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'The Mazarin Stone' and 'The Veiled Lodger'

These two stories come from The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes, the last of the nine books about the great detective to be written by his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

“The Mazarin Stone”, being based on a stage play, The Crown Diamond, works well as a radio drama. Our script incorporates some devices from The Crown Diamond. In “The Veiled Lodger” Homes and Watson are listeners with us to the story of a past crime – but what a story it is! Devotees will recognise elements from Conan Doyle’s apocryphal tale “The Field Bazaar”.

Jim Crozier and Dave Hawkes play Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson, with Lindsay Lloyd, Beth Walters, Cyril Bagshaw, Vincent Webb, Dean Hempstead, Angie Budd and Jesse Powis. The violinist, Michael Patton, was recorded by Digital Media Services. The play were written by M J Elliott, directed by Roher Johnson and produced by Dennis Rookard for Hosiprog Productions.

'THE YELLOW FACE' and 'THE THREE STUDENTS'

"Before BBC Radio 4's dramatisation of the complete Sherlock Holmes Canon, THE YELLOW FACE had never been adapted for radio. THE THREE STUDENTS was broadcast in the early 1950s on the Light Programme, in Children's Hour, but no recordings exist. And that's all. Until now!

"Now these two most elusive adventures are available in a witty and exciting new dramatisation by M J ELLIOTT, a principal scriptwriter for the celebrated American radio company Imagination Theatre.

"This recording represents the first collaboration between the Sherlock Holmes Society of London and Hosiprog Productions, by whom it is licensed for hospital radio broadcasting.

"THE OLD COURT RADIO THEATRE COMPANY draws on the vocal talents of actors, all experienced in radio work, from the multi-award winning Chelmsford Theatre Workshop. JIM CROZIER and DAVE HAWKES, heard here as Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson, are very much at home with the characters, having portrayed them in two productions of Roger Johnson's play The Great Detective."

'The Beryl Coronet' and 'The Speckled Band'

Here we present two classic investigations from the first volume of Dr Watson's chronicles, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

"The Beryl Coronet" takes Holmes and Watson into a world of high society and high finance. Not for the first time, or the last, they must deal with the indiscretions of a truly illustrious client.

"The Speckled Band" is an altogether darker business - a tale of madness, violence and gothic suspense. Dr Grimesby Roylott (wonderful name!) is one of the classic villains, and the story has consistently ranked among the all-time favourites since it was first published in The Strand Magazine in 1891.

Jim Crozier and Dave Hawkes play Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson, with Angie Budd, Ivor Jevons, Sarah Bell, Mark Preston and Brian Adrian. The plays were written by Chris Drake, directed by Roger Johnson and produced by Dennis Rookard for Hosiprig Productions.

'Shoscombe Old Place' and 'The Five Orange Pips'

The case of 'The Five Orange Pips', from the late 1880s, was one of Sherlock Holmes' rare failures: he identified the doom that stalked the Openshaw family, but could not prevent the murder of his client. By contrast, Holmes's investigation a decade later of the events at Shoscombe Old Place - the eccentric behaviour of Sir Robert Norberton and the sinister mystery of the haunted crypt - was triumphantly successful.

Jim Crozier and Dave Hawkes play Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson, with Vince Webb, Mark Preston, Jesse Powis, Angie Budd and Brian Adrian. The plays were written by M J Elliott, directed by Roger Johnson and produced by Dennis Rookard for Hosiprog Productions.

These CDs are ALL available exclusively from the Sherlock Holmes Society of London. The cost of each recording, including postage, is: UK £5.00; Europe £6.00 or 9.00 Euros; elsewhere £9.00 or US$12.00.

Please make sterling cheques payable to Roger Johnson and US dollar checks to Jean Upton. Euros in cash only, please.

Orders should be sent to:

Roger Johnson
Mole End,
41 Sandford Road,
Chelmsford CM2 6DE