Sherlock Holmes -Rathbone & Bruce

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In this episode, we delve into the fascinating history of how the iconic British series, The Avengers, made its way into South Africa despite the absence of a national television service until 1976. We explore the unique challenges and creative solutions that allowed South African audiences to experience the adventures of John Steed and Company through film rentals, while the series simultaneously captivated audiences in Britain and America.

We also journey into the world of Sherlock Holmes with a thrilling radio adaptation featuring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. As Doctor Watson recounts another gripping adventure, listeners are invited to immerse themselves in the mystery with a glass of Petri Port wine, a tradition that enhances the storytelling experience. Join us as we unravel the tale of a double murder and the dramatic events that unfold, showcasing the timeless appeal of Sherlock Holmes and the enduring legacy of classic radio dramas.

(00:19) The Avengers' Impact in South Africa

(01:36) Sherlock Holmes Broadcast to the Armed Forces

(03:10) A Toast with Petri Wine

(03:12) A Scorching Day on Baker Street

(14:08) Holmes Solves the Mystery

(21:09) The Fate of Mister Browner

(22:38) Petri Wine's Legacy

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Other shows we have for you to enjoy at myclassicradio.net.   The Avengers was most certainly not a household name in South Africa prior to the radio series.   With no national television service until 1976,   the mechanism simply was not present in the country to show television programs to mass audiences.   While many other countries reveled in the filmed adventures of John Steed and Company, South Africa was not equipped to join in the fun.   The series took Britain by storm and made a major impression in the American markets, being that greatest of rarities, a British series given a network transmission slot.   However, as a filmed series, rather than a videotaped one, the Avengers was able to gain a modicum of exposure in South Africa through film rentals.  

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episode from the life of of Sherlock Holmes will be transmitted to our men and women overseas by short wave and through the worldwide facilities of the armed forces radio service.   Pepsi Wine brings you   Basil Rothbone and Nigel Bruce in the new adventures of Sherlock  

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Holmes.  

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The Petrie family, the family that took time to bring you good wine,   invite you to listen to doctor Watson tell us another exciting adventure he shared with his good friend at master detective, Sherlock Holmes.   And if you ask me, the best way to listen to that story is to do it with a glass of port wine right handed.   Petri California   Port.   No kidding. That Petri Port is just swell for any time good friends get together to toss things over.   You couldn't ask for a more delicious wine   by just looking at the deep rich red color of that Petri Port tells you that here's a wine with a flavor that comes right from the heart of sun ripened grape.   If you haven't ever tried pet report,   why not get a bottle and have a glass after dinner tomorrow night? It's the perfect after dinner wine, you know,   And share that fort with your family and your friends.  

Don't forget when you serve Petrie Fort, you can serve it proudly   because after all the name Petrie   is the proudest name in the history of American wine.   And now let's keep our weekly appoint. Good evening, doctor Watson. Good evening, mister Bartel.  

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Thanks.  

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In August,  

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Baker Street was like an oven. The deer with sunlight,   the brickwork of the house, course, the street was almost painful to the eyes.   Our blinds were half drawn and holes,   they curled on the   Yes. I I just treat this. You can tell how it is with our whiteness stone steps.   That's the signature Cushing's house up ahead.   Right next to the corner. I'd rather to expect us to Yes. I've been here waiting for some adults in the case  

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and the inspector was trying to think it might be them. They were always up to some tricks, but, oh, never anything like this, miss Holmes. Okay.   Well,  

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suppose you let them have a look at that box, my pussy. It's out in the back  

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You you pardon me if I don't go with you. I I can't bear to look at the nasty things again. I don't understand, miss Couce. Thanks,  

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Good  

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dog.  

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I've changed my title. Is now you allow the author to run riot. My not sensitive alert. My rubbish address printed in straggling characters.   Yes. Look at this. Heavens hold its two ears, two shoes and ears. How pathetic and salty.   And that's what miss Cushing was upset about. I can't say that I better. Yes. And I take its descent for a respectable stint for the lady.   Because, Watson, I don't need to find out the name of the murderer. I know it.   This is what we're picking on in quarrings, Watson.   The house of mister Jim Barner.  

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Hello?   Anybody home?  

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Who's there? Two gentlemen with a message for missus Bonner. She's not alone. Hey.   What,   just what did happen on Tuesday? Tuesday?  

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So you're not going out for that, mister Fairburn, are you? I think I'm not. Miss Cabron until she finds out. But please don't find out for me. I'm sure there's nothing wrong about this.   I won't be too busy. I won't trust that mister Fairburn. I won't trust him at all.  

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Hello, Millie.   They expect to see me back again so soon.   Mary.   Oh, Mary. I'm back.  

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What's wrong, Millie? You look as if I were a ghost. No. No. No,  

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Oh, marketing?   No. No, sir. She's gone through New Brighton for the day.  

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New Brighton?   She didn't tell me she was going there.   So, Kia,   that wasn't really high fast in the street riding in the cab with that swine   sir. I this is up. Oh, so that's it. My own wife contemplating with Alex Fairburn.   Thought they could fool me. Did they?   I warned her what I'd do if she she ever saw him again, and by heaven, I'll do it. Oh, so you won't do nothing. I see. Won't I? Won't I? Oh, yes. Yes. Yes.   You believe. If you ever so much as tell us so that I came home today, I'll sit here hopeful you're here.  

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And did mister Browner escape doctor Watson? Yes. Mister Browner. He did. But not in the world that I anticipated.   You see, he committed suicide just before the Mayday reached port for a devil. And, yes, they found his corpse and remember the size of which he confessed   to having committed the double murder.   It seems that he forced them to New Brighton.  

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I brought you a case of Petrie wine, and I suggest that we start on it right now with a glass of four. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh  

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You know, that's really good because the Petri family has been making fine wine since the eighteen hundreds.   For generations,   ever since they started the Petri business, the Petri family has been turning luscious California grapes into fragrant delicious wine.   And during all that time, they've been handing on down from father to son,   from father to son all their skill and knowledge and experience.   The Petri wine you buy today is a result of all that skill and knowledge and experience.   That's why you can't go wrong when you choose a Petri wine   because Petri took time   to bring you good wine.  

Now, doctor Watson, how about a tip on next week's adventure?  

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Let me see.   Next week, I think I'll tell you how Holmes   broke into the house  

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The dramatization   was by Edith Meiser.  

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Mister Wright's gonna prove through the courtesy of Metro Goldwyn Mayer and mister Bruce through the courtesy of Universal   the same time for further adventures of Sherlock Holmes, presented by the Petri Wineries of San Francisco.  

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Try a Petri Wine and your taste for different because Petri took time to bring you good wine.