The Boscombe Valley Mystery: Part One
The Boscombe Valley Mystery: Part One  
Podcast: Sherlock Holmes Short Stories
Published On: Wed Apr 01 2026
Description: Holmes and Watson head down to Herefordshire… where an Antipodean murder mystery is playing out.  But who has killed local landowner Charles McCarthy, two decades after he returned home from Australia with his family?   And what light can the dead man’s final words – ‘A rat!’ – shine on the mystery?   A Noiser podcast production.    Narrated by Hugh Bonneville   Written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle  Produced by Duncan Barrett  Sound Design and Audio Editing by Tony Onuchukwu  Sound Supervisor: Tom Pink  Compositions: Dorry Macaulay and Oliver Baines  Mix & Mastering: Josh Latham   Series Consultant: Dan Smith  Executive Producer: Katrina Hughes    For ad-free listening and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Just click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started. Or go to noiser.com/subscriptions  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices