Sherlock Holmes is the most famous detective in the world. He made his author, Arthur Conan Doyle, rich and famous. But the writer came to hate his fictional character. Through the changing world of Victorian and Edwardian Britain, Lucy Worsley explores why.
Episodes
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Shadows and Sleuths
How would Arthur Conan Doyle’s new spiritualist beliefs change his famous detective Sherlock Holmes?52:56 -
Fact and Fiction
Without Sherlock Holmes, can Arthur Conan Doyle become the hero of his own story?52:48 -
Doctor and Detective
Why did Arthur Conan Doyle come to hate his most famous creation, Sherlock Holmes?53:22
