Doings of Doyle - The Arthur Conan Doyle Podcast
Episodes
ACDQ&A
27 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we answer your questions on many aspects of Arthur Conan Doyle’s life and work. Thanks to everyone who sent in questions to test us! W...
The Adventure of the Illustrious Client (1924)
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Sherlock Holmes contends with a predatory Austrian baron who “collects” women in ‘The Adventure of the Illustrious Client’ (1924...
Sherlock Holmes: The Hunt for Moriarty (2025), with Nick Lane
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This month, Paul and I are delighted to welcome to the podcast Nick Lane, the writer and director of Sherlock Holmes: The Hunt for Moriarty for Blacke...
The End of Devil Hawker (1930)
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we look at one of Conan Doyle’s last short stories, ‘The End of Devil Hawker’ (1930) which he completed shortly before his death. ...
Crabbe's Practice (1884/1922)
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This month, we join a young doctor struggling to recruit patients for his medical practice in ‘Crabbe’s Practice’ from 1884, a story that Conan ...
The Stark Munro Letters (1895), with James Machin
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we welcome to the podcast, James Machin, to talk about the new edition of The Stark Munro Letters (1895) he has edited for Edinburgh Un...
The Story of the Brown Hand (1898)
29 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we travel to Wiltshire where an Indian army surgeon is being hounded by a very unwelcome visitor, in ‘The Story of the Brown Hand’ f...
The Man from Archangel (1885)
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to Episode 63. This episode we travel to the very north of mainland Scotland where one man’s solitude is interrupted by two myster...
The Adventure of the Second Wife, with Andrew Finkel
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we welcome to the podcast journalist and author Andrew Finkel to talk about his debut novel The Adventure of the Second Wife (2024), a m...
The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual (1893)
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to Episode 61. Today, we return to Baker Street – or should that be Montague Street? – for another memoir of Sherlock Holmes, ‘...
The Lost World (1912) - Part 3
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to Episode 60. Today, we conclude our three-part discussion of The Lost World, Conan Doyle's classic novel from 1912. Read the story...
The Lost World (1912) - Part 2
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to Episode 59. Today, we rejoin Professor Challenger and his party of intrepid adventurers as they reach The Lost World, in part two...
Selecting a Ghost, On Stage (2024)
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to Episode 58. Today, we are delighted to welcome to the podcast Phil Cheadle and Edward Bennett, the director and star respectively...
The Lost World (1912) - Part 1
30 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to Episode 57. Today, we begin our long-awaited journey into The Lost World, Conan Doyle’s celebrated adventure novel which introd...
John Barrington Cowles (1884)
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to Episode 56. Today, we journey to Conan Doyle’s hometown of Edinburgh where a young man falls foul of a mysterious, mesmeric bea...
The Blood-Stone Tragedy: A Druidical Story (1884)
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to episode 55. This time, we look at a story that was for a long time not included in the works of Conan Doyle - 1884’s ‘The Blo...
The Adventure of the Second Stain (1904)
31 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to Episode 54. This time, we step into the world of international politics and diplomatic secrets in the Sherlock Holmes story ‘Th...
The Coming of the Huns (1910)
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to Episode 53. Today, we discuss ‘The Coming of the Huns,’ one of Conan Doyle’s Tales of Long Ago, written and published in 19...
Round the Red Lamp (1894), with Roger Luckhurst
30 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we welcome to the podcast Professor Roger Luckhurst to talk about his new edition of Round the Red Lamp (1894) for the Edinburgh Univers...
The Nightmare Room (1921)
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we discuss one of Conan Doyle’s little-known post-war stories, ‘The Nightmare Room’ from 1921. Read the story here: https://www.ar...
The Surgeon of Gaster Fell (1890)
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 50! This month, we look at a deeply personal work that Conan Doyle suppressed for almost thirty years before reissuing in heavily r...
The Pot of Caviare (1908)
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to Episode 49. This month, we look at a classic Conan Doyle short story, one the author felt was “gloomy but of [his] best” - ‘...
The Great Shadow (1892)
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we travel to the Scottish borders at the end of the Napoleonic Wars for Conan Doyle’s 1892 novella The Great Shadow. You can read the ...
ACD 2023 - The Year in Review
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we break from our usual format to take a look at the last twelve months in the Doylean universe and make some recommendations of adaptat...
Selecting a Ghost: The Ghosts of Goresthorpe Grange (1883)
24 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we return to a different incarnation of Goresthorpe Grange in ‘Selecting A Ghost’ from December 1883. You can read the story here: h...
The Haunted Grange of Goresthorpe (c.1877)
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we discuss what is believed to be the first story Conan Doyle submitted to a publisher, ‘The Haunted Grange of Goresthorpe’ (c.1877)...
The Worlds of Sherlock Holmes, with Andrew Lycett
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we welcome to the podcast author, journalist, and biographer Andrew Lycett to talk about his latest book, The Worlds of Sherlock Holmes,...
The Adventure of the Empty House (1903)
29 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we return to Baker Street at the same time as Sherlock Holmes. It’s ‘The Adventure of the Empty House’ from September 1903. You ca...
Something of Themselves, with Sarah LeFanu
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we welcome to the podcast biographer Sarah LeFanu whose wonderful book Something of Themselves: Kipling, Kingsley, Conan Doyle and the A...
Lot No. 249 (1892)
27 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we get wrapped up in Conan Doyle’s Mummytastic horror classic, ‘Lot No 249’ (1892). You can read the story here: https://www.arthu...
The Brigadier in England (1903)
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we return to Brigadier Etienne Gerard of the Hussars of the Conflans shortly after his escape from Dartmoor Prison for more mishaps and ...
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, with Jonathan Cranfield
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we welcome to the podcast Jonathan Cranfield, Lecturer in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Liverpool John Moores Universi...
Strange Studies from Life (1901)
28 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we explore Conan Doyle's life-long fascination with true crime through his 'Strange Studies from Life', dramatic retellings of nineteent...
The Horror of the Heights (1913)
30 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we travel above the clouds in the company of hot-headed aeronaut Joyce-Armstrong in ‘The Horror of the Heights', from November 1913. Y...
Arthur Who Wrote Sherlock, with Linda Bailey and Isabelle Follath
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we are delighted to welcome to the podcast Linda Bailey and Isabelle Follath, respectively the author and illustrator of Arthur Who Wro...
A Literary Mosaic (1886)
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we join a cast of Conan Doyle’s literary heroes in his amusing short story, ‘A Literary Mosaic,’ also known as ‘Cyprian Overbeck...
The Adventure of the Final Problem (1893)
29 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we travel to Switzerland with Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson for a showdown with the fiendish Professor Moriarty in ‘The Adventure of t...
Conan Doyle and Crime Fiction, with Martin Edwards
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we are delighted to welcome to the podcast multi-award-winning crime novelist and President of the Detection Club, Martin Edwards, to ta...
The Croxley Master (1899)
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we get in training to face Silas Craggs in Conan Doyle’s boxing story ‘The Croxley Master’ from 1899. You can read the story here:...
The Curse of Eve (1894)
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we join an expectant father as he pensively awaits the arrival of his first born, in ‘The Curse of Eve’, one of Conan Doyle’s Rou...
Conan Doyle - Memories and Adventures, with Douglas Kerr
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we are delighted to be joined by Professor Douglas Kerr to talk about Conan Doyle’s fascinating and much overlooked autobiography Memo...
The Mystery of Sasassa Valley (1879)
28 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we travel back to where it all began with Conan Doyle’s first published work, ‘The Mystery of Sasassa Valley’ (1879). You can read...
A Foreign Office Romance (1894)
31 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This time, we head to Regency England where a cunning French spy manipulates the outcome of the Peace of Amiens, in ‘A Foreign Office Romance’ (18...
Conan Doyle and Professor Challenger, with Stephen J. Carver
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Paul and I are delighted to welcome to the podcast Dr Stephen Carver, author, biographer and recipient of one of the ACD Society’s Ina...
The Maracot Deep (1929)
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This time we travel to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean in search of new creatures and encounter ancient ones in The Maracot Deep (1929), Conan Doyle’...
The Adventure of the Creeping Man (1923)
30 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to Episode 25. We’re back at Baker Street to drop in on Holmes and Watson for one of their more peculiar cases, ‘The Adventure o...
The ACD Society, with Ross Davies
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we're joined by Ross Davies and guests to talk about the new hub of Doylean activity that is the ACD Society. You can find out more abou...
The Great Keinplatz Experiment (1885)
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we’re off to a German University town for a comic tale that draws on Conan Doyle’s school days and his early encounters with spiritu...
The Lord of Chateau Noir (1894)
30 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we head back into Gothic territory with a tale of cruelty and revenge set during the Franco-Prussian war, ‘The Lord of Chateau Noir’...
Conan Doyle and the Cottingley Fairies, with Merrick Burrow
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we are joined by Dr Merrick Burrow, Head of English and Creative Writing at the University of Huddersfield, to talk about The Cottingle...
Jelland‘s Voyage (1892)
28 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we travel to nineteenth century Japan in the footsteps of one of Conan Doyle's childhood friends, and take part in a heist on the high s...
The Silver Mirror (1908)
31 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Hallowe’en, so settle down by the fire, pour yourself a stiff drink, and get ready for a Conan Doyle ghost story, ‘The Silver Mirror,’ fr...
The Adventure of the Resident Patient (1893)
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This time we travel from Baker Street to Brook Street in the company of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson in 'The Adventure of the Resident Patient' (...
Uncle Jeremy's Household (1887)
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we enjoy a slice of Anglo-Indian gothic with Conan Doyle’s early short story Uncle Jeremy’s Household (1887), a tale with connecti...
Conan Doyle and George Edalji, with Shrabani Basu
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to episode 16. This episode, Paul and I are delighted to welcome to the podcast journalist and author Shrabani Basu to talk about Co...
How the Brigadier Held the King & How the King Held the Brigadier (1895)
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 15 - We finally bring Brigadier Gerard to the podcast, with a discussion of two of his early exploits, 'How the Brigadier Held the King' and '...
The Terror of Blue John Gap (1910)
30 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 14 - This time we trek through the caverns of the Peak District in search of a prehistoric monster in Conan Doyle's 1910 short story 'The Te...
The Refugees: A Tale of Two Continents
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Refugees: A Tale of Two Continents,’Conan Doyle's fourth historical novel, was first published by Harper's Monthly Magazine in the first half of...
Conan Doyle and Napoleon with Cliff Goldfarb
13 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we are delighted to welcome to the podcast Clifford S. Goldfarb, author of The Great Shadow (1997), to talk about Conan Doyle and Napole...
The Adventure of the Devil's Foot
28 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
‘The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot,’ the third story in the collection His Last Bow, was first published by The Strand Magazine in 1910. A tale ...
A Straggler of '15 and Waterloo
24 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 10. This time, we travel back to the 1890s to discuss Conan Doyle's short story 'A Straggler of '15' and its stage play version whi...
An Exciting Christmas Eve, or, My Lecture on Dynamite
24 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we join Otto Von Spee of Heidelberg for 'An Exciting Christmas Eve,' as he is duped into giving a lecture on dynamite... You can read the story...
The Captain Sharkey Quartet
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ahoy mateys! All aboard the Happy Delivery for a voyage to hell and back with Conan Doyle's unscrupulous pirate villain, the damnable Sharkey. You can...
Conan Doyle and Sport with Mark Alberstat
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this first interview show, we talk to Mark Albertstat, co-editor of Canadian Holmes, the journal of Sherlockian society The Bootmakers of Toronto, ...
The Case of Lady Sannox
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We enter dark waters this episode with The Case of Lady Sannox, Conan Doyle's Gothic masterpiece, written in 1893. A sinister incident leads to a bea...
The Man with the Watches & The Lost Special
12 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's episode five and this time we're looking at The Story of the Man with the Watches and The Story of the Lost Special, two of Conan Doyle's Roun...
Danger!
05 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This month we're talking about Danger! Being the Log of Captain John Sirius (1914), Conan Doyle's prophetic tale of submarine warfare published durin...
The Captain of the Pole-star
08 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for another episode. This month we talk about Doyle's classic ghost story, The Captain of the Pole-star (1883). To read the story, click h...
The Winning Shot
04 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the second episode of Doings of Doyle. This episode, we're talking about Doyle's 1883 short story The Winning Shot. To read the story, clic...
The Doings of Raffles Haw
06 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the first episode of Doings of Doyle. This episode, we're talking about Doyle's 1891 novella The Doings of Raffles Haw. To read the s...