Two Sherlock Holmes radio programs

I’ve recently received two forwarded messages, one from Alan Jacobson at Watson’s Tin Box and one from Roger Johnson with the Sherlock Holmes Society of London, about two Sherlock Holmes radio programs.

Mr. Jacobson’s email was sent to him by James Arva: You may be interested in tuning in to WCBM radio (AM 680) in Baltimore this Sunday night (July 24) from 8:00-10:00 PM. Gene Leitner will be dedicating his whole program to Sherlock Holmes on the radio. Allan DeGray and Bill Hyder will be his guest panelists, and it should be a fine Sherlockian experience.

And Mr. Johnson’s email came from James Hodder:

I just wished to inform you of my upcoming documentary for London’s Resonance 104.4 FM – ‘The Legacy of Sherlock Holmes’ which will be broadcast on Tuesday 26th July at 8pm. Do you think you would be able to let the society know – it features some key Sherlockians as you can see below:

Synopsis:

In July 1891 the first Sherlock Holmes adventure, ‘A Scandal in Bohemia’, was published in The Strand Magazine. To commemorate the 120 year anniversary of this event James Hodder examines the origin of the world’s first consulting detective and his popularity with past and present generations.

Featuring interviews with notable Sherlockians, actors and authors, ‘The Legacy of Sherlock Holmes’ also includes guest appearances by Roger Llewellyn who has played the character in two acclaimed one-man shows written by David Stuart Davies.

The programme is narrated by Karl Carpani, with music from Kevin Macleod.

Cast (in order of Appearnance):

Andrew Lycett: English biographer and journalist. Author of “The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes: The Life and Times of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle”.

Mark Campbell: London based theatre critic and writer on crime fiction; including the pocket essential guide to Sherlock Holmes.

Alistair Duncan: Sherlockian writer and winner of the 2011 Tony & Freda Howlett Award with “The Norwood Author”.

Daniel Smith: author of ‘The Sherlock Holmes Companion: An Elementary Guide”; featuring a detailed analysis of each published adventure and interviews with leading Sherlockians.

Bert Coules: dramatist and head writer in adapting all of the Sherlock Holmes stories for BBC radio; starring Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.

Nick Utechin: broadcaster and former editor of “The Sherlock Holmes Journal”.

David Sinclair: author of “Sherlock Holmes’ London”; a tour of London based on clues contained in the cases of the great detective .

Guy Adams: Sherlock afficionado and author of “The Case Notes of Sherlock Holmes”. He is also the youngest actor to play Holmes on the professional stage.

David Stuart Davies: author of various pastiche Holmes novels including “The Veiled Detective”. He also written two acclaimed one-man plays about the detective starring Roger Llewellyn.

The programme will be available for podcast for those who miss it. [At http://podcasts.resonancefm.com/ – RJ]