“that strange wireless” [LAST]
Radio came into the world concurrently with Sherlock Holmes, so it's natural to connect the two topics, particularly on World Radio Day.
According to Wikipedia,
"The existence of radio waves was first proven by German physicist Heinrich Hertz on 11 November 1886. In the mid-1890s, building on techniques physicists were using to study electromagnetic waves, Italian physicist Guglielmo Marconi developed the first apparatus for long-distance radio communication, sending a wireless Morse Code message to a recipient over a kilometer away in 1895, and the first transatlantic signal on 12 December 1901."
In 2011, UNESCO Member States declared World Radio Day to be celebrated on February 13 and the United Nations General Assembly accepted it in 2012.
We first developed the I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere podcast as Sherlockian talk radio in 2007, recognizing that Sherlockians have enjoyed audio content related to the great detective since at least the 1930s. Edith Meiser, who was featured in the 2022 BSJ Christmas Annual, wrote many scripts for The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes on radio in the 1930s, including the very first episode that starred William Gillette.
Meiser would later go on to write The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes for Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce from 1939 until 1943.
In Episode 122, we discussed the collaboration between Rathbone and Bruce, which included spending time on their radio series:
In Episode 136, Ian Dickerson told us about the work that Leslie Charteris did on the radio plays, which he featured in his book:
The glorious two-parter with writer Bert Coules in Episode 68 and Episode 69 provides a glimpse into the history of British radio plays, ending of course with Bert's own contributions:
We even spoke with his Sherlock Holmes, Clive Merrison on Episode 202:
Actor Nicholas Briggs and writer Jonathan Barnes from Big Finish Productions joined us to go behind the scenes of their series in Episode 247:
Charles Kindinger, writer of the Audible series Moriarty: The Devil's Game told us his story in Episode 245:
And the latest audio production taking audiences by storm, Sherlock & Co., features prominently in two episodes: Episode 275 with writer Joel Emery and Episode 300 with Harry Attwell, who plays Sherlock Holmes himself:
There are probably more episodes (we're going from memory), but it's enough to put a playlist together for this weekend at the very least...
The game's afoot!
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