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, Dec 8 8:00 P.M. Doctor and Detective     NHPBS (11.1)

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

Mon, Dec 9 3:30 P.M. Doctor and Detective     NHPBS (11.1)

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

Tue, Dec 10 3:00 A.M. Doctor and Detective     NHPBS (11.1)

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

Fri, Dec 13 9:00 P.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.

Sat, Dec 14 1:00 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, Dec 15 4:00 P.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, Dec 15 8:00 P.M. Fact and Fiction     NHPBS (11.1)

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.

Mon, Dec 16 12:30 A.M. Fact and Fiction     NHPBS (11.1)

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.

Mon, Dec 16 4:00 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.

Mon, Dec 16 4:00 P.M. Fact and Fiction     NHPBS (11.1)

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.

Tue, Dec 17 3:00 A.M. Fact and Fiction     NHPBS (11.1)

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.

Fri, Dec 20 9:00 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.

Sat, Dec 21 1:00 A.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, Dec 22 4:00 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, Dec 22 8:00 P.M. Shadows and Sleuths     NHPBS (11.1)

Join Lucy as she investigates the return of Sherlock.

Mon, Dec 23 12:30 A.M. Shadows and Sleuths     NHPBS (11.1)

Join Lucy as she investigates the return of Sherlock.

Mon, Dec 23 4:00 A.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.

Mon, Dec 23 4:00 P.M. Shadows and Sleuths     NHPBS (11.1)

Join Lucy as she investigates the return of Sherlock.

Tue, Dec 24 3:00 A.M. Shadows and Sleuths     NHPBS (11.1)

Join Lucy as she investigates the return of Sherlock.

Fri, Dec 27 9:00 P.M. Shadows and Sleuths     NH Explore (11.2)

Join Lucy as she investigates the return of Sherlock.

Sat, Dec 28 1:00 A.M. Shadows and Sleuths     NH Explore (11.2)

Join Lucy as she investigates the return of Sherlock.

Sun, Dec 29 4:00 P.M. Shadows and Sleuths     NH Explore (11.2)

Join Lucy as she investigates the return of Sherlock.

Mon, Dec 30 4:00 A.M. Shadows and Sleuths     NH Explore (11.2)

Join Lucy as she investigates the return of Sherlock.


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