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septimusbrown 's review for:
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle
There is only one thing missing from your life.
This series covers the complete Sherlock Holmes cannon. And it is a cannon.
Although Sir Arthur Conan Doyle spun these case studies to a neat formula, there is a randomness and spontaneity to the haphazard plots that keeps each story unique. And the characters of Holmes and Watson are so dynamic and wonderfully flawed that you can almost believe in this preternatural genius and his faithful PR buddy typing out each tale.
If you can get your hands on a copy, check out the radio-play series as done by BBC 4!!
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
BBC 4 Radio Collection
Originally published 1887-1927
BBC Production 1989-1998
Radio play/drama
The BBC 4 radio series captures the stories perfectly. The voice actors are fantastic. The sound effects are perfect. The best part, though, has to be the direction. Every scene is perfectly realized through innuendo and casual observation, and the sound effects fill in the rest. When a narrative is split between characters, there is always perfect cohesion and the scene changes are never jarring.
I don't care to calculate how many hours of my life I've poured into this series -- it really doesn't matter.
Here's a list of all the series and episodes:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_BBC_Radio_Sherlock_Holmes_dramatisations
This series covers the complete Sherlock Holmes cannon. And it is a cannon.
Although Sir Arthur Conan Doyle spun these case studies to a neat formula, there is a randomness and spontaneity to the haphazard plots that keeps each story unique. And the characters of Holmes and Watson are so dynamic and wonderfully flawed that you can almost believe in this preternatural genius and his faithful PR buddy typing out each tale.
If you can get your hands on a copy, check out the radio-play series as done by BBC 4!!
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
BBC 4 Radio Collection
Originally published 1887-1927
BBC Production 1989-1998
Radio play/drama
The BBC 4 radio series captures the stories perfectly. The voice actors are fantastic. The sound effects are perfect. The best part, though, has to be the direction. Every scene is perfectly realized through innuendo and casual observation, and the sound effects fill in the rest. When a narrative is split between characters, there is always perfect cohesion and the scene changes are never jarring.
I don't care to calculate how many hours of my life I've poured into this series -- it really doesn't matter.
Here's a list of all the series and episodes:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_BBC_Radio_Sherlock_Holmes_dramatisations