{"product_id":"sherlock-holmes-and-his-adventures-on-american-radio-hardback-hardcover","title":"Sherlock Holmes and his Adventures on American Radio (hardback) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan Dickerson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's been over a hundred and twenty-five years since the adventures of Sherlock Holmes first appeared in print and captivated a generation of readers. Subsequent generations have enjoyed, adapted and expanded on his adventures leading him to become perhaps the most enduring character in fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat long run has been helped by his adventures in a variety of media, most notably film and television. But what about radio? Holmes has had a long career in radio on both sides of the Atlantic, indeed the radio adventures of Sherlock Holmes are almost as old as radio itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe debuted on air in 1922 and just a few years later Holmes and Watson were featuring in a regular weekly series on NBC in the USA. That series ended in 1936 but when Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce made the first of their career-defining fourteen films as Holmes and Watson there was a certain inevitability about Holmes' return to the American airwaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe subsequent series ran for seven years and almost two hundred and twenty half hour radio shows. When Rathbone quit the role--in both radio and film - the show limped on for a few years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book tells the story of those shows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 29, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51792237363488,"sku":"9781629335087","price":54.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e33e18b84f8f911f68a3fee0e05b9122.webp?v=1780697004","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sherlock-holmes-and-his-adventures-on-american-radio-hardback-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}