying Detective by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The original broadcast date was 9th November, 1954.

Tuesday, February 15, 2005

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: A Case of Identity

Welcome to the fifth of our weekly broadcasts of the 1954 BBC radio series
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes starring Sir John Gielgud as Sherlock Holmes and Sir Ralph Richardson as Dr. Watson.

This episode is titled A Case of Identity and is based upon the story of the same name by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The original broadcast date was 2nd November, 1954.

Monday, February 14, 2005

That's Amore

In 1954 Elvis Presley was still only a minor sensation in Memphis the big music stars of that year were Frank Sinatra, Eddie Fisher, Rosemary Clooney and Dean Martin.

The 16th biggest selling record of 1954 was That's Amore by Dean Martin.

Listen to Dean Martin sing That's Amore mp3 | realplayer.

Tuesday, February 08, 2005

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Traitor

Welcome to the fourth of our weekly broadcasts of the 1954 BBC radio series The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes starring Sir John Gielgud as Sherlock Holmes and Sir Ralph Richardson as Dr. Watson.

This episode is titled The Traitor and is based upon the story of The Bruce Partington Plans by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This episode features the brother of John Gielgud and director of these radio productions Val Gielgud in the role of Mycroft Holmes. The original broadcast date was 26th October, 1954.

Tuesday, February 01, 2005

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Red-Headed League

Welcome to the third of our weekly broadcasts of the 1954 BBC radio series The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes starring Sir John Gielgud as Sherlock Holmes and Sir Ralph Richardson as Dr. Watson.

This episode is titled The Red-Headed League and is based upon the story of the same name by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The original broadcast date was 19th October, 1954.