#5 Sherlock Holmes - True or False

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8年之前 32:08

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In which we invite you, the dear listener, to guess which of our Sherlock Holmes "facts" are true and which are false.

A special episode on the greatest consulting detective in London's long and chequered history of crime.

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Fierce City: A London History Podcast

#5 Sherlock Holmes - True or False

Fierce City: A London History Podcast

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published 8年之前

MP3•单集首页

In which we invite you, the dear listener, to guess which of our Sherlock Holmes "facts" are true and which are false.

A special episode on the greatest consulting detective in London's long and chequered history of crime.

16集单集

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