THE ADVENTURE OF THE DYING DETECTIVE and THE STRANGE CASE OF THE PERSECUTED MILLIONAIRE

THE ADVENTURE OF THE DYING DETECTIVE and THE STRANGE CASE OF THE PERSECUTED MILLIONAIRE

From 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle by Arthur Conan Doyle

July 1, 2026 · 59 min

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This episode features a dramatic tale of deception and illness alongside a fast-paced adventure involving a wealthy man framed for a crime.

🎙️ SHOW NOTES — 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Starring Tom Conway as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. John H. Watson This week's double feature brings one of Conan Doyle's most dramatic canon stories — a tale of deception, illness, and deadly revenge — paired with a fast‑moving radio‑original adventure involving a wealthy man framed for a crime he didn't commit. 🩺 Episode 1: "The Adventure of the Dying Detective" Holmes has faced danger before, but never has Watson been so shaken as when he is summoned to Baker Street to find his friend gravely ill , delirious, and near death. Holmes forbids Watson to come near him, claiming his mysterious disease is highly contagious. Even stranger, he insists that only one man — a certain Culverton Smith — can save him. Watson, torn between medical duty and Holmes's frantic demands, soon realizes that something far more sinister is unfolding. Holmes's illness, his isolation, and his cryptic instructions all point toward a deadly trap — one that only Holmes could devise, and only a murderer would walk into. A tense, emotionally charged episode that showcases…

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