A scion of wealth claimed self-defense and invoked a sinister blackmailing ring. But, James Polchin asks, what did they have on him? By Marisa Meltzer In “The Life of Crime,” Martin Edwards takes on ...

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the iconic Sherlock Holmes, was a true polymath. From his medical background and ...

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 125 years ago to this week, dismissed Dr WG Grace. Most of us do not write a poem about the favourite wicket we have taken, but the inventor of Sherlock Holmes can be forgiven ...

Lucy Worsley isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty. In fact, when it comes to the research for her series, she’s all hands on deck. The British historian takes on a subject that is dear to her — ...

Indian National Award-winning helmer Srijit Mukherji (“Chotushkone”) will direct a British-Indian co-production on Arthur Conan Doyle that blends the Sherlock Holmes creator’s real-life crusade to ...

For Lucy Worsley, a lifelong fan of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s perpetually perceptive detective Sherlock Holmes, the question that propels her new 3-part PBS series “Lucy Worsley’s Holmes vs. Doyle” was ...

Why did Arthur Conan Doyle hate his fictional character, Sherlock Holmes? Sherlock Holmes is the most well-known detective in the world. He made his author, Arthur Conan Doyle, rich and famous. But ...

PBS’ “Lucy Worsley’s Holmes vs. Doyle” investigates love-hate relationship between novelist Arthur Conan Doyle and his most famous creation, Sherlock Holmes, “the greatest detective who never lived.” ...

The whole world knows Sherlock Holmes—now get to know the story behind the classic character, as well as the man who created him. Premiering tonight, December 8 at 8pm Eastern Time, Lucy Worsley’s ...