The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes was a widely acclaimed series of BBC radio dramatisations of the best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's tales of Sherlock Holmes. The twelve shows broadcast by the BBC in 1954 were produced by Harry Alan Towers and starred Sir John Gielgud as Sherlock Holmes and Sir Ralph Richardson as Dr. Watson. The Solitary Bicyclist Holmes is once again called upon to aid a young woman who is being stalked by a mysterious bearded cyclist. Could there be a connection with her new employer? The Six Napoleons A bizarre crime wave has hit England with the destruction of a number of bust of Napoleon. It is up to Sherlock Holmes to solve this mystery. The Blue Carbuncle A case for Sherlock Holmes at Christmas involving a goose and the theft of yet ather rare precious gem in this case it is the jewel kwn as 'The Blue Carbuncle'. The Final Problem Holmes is forced into a confrontation with the 'Napoleon of Crime' Professor James Moriarty at the Reichenbach falls. Featuring Orson Welles as Moriarty.