The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a classic American radio drama series that brought Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories to life for mid-20th-century audiences, most famously starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (radio series) | 1 |
| The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes canonical | 1 |
| The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (radio series) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6676795 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Context triple: [Philip St. John Basil Rathbone, hasNotableRadioSeries, The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes]
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A.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of detective stories by Arthur Conan Doyle that marks the celebrated comeback of his iconic sleuth after an apparent death at Reichenbach Falls.
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B.
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror is a 1942 mystery film in the Sherlock Holmes series, set during World War II and featuring Basil Rathbone as Holmes investigating Nazi propaganda broadcasts threatening Britain.
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C.
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
"Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon" is a 1943 mystery film in the long-running Sherlock Holmes series, starring Basil Rathbone as the famed detective in a World War II–era espionage story loosely based on Arthur Conan Doyle’s "The Adventure of the Dancing Men."
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D.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes is the final collection of Sherlock Holmes detective stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring some of the darker and more experimental tales in the series.
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E.
Holmes and Holmes
Holmes and Holmes is a Canadian home renovation reality TV series featuring contractor Mike Holmes working alongside his son to repair and improve houses.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Target entity description: The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a classic American radio drama series that brought Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories to life for mid-20th-century audiences, most famously starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes.
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A.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of detective stories by Arthur Conan Doyle that marks the celebrated comeback of his iconic sleuth after an apparent death at Reichenbach Falls.
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B.
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror is a 1942 mystery film in the Sherlock Holmes series, set during World War II and featuring Basil Rathbone as Holmes investigating Nazi propaganda broadcasts threatening Britain.
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C.
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
"Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon" is a 1943 mystery film in the long-running Sherlock Holmes series, starring Basil Rathbone as the famed detective in a World War II–era espionage story loosely based on Arthur Conan Doyle’s "The Adventure of the Dancing Men."
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D.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes is the final collection of Sherlock Holmes detective stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring some of the darker and more experimental tales in the series.
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E.
Holmes and Holmes
Holmes and Holmes is a Canadian home renovation reality TV series featuring contractor Mike Holmes working alongside his son to repair and improve houses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American radio program
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radio drama series ⓘ |
| adaptationOf |
His Last Bow
ⓘ
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ The Return of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle
ⓘ
linked to:
Sherlock Holmes stories
|
| broadcastMedium | AM radio ⓘ |
| character |
Dr. John H. Watson
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
Sherlock Holmes ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| distributionFormat | syndicated radio transcriptions ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Inspector Lestrade
ⓘ
Professor Moriarty ⓘ
linked to:
Jim Moriarty
|
| firstAired | 1939 ⓘ |
| format | radio drama ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ mystery ⓘ |
| hasFormatFeature |
dramatic dialogue and sound effects
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self-contained mystery episodes ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
considered a classic Sherlock Holmes radio adaptation
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helped popularize Sherlock Holmes in mid-20th-century American radio ⓘ |
| hasMedium | audio recording ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1950 ⓘ |
| notableCastChange |
Basil Rathbone left the series in the mid-1940s
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linked to:
Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes film series
Nigel Bruce continued as Dr. Watson after Rathbone’s departure ⓘ Tom Conway later played Sherlock Holmes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Basil Rathbone’s portrayal of Sherlock Holmes on radio
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Nigel Bruce’s portrayal of Dr. Watson on radio ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | over 200 ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
Blue Network
ⓘ
linked to:
NBC Blue Network
Mutual Broadcasting System ⓘ |
| portrays |
Dr. Watson as Holmes’s friend and chronicler
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
Sherlock Holmes as a consulting detective ⓘ |
| productionEra | Golden Age of Radio ⓘ |
| productionType | scripted episodic series ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Sherlock Holmes (Rathbone–Bruce film series)
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linked to:
Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes film series
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| settingLocation |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| settingPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| starred |
Basil Rathbone
ⓘ
Nigel Bruce ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Description of subject: The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a classic American radio drama series that brought Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories to life for mid-20th-century audiences, most famously starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Philip
linked to: The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
linked to: The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes