The Boscombe Valley Mystery: Part One

From Sherlock Holmes Short Stories by NOISER

April 1, 2026 · 36 min · Season 1 · Episode 71

About this episode

Holmes and Watson investigate the murder of local landowner Charles McCarthy in Herefordshire, unraveling a mystery tied to his past in Australia.

Holmes and Watson head down to Herefordshire… where an Antipodean murder mystery is playing out. But who has killed local landowner Charles McCarthy, two decades after he returned home from Australia with his family? And what light can the dead man’s final words – ‘A rat!’ – shine on the mystery? A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Hugh Bonneville Written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Produced by Duncan Barrett Sound Design and Audio Editing by Tony Onuchukwu Sound Supervisor: Tom Pink Compositions: Dorry Macaulay and Oliver Baines Mix & Mastering: Josh Latham Series Consultant: Dan Smith Executive Producer: Katrina Hughes For ad-free listening and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Just click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started. Or go to noiser.com/subscriptions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Hugh Bonneville

Topics covered

murder mystery
detective story
Holmes and Watson
Australia
Herefordshire
Charles McCarthy

Keywords

Holmes
Watson
murder
mystery
Charles McCarthy
Herefordshire
Australia
detective
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Boscombe Valley Mystery

Places: Herefordshire, Australia