THE CADAVER IN THE ROMAN TOGA and THE CASE OF THE WELL-STAGED MURDER THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES WITH JOHN STANLEY
1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
This week we return to the golden age of radio with two unusual Sherlock Holmes mysteries starring John Stanley as Sherlock Holmes and Alfred Shirley as Dr. Watson. The surviving episode information also credits Edith Meiser in connection with these broadcasts. [podcastrex.com], [podfollow.com]
THE CADAVER IN THE ROMAN TOGAOriginally broadcast November 9, 1947
Sherlock Holmes: John Stanley
Dr. Watson: Alfred Shirley [podcastrex.com], [choiceclas...odbean.com]
An archaeologist, Sir George Westbrook, makes an astonishing discovery in ancient Roman baths beneath London: a fresh corpse dressed in a Roman toga.
Holmes soon identifies the dead man as Brutus Octavius Bainbridge, a noted expert on coins. The bizarre death leads Holmes and Watson into something much larger, involving counterfeit gold sovereigns and the sinister presence of Professor Moriarty. [podcastrex.com]
Soon Holmes, Watson and Westbrook find themselves trapped underground, and what began as an archaeological mystery becomes a dangerous confrontation with Holmes's greatest criminal adversary. [podcastrex.com]
Featured cast:
- John Stanley as Sherlock Holmes Alfred Shirley as Dr. Watson Characters include Professor Moriarty, Sir George Westbrook and Brutus Octavius Bainbridge. [podcastrex.com]
Our second adventure takes Holmes and Watson into the theatrical world, where appearances can be dangerously deceptive.
A seemingly staged event becomes a genuine murder mystery, leaving Holmes to determine what is performance, what is misdirection, and what is deadly reality.
The surviving program information identifies John Stanley and Alfred Shirley as the stars and Edith Meiser in connection with the episode. The Cadaver in the Roman Toga itself concluded by announcing The Well-Staged Murder as the following week's Sherlock Holmes story. [podcastrex.com], [podfollow.com]
Starring:
- John Stanley as Sherlock Holmes Alfred Shirley as Dr. Watson [podfollow.com]
Two very different mysteries, one buried beneath ancient London and another built around theatrical deception, give Holmes and Watson plenty to unravel.
Enjoy two more vintage radio adventures with Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson on 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle!