Dimensions
104 x 143 x 17mm
2 Cassettes.
Read by Sir John Gielgud, Sir Ralph Richardson and Orson Welles.
Part of the Golden Days of Radio series.
First broadcast in the 1950s and only recently rediscovered, these dramatisations of Conan Doyle's classic stories feature memorable performances by John Gielgud as Sherlock Holmes and Ralph Richardson as Dr Watson and Orson Welles as Moriarty.
Side One - The Final Problem
Orson Welles makes a guest appearance in the role of the master criminal, Professor Moriarty, in his final meeting with arch-enemy Sherlock Holmes.
Side Two - The Empty House
The proverb "Dead men tell no tales" is proved untrue when Holmes returns to mete out justice to the last of the Moriarty gang.
Side Three - The Blue Carbuncle
Sherlock Holmes' Christmas celebration is interrupted by a goose.
Side Four - The Yoxley Case
Sherlock Holmes investigates the stabbing of a young professor's aide.