Adam Graham
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Holmes, Watson, and radio-era deduction.
Sherlock Holmes Presented by the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio gathers classic Holmes audio dramas under a steady editorial frame. Adam Graham introduces cases, cast shifts, sponsors, and network history before the deductions, locked rooms, ransom notes, and period menace begin.
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Sherlock Holmes Presented by the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio treats Holmes not only as a detective, but as a radio presence passed through sponsors, networks, actors, and decades of listening habits. The feed is carefully framed. Adam Graham opens episodes from Boise, Idaho, with practical notes, listener support appeals, cast background, and brief reflections on where a particular adventure sits in the wider old-time-radio run. Then the drama takes over. A kidnapping note appears. A carriage becomes the true scene of inquiry. A locked room, a North Sea death, an iron maiden, or a familiar red-headed scheme sends Holmes and Watson back into their ritual of observation, correction, and pursuit. The show keeps the antique machinery visible, and that is part of its appeal. Commercial patter, hair tonic sponsorship, network changes, and references to other detective dramas are not stripped away; they sit around the mystery like the frame of an old print. Recent installments also mark transitions in the Holmes lineage, including Tom Conway and Nigel Bruce giving way to John Stanley in the role of Sherlock Holmes. That historical attention gives the feed more shape than a simple stack of recordings. The tone is brisk and formal. It has dry humor, sudden alarms, and the kind of theatrical certainty that lets a palm print, a folded note, or one badly chosen word carry the weight of the plot. Watson's confusion remains useful because Holmes needs a mind to instruct and a room to startle. The mysteries themselves are compact, vivid, and unapologetically old-fashioned. They concern heiresses, murderesses, bands of cutthroats, strange rooms, and perilous clues rather than contemporary procedure. The surrounding commentary favors enthusiasts who care about casts, broadcast networks, and related classic detectives as much as the puzzle. It is a strong fit for listeners who want Sherlock Holmes with crackle, context, and period ceremony. The experience is less museum glass than fireside relay. A case is introduced, its provenance is noted, and the old voices are allowed to work again.
Made for: For classic mystery listeners who enjoy Sherlock Holmes with historical framing, cast notes, and the texture of old broadcast drama. It also suits fans of vintage detective radio who like sponsor-era atmosphere preserved rather than polished away.
What sets it apart: The feed adds editorial context around changing Holmes actors, sponsors, networks, and companion mystery traditions before presenting the vintage cases. That makes it both a Holmes drama collection and a guided tour through old-time radio habits.
Follow Sherlock Holmes in many old time radio incarnations including Basil Rathbone, Orson Welles, Tom conway, and more. Also enjoy some high quality public domain Holmes movies.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Adam Graham frames vintage Sherlock Holmes broadcasts whose performances make deduction, danger and atmosphere immediately audible.
Sherlock Holmes Presented by the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio restores vintage Holmes cases as living Radio Drama, with Adam Graham providing introductions and closing context around each broadcast.
Sherlock Holmes arrives by radio, letting you solve alongside Watson and lose gracefully.
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A Holmes kidnapping mystery sharpened by a threatening note, close inspection, and Watson's rising alarm.
Sherlock Holmes is pulled into a kidnapping puzzle built around a threatening note, a missing Lizzie, and Lady Maynooth's carriage. The episode works best in the small tensions between Holmes's cool inspection and Watson's alarm, with a printed message becoming the clue that…
A storm-lit Holmes case that turns a quiet country house into a study in unease.
Wisteria Lodge leans into a familiar Holmes pattern: a country house that feels off before the facts can explain why. A storm gathers, candles flicker, a scream may have carried through the night, and by morning the quiet has curdled into something worse, with the rooms empty…
A pointless robbery turns into a polished Holmes puzzle with a dark edge.
A seemingly pointless robbery turns into a Holmes case with teeth once the roll of film starts drawing blood. The episode keeps its footing through Watson's recollection, Bell's careful prompting, and Holmes's dry insistence, so the mystery never loses its stride as the…
A lonely island mystery where Holmes stays composed while McElwraith turns fear, hunger, desire, and envy into an experiment.
Holmes and Watson land on a lonely island where Professor McElwraith treats the place like a private lab for human behavior. The best parts are the old radio details: McElwraith's grand manner, Watson's quick alarm, and Holmes staying calm while the island throws guesthouses…
A weighted coat turns a vanished man into a sharply arranged Holmes puzzle.
Holmes untangles a disappearance built on false trails: Neville St. Clair, an opium den, Hugh Boone, the beggar with a twisted lip, and the coat pulled from the tide with its pockets full of pennies and halfpennies.
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An ensemble cast plays teen superheroes through Masks: A New Generation campaigns and guest one-shots.
A recurring cast plays full Pathfinder 2E, Shadowdark, and Pendragon campaigns session by session.
A Dungeon World actual-play campaign following three comedians battling villain Callum Blackhammer.
Holmes meets an alarm.
This episode introduces a new Sherlock Holmes radio series with significant production changes including network, sponsor, and cast updates.
This episode marks the final appearance of Tom Conway as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr.
This episode features a Sherlock Holmes radio drama titled 'The Adventure of the Innocent Murderess', presented as part of a classic detective series.
This episode features an old time radio adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes story 'The Adventure of the Speckled Band'.
A classic radio drama episode of Sherlock Holmes titled 'Death in the North Sea' featuring Tom Conway as Holmes.
This episode introduces a Sherlock Holmes radio drama series and plays the episode 'Murder in the Locked Room'.
The host introduces the show and shares a personal memory before beginning the Sherlock Holmes story 'The Red-Headed League'.
This episode features a promotional announcement for a charity bike ride before the start of a Sherlock Holmes radio drama.
A host introduces an episode of Sherlock Holmes from old time radio, with a sponsor message about Netflix.
A storm gathers over Wisteria Lodge.
A robbery that seems to point nowhere sends Sherlock Holmes back into one of Watson’s remembered cases.
A lonely island waits.
A staggering swimmer in bathing trunks and an overcoat gasps "The mane. The lion's mane" and dies.
This episode features a classic Sherlock Holmes radio drama, 'The Darlington Substitution,' introduced by host Adam Graham.
This episode features a classic Sherlock Holmes radio drama, 'The Singular Affair of the White Cockerel,' introduced by host Adam Graham.
A classic old time radio adaptation of Sherlock Holmes, introduced by host Adam Graham with a brief Netflix promotion.
This episode features advertisements for senior living communities before the start of a Sherlock Holmes radio drama.
A classic old time radio drama featuring Sherlock Holmes mysteries.
This episode introduces a Sherlock Holmes radio drama from the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio series.
The host introduces the show, discusses Netflix's Instant Watch feature, and prepares to answer a listener's question about a Sherlock Holmes adaptation.
This episode features an old time radio adaptation of Sherlock Holmes and the Genuine Guarnerius, introduced by host Adam Brand.
A classic radio drama episode of Sherlock Holmes, introduced by the host with a Netflix promotion.
Host Adam Graham introduces an episode of Sherlock Holmes from the Great Detectives Old Time Radio, featuring a commercial for Netflix and the episode 'The Clue of the Hungry Cat' starring Tom Conway and Nigel Bruce.
A classic radio adaptation of Sherlock Holmes' The Adventure of the Black Angus, introduced with host commentary and a sponsor message.
This episode introduces a Sherlock Holmes radio drama featuring Tom Conway as Holmes, with a brief sponsor message about Netflix.
This episode features a classic Sherlock Holmes radio drama, 'The Baconian Cipher,' starring Basil Rathbone.
A classic old time radio episode of Sherlock Holmes, introduced by host Adam Graham.
A classic radio drama episode of Sherlock Holmes, introduced by host Adam Graham with a Netflix promotion.
A weighted coat speaks.
This episode features a classic Sherlock Holmes radio drama starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, introduced with a Netflix promotion and sponsor mention.
This episode features a classic Sherlock Holmes mystery from old-time radio, focusing on the Tankerville Club scandal.
This episode features a spooky Sherlock Holmes mystery titled 'The Headless Monk', presented as an old-time radio drama with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce.
This episode features a Sherlock Holmes radio drama starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, focusing on a mystery involving a missing scientist.