The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a radio drama series which aired in the USA from 1939 to 1950,[1] it ran for 374 episodes, with many of the later episodes considered lost media.[2] The series was based on the Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. Some of the surviving episode recordings may be found online, in various audio quality condition.
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Other names | "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", "Sherlock Holmes", "Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson" |
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Running time | 30 min |
Country of origin | United States |
Language(s) | English |
Home station | Blue Network, ABC |
Syndicates | Mutual Broadcasting System, |
Starring | Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Tom Conway John Stanley Alfred Shirley Ian Martin George Spelvin Ben Wright Eric Snowden |
Announcer | Knox Manning 1939ā1942, Owen Babbe, Marx Hartman, Bob Campbell, Harry Bartell, Joseph Bell, Cy Harrice, Herb Allen |
Written by | Edith Meiser, Leslie Charteris, Denis Green, Anthony Boucher |
Original release | October 2, 1939 ā June 14, 1950 |
No. of episodes | 374 |
Sponsored by | Grove's Bromo Quinine, Petri Wine, Kreml Hair Tonic, Trimount Clothing Co. |
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For most of the show's run, the program starred Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. Other actors played Holmes and Watson in later seasons.