Lucy Worsley's Holmes Vs. Doyle

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.

Sun, Jun 14 11:00 A.M. Doctor and Detective     NH Explore (11.2)

Join Lucy as she unearths Holmes' origins in Doyle's life as a young medical student in Edinburgh.

Sun, Jun 14 12:00 P.M. Fact and Fiction     NH Explore (11.2)

Explore Doyle's desire to distance himself from Sherlock after the famed detective's apparent death at the Reichenbach Falls, and discover how far Doyle went to make himself the hero of his own story, even taking on the role of detective himself.

Sun, Jun 14 1:00 P.M. Shadows and Sleuths     NH Explore (11.2)

Join Lucy as she investigates the return of Sherlock.


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