Episode 136: Sherlock Holmes: The Lost Radio Scripts

"the faded script" [HOUN]  We've all had experience listening to Sherlock Holmes audio programs. Right? RIGHT?? And just as we have favorite screen adaptations, we also have our special audio heroes as well. Rathbone and Bruce, Gielgud and Richardson, Shelley and Hobbes, Merrison and Williams... they all bring to mind a feeling of nostalgia for the stories. But there are many original episodes that have gone missing. And our guest, Ian Dickerson, has managed to track down some of the original scripts of the Rathbone/Bruce radio series that were lost to the ages. Between the Edith Meiser era and the Anthony Boucher / Denis Green era, there was another writer — one known more for his stories about Simon Templar than anything else. And Ian managed to unearth them and put together a fine book on the topic. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below.   And please consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. SponsorsThis episode includes our two longtime sponsors. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: Wessex PressThe Baker Street Journal Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find more information here. Download [Save As] | File size 31.2 MB, 1:06:00 Notes3:55 A warm welcome 6:00 New titles from Wessex Press 7:41 A secret announcement 9:33 Welcome Ian Dickerson 13:52 Edith Meiser's contributions 19:47 Leslie Charteris was a busy fellow 22:16 The radio business in the 1940s 25:42 Who was behind getting Sherlock Holmes on the radio 26:26 The early sponsors 29:51 How Ian managed to find the scripts 35:50 What's coming in the next volume 37:15 A short biography of Leslie Charteris 43:50 Who is the Falcon? 46:30 Similarities/differences between Holmes and Templar 48:49 Radio in the U.K. 59:49 The Baker Street Journal 1:01:19 The secret unveiled LinksSherlock Holmes: The Lost Radio Scripts by Ian DickersonAlso by Ian Dickerson: The Saint on the Radio and Who Is the Falcon: The Detective in Print, Movies, Radio and TV Bert Coules was with us on Episodes 68 and 69 to discuss Sherlock Holmes on the radioIntro music: Poème élégiaque, Op. 12 - Fragment by Eugène Ysaÿe, performed by Jean-Claude Féret Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher, iHeartRadio or Spreaker—or the podcast player of your choice—and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript Transcript not yet released.  We need your help with transcripts: if we can reach the $100 level on Patreon, we'll have enough funds to afford a proper transcription service for each episode. All it takes is your help to get us to that level. So gather up a few friends and help us — we're currently within reach, and we'd sincerely like to help as many people enjoy the show as possible, including the hearing-impaired.--