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George Edalji
December 15, 2024
The public had wanted Arthur to channel his inner Sherlock for years. In 1908, he received another letter from a fan, who’d read The Hound of the Baskervilles while in prison. His name was George Edalji. George believed he’d been wrongly accused of a crime and thought Arthur Conan Doyle was the man to help.
Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle
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The Bodybuilder
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Arthur became the judge of Britain’s very first body building competition at the Albert Hall....
Hound of the Baskervilles
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A phantom hound, the spooky setting of Dartmoor – it is of course Hound of the Baskervilles!...
War is Coming
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Arthur applies to fight in the Boer War, hoping to finally become the hero of his own story....
Preview
December 8, 2024
Lucy Worsley explores why Arthur Conan Doyle came to hate his most famous creation, Sherlock...
Killing Sherlock
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Lucy Worsley visits the Reichenbach Falls, the site of fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes'...
Richard Pooley
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Lucy talks with Arthur's step great-grandson about the author's love-hate relationship with...
Sue Black
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Lucy Worsley and Professor Sue Black discuss how some aspects of Sherlock's tactics get used...
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