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How would Arthur Conan Doyle’s new spiritualist beliefs change his famous detective Sherlock Holmes?
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Without Sherlock Holmes, can Arthur Conan Doyle become the hero of his own story?
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Why did Arthur Conan Doyle come to hate his most famous creation, Sherlock Holmes?
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Lucy Worsley visits the Reichenbach Falls, the site of fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes' death.
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Lucy talks with Arthur's step great-grandson about the author's love-hate relationship with Holmes.
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Arthur applies to fight in the Boer War, hoping to finally become the hero of his own story.
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Arthur became the judge of Britain’s very first body building competition at the Albert Hall.
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A phantom hound, the spooky setting of Dartmoor – it is of course Hound of the Baskervilles!
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Could Arthur turn detective himself and solve a real life miscarriage of justice?
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Lucy Worsley and Professor Janice Allan discuss the shift in Arthur's writing.