The Adventure of the Empty House: Part One
6/3/202633 min
With Sherlock Holmes missing presumed dead, Dr Watson tries to solve a case on his own… the so-called Park Lane Mystery, which has all of London abuzz. A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Hugh Bonneville Written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Produced by Duncan Barrett Sound Design and Audio Editing: Tony Onuchukwu and George Tapp Sound Supervisor: Tom Pink Compositions: Dorry Macaulay and Oliver Baines Mix & Mastering: Ralph Tittley Series Consultant: Dan Smith Executive Producer: Katrina Hughes For ad-free listening and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Just click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started. Or go to noiser.com/subscriptions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Hugh Bonneville0:30
[Instrumental music] I'm Hugh Bonneville, and 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. This time, we return to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's short stories in The Adventure of the Empty House. With Sherlock Holmes missing, presumed dead, Watson attempts to solve a case by himself, the so-called Park Lane mystery, which has transfixed London society. A young aristocrat has been discovered with his brains blown out in a room locked from the inside, but with no gun anywhere to be found. Three years have passed since Holmes' apparent plunge from the Reichenbach Falls in Switzerland. In that time, Watson's wife, Mary, has