I listeners. Today we wanted to bring you an episode from a brand new Noiser production,

Sherlock Holmes short stories, narrated by Hugh Bonneville. This Christmas time, join Hugh on a

thrilling journey through Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most celebrated Holmes mysteries, read in their

original, masterful form. From the foggy streets of London to wild and windswept moors,

follow the legendary detective and Dr. Watson

as they unravel cases like The Adventure of the Speckled Band,

the Red-Headed League, and The Man with the Twisted Lip.

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I'm Hugh Bonneville.

Welcome to Sherlock Holmes Short Stories,

the series where we delve into the files of fiction's most brilliant detective, following his keen mind and unerring instincts from the first subtle clue to the final dramatic revelation.

We begin with what Sir Arthur Conan Doyle called his very best story, the adventure of the speckled band.

Over three spine-chilling episodes,

we'll take you inside that famous smoke-filled sitting room

at 221B Baker Street.

You'll walk the shadowy corridors of a crumbling manor house

that holds a dark secret, and

join Holmes and Watson as they set a deadly trap for an unlikely killer.

There will be exotic beasts, twisted family secrets, and a death so mysterious that

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