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Binding: Audio CDDewey Decimal Number: 823.8 EAN: 9781598870299 Edition: Fully Dramatized Format: Audiobook ISBN: 1598870297 Label: Highbridge Audio Manufacturer: Highbridge Audio Number Of Items: 6 Number Of Pages: 360 Publication Date: April 20, 2006 Publisher: Highbridge Audio Studio: Highbridge Audio Editorial Review: Product Description: It’s elementary that any Conan Doyle fan will want this splendid set of Sherlock Holmes mysteries—twelve timeless classics performed as radio theater, linked by violin music interludes. The great Sir John Gielgud stars as the sleuth of Baker Street, with Ralph Richardson as his venerable companion, Dr. Watson, and Orson Welles as the nefarious Professor Moriarty. With three giants of the theater in such colorful roles, it’s no mystery why this collection was so popular on cassette. Includes: “The Blue Carbuncle” “A Case of Identity” “Charles August Milverton” “The Dying Detective” “The Final Problem” “The Golden Pince-Nez” “The Norwood Builder” “A Scandal in Bohemia” “The Second Stain” “The Six Napoleons” “The Solitary Cyclist” “The Speckled Band” Average Rating:
 Rating: - John Gielgud as Holmes and Ralph Richardson as Watson - Superb!The Sherlock Holmes: A Baker Street Dozen cd-set is an excellent reproduction of the 1954 BBC radio series. The stories are told in a way that is faithful to the original stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. There are 13 stories on 6 CD's, so the story lengths are ideal for even relatively short car trips. The programs feature John Gielgud as Holmes and Ralph Richardson as Dr. Watson. In a long stage, radio, TV, and film career, Richardson appeared in Long Day's Journey Into Night, Our Man ... Read More Rating: - "I build rare edifices of deduction"This 6-CD set contains fully dramatized radio adaptations of twelve stories from the so-called Sherlock Holmes canon -- four novels and fifty-six stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. First aired by the BBC in 1954, these radio plays feature Sir Henry Richardson as Dr. Watson and the incomparable Sir John Gielgud as Sherlock Holmes, with a sinister reading of Dr. Moriarty by Orson Welles. There are so many good things about Sherlock Holmes: A Baker Street Dozen. First, the ... Read More Rating: - The All-Time BEST Sherlock Holmes Audiobook Stories...I'm 25. I first heard Gielgud and Richardson's "The Speckled Band" back when I was in 6th grade. I found copies of the Baker Street Dozen stories at my local library, and would constantly check them out, over and over again. Around 8 or 9 years ago, I bought my own copies in a cassette boxed set, which have since worn out. So I was more than thrilled to see this, the Baker Street Dozen stories on CD, and separated into chapters, at that! There are websites that have copies of these ... Read More Rating: - A great tribute to the master detective...I pick this audiobook up recently and have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed it. Gielgud and Richardson were simply amazing in their respective roles as Holmes & Watson, and I believe the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle himself would have approved. Worth mentioning is another item I read recently, The Crime Doctor. This book depicts EW Horung's sleuth, Dr. John Dollar, in his exploits in England and throughout Europe. Both products recieve 5 stars from me. Rating: - FantasticThese great recordings were made for the BBC in 1954 and were first aired in the UK that year and in the US in early 1955. The casting is perfect John Gielgud as Holmes and Ralph Richardson as Watson could not be beaten for a radio broadcast, and this probably still holds true to this day 53 years later. Although I think Jeremy Brett would push Gielgud close even without the visual aspect. The addition of Orson Welles as Prof Moriarty in the story The Final problem is the icing on the cake. ... Read More |
