Colonel Warburton's Madness & Other Mysteries: The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Colonel Warburton's Madness & Other Mysteries: The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Anthony Boucher, Denis Green | Colonel Warburton's Madness & Other Mysteries

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	Colonel Warburton's Madness & Other Mysteries: The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Anthony Boucher, Denis Green Simon & Schuster Audio, 2004 average customer review:based on 8 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

fun!

I love this collection of radio broadcasts! Rathbone and Bruce are in fine form here. Their chemistry is marvelous! The stories are certainly good fun and I truly had a most enjoyable time with set. I'm very glad to have this. It's a blast!

Colonel Warburton's Madness & Other Mysteries

This is the second eagerly awaited installment of the new-to-CD series presenting volumes 7 - 12 of the Basil Rathbone / Nigel Bruce radio plays in their immortal roles of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John H. Watson.

In this 6-CD set, the titles are as follows:

1 - Case of the Out-of-Date Murder & Waltz of Death
2 - Colonel Warburton's Madness & the Iron Box
3 - Scandal in Bohemia & the Second Generation
4 - In Flanders Fields & the Eyes of Mr. Leyton
5 - The Tell-Tale Pigeon Feathers & Indiscretion of Mr. Edwards
6 - Problem of Thor Bridge & Double Zero

Lovingly restored (including commercials from its sole sponsor, Petri Wine), Rathbone and Bruce will take you on a nostalgic time warp back to the era of classic 1940's radio mysteries. In our estimation, it is an excellent follow-up well worth waiting a year for since the first installment, "The Unfortunate Tobacconist," was released in 2003.

Although most of the stories aren't movie-caliber material, all of the mysteries are relatively easy to follow and are of excellent storytelling quality. Further, Rathbone and Bruce gave wonderfully energetic performances that can make you easily visualize the action as it progresses, especially if you are readily familiar with the classic film series they appeared in as the same beloved characters.

An added bonus is some behind-the-mike-info about how the Sherlock Holmes radio shows were produced.

Side notes:

1. The packaging this time is less elaborate: it is lightweight cardboard instead of plastic CD cases.

2. Some of the Petri commercials get to be rather tedious (if not,overbearing) -- you may want to fast-forward through some or even most of them.

3. According to the packaging, there were 213 episodes over the course of eight years featuring Rathbone and Bruce. Hopefully, that means there will be several more CD compliations to come!

Overall, we heartily recommend "Colonel Warburton's Madness & Other Mysteries" to mystery fans of all ages.

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