The Red-Headed League: Part Two

01/09/25 • 34 min

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Holmes and Watson race against time as the peculiar case of the Red-Headed League takes a sinister turn. With his suspicions focused on Wilson's mysterious assistant and £30,000 in French gold at stake, Holmes orchestrates a dangerous midnight operation. But will his legendary deductive powers be enough to prevent one of the most audacious crimes in London's history?

A Noiser production, written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Narrated by Hugh Bonneville

Produced by Katrina Hughes and Addison Nugent

Sound Design and Audio Editing by Mirianna Latham & Thomas Pink

Compositions: Dorry Macaulay and Oliver Baines

Mix & Mastering: Cody Reynolds-Shaw

Series Consultant: Dan Smith

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A Noiser production, written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Narrated by Hugh Bonneville

Produced by Katrina Hughes and Addison Nugent

Sound Design and Audio Editing by Mirianna Latham & Thomas Pink

Compositions: Dorry Macaulay and Oliver Baines

Mix & Mastering: Cody Reynolds-Shaw

Series Consultant: Dan Smith

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The Red-Headed League: Part One

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When a flame-haired pawnbroker named Jabez Wilson seeks Sherlock Holmes's help, the great detective finds himself drawn into one of his most peculiar cases yet. Wilson tells an extraordinary tale: for two months, he was paid handsomely to copy the Encyclopedia Britannica as part of a mysterious organisation called "The Red-Headed League”. But Holmes suspects there's more to this bizarre scheme than meets the eye. With his suspicions aroused by Wilson's unusually accommodating young assistant, Holmes begins to unravel what may be an elaborate criminal conspiracy.

A Noiser production, written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Narrated by Hugh Bonneville

Produced by Katrina Hughes and Addison Nugent

Sound Design and Audio Editing by Mirianna Latham & Thomas Pink

Compositions: Dorry Macaulay and Oliver Baines

Mix & Mastering: Cody Reynolds-Shaw

Series Consultant: Dan Smith

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The Man with the Twisted Lip: Part One

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When a well-respected businessman named Neville St. Clair disappears from a seedy opium den in London’s East End, Holmes and Watson are drawn into one of their strangest mysteries yet. A series of macabre clues leads Holmes to believe that St. Clair was murdered, and suspicion falls upon a mysterious beggar with a horrifically scarred lip. As Holmes and Watson descend deeper and deeper into London’s seedy underbelly they discover a world in which nothing and no one are quite what they seem.

A Noiser production, written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Narrated by Hugh Bonneville

Produced by Katrina Hughes and Addison Nugent

Sound Design and Audio Editing by Mirianna Latham & Thomas Pink

Compositions: Dorry Macaulay and Oliver Baines

Mix & Mastering: Cody Reynolds-Shaw

Series Consultant: Dan Smith

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