A Study in Scarlet
Mortuary meet-cutes, the science of deduction, and murderous Mormans. Join Marisa and Sarah to discuss A Study In Scarlet - the story that famously introduced us to Holmes and Watson. Do you really know Sherlock Holmes like you think you might? What does this tale tell us about Holmes, Watson, and what’s coming in the following fifty-nine stories? And what’s the deal with the Mormons anyway?
Our discussion of this iconic story is below — and you can keep reading to find our narration of the tale in six parts.
A Study In Scarlet - The story
A Study In Scarlet is a 1887 detective novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become the most famous detective duo in popular fiction. But they started - like so many people do - as strangers who just couldn’t pay their rent.
We aired A Study in Scarlet in six episodes, two or three chapters each. Listen below, or wherever else you find your podcasts!
Part I, Episodes 1 - 3
“I have my eye on a suite in Baker Street,” he said, “which would suit us down to the ground. You don’t mind the smell of strong tobacco, I hope?”
Music credit: The song “Denmark (Live)” by the Portland Cello Project is featured with an Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Episodes 1-3 are narrated by Alma Roda-Gil. Alma is a freelance goth begrudgingly living in the UK. They write about culture and are currently rewatching (and crying at) CBS' Elementary. You can find them on Twitter at @knifefemme or peruse their portfolio here.
Part II, Episodes 5 & 6
“From the Sierra Nevadas to Nebraska, and from the Yellowstone River in the north to the Colorado upon the south, is a region of desolation and silence.”
May 4, 1847. On the Great Alkali Plain (a very fictional desert in very real Utah), John and Lucy Ferrier are stranded. Our story takes us across the world and through time, 34 years before the murders of Enoch Drebber and Joseph Stangerson attract the attention of Sherlock Holmes.
Music credit: The songs “Denmark (Live)” by the Portland Cello Project and “Sea of Fate” by Thorn Shout are featured with an Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Episodes 4-5 are narrated by Kyle Carey Miller. Kyle is a proud graduate of Wright State University, where he earned his BFA in Acting with an Emphasis in Musical Theatre. Kyle has worked around the country including at the Texas Shakespeare Festival, Short North Stage, and Renaissance Performing Arts. Favorite Credits include: The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Heather’s the Musical, Macbeth, La Cage Aux Folles, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, War of the Worlds, and More than a Muse. An avid Sherlock fan—especially of the BBC series—Kyle is thrilled to be narrating the works of legendary author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle for However Improbable Podcast.
Conclusion, Episode 6
“You should publish an account of the case. If you won’t, I will for you.”
This episode is narrated by Alma Roda-Gil. Alma is a freelance goth begrudgingly living in the UK. They write about culture and are currently rewatching (and crying at) CBS' Elementary. You can find them on Twitter at @knifefemme or peruse their portfolio here.