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The Saturday Feature: The Reluctant Storyteller

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

Written and introduced by Derek Wilson
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle eventually tired of his creations, Sherlock Holmes and Dr
Watson, to the point where he tried to kill Holmes off entirely. Doyle had never set any great store by his two creations as characters, but he found himself unable to part from them by the demands of his public. It would be interesting to discover what Holmes and Watson thought of their creator, and in this programme a unique opportunity is afforded for us to find out...
BBC Bristol (Re-broadcast Wednesday at 11.0am)

Contributors

Written and introduced by:
Derek Wilson
Producer:
Brian Miller
Sherlock Holmes:
Mark Wing-Davey
Dr Watson:
Andrew Hilton
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle:
Bruce Douglas
Dr Budd/Edalji:
Edward de Souza
Dr Roylott:
Esmond Rideout
Old lady:
Sybil Ewbank
Source: Radio Times

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