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EPISODE · May 19, 2026 · 11 MIN

Who invented Sherlock Holmes?

from History for Kids / History's Not Boring: The Kids History Podcast · host SCL

Welcome back to History's Not Boring by Kidopoly.com with your hosts Mira and Finn! Have you ever wondered how the world's greatest detective came to be? Grab your magnifying glass and join us in 1880s Edinburgh, where a young doctor named Arthur Conan Doyle is super bored waiting for his patients. To pass the time, he starts writing stories about a brilliant detective who spots tiny clues nobody else can see! He even bases him on his real-life medical professor, Joseph Bell, who could guess a stranger's job just by looking at them!Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson quickly take over the world! People loved the stories so much that when Arthur tried to kill off Sherlock in 1893, readers actually cried in the streets until he brought him back to life! Meanwhile, real detectives at Scotland Yard were just starting to figure out how to solve crimes, inventing cool things like fingerprint analysis, mugshots, and real forensic science! Tune in to discover the thrilling true story of how a fictional hero and real-life police officers changed crime-solving forever! Get ready for a massive mystery!

Welcome back to History's Not Boring by Kidopoly.com with your hosts Mira and Finn! Have you ever wondered how the world's greatest detective came to be? Grab your magnifying glass and join us in 1880s Edinburgh, where a young doctor named Arthur Conan Doyle is super bored waiting for his patients. To pass the time, he starts writing stories about a brilliant detective who spots tiny clues nobody else can see! He even bases him on his real-life medical professor, Joseph Bell, who could guess ...

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Welcome back to History's Not Boring by Kidopoly.com with your hosts Mira and Finn! Have you ever wondered how the world's greatest detective came to be? Grab your magnifying glass and join us in 1880s Edinburgh, where a young doctor named Arthur...

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