My name is Dr. John Watson, once of the British Army Northumberland Fusilier Regiment, now a true crime podcaster based in Central London. I don't have much experience in criminology, so this is mostly a record of how I met possibly the most brilliant and bizarre person I have ever (and will ever) know. Join me as I document the adventures of Sherlock Holmes. This podcast is property of Goalhanger Podcasts. Copyright 2026. SHERLOCK AND CO. Based on the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Sep 29, 2026 · 43:46
HIS TRAGIC SPELL - The contest between Mariana and myself was heating up. The game was on. Such competition - although inconsiderate in the circumstances - spurred our…
Sep 22, 2026 · 27:58
IT'S A KINDA MAGIC - Sherlock Holmes woke me with that crazed excitement in his eyes that could only mean one thing: a case. It became clear fairly early on however that this…
Sep 15, 2026 · 34:02
BLOOD BROTHERS - This case, that began in total darkness and obscurity in the tunnels below London was now illuminated. In the cold light of day. The real victims became…
Sep 9, 2026 · 11:12
350 British civilians are dead and Russia is responsible. Number 10 hits back as a hapless Prime Minister plays his hand in the age of regime decapitation.Bear Hunt is a…
Sep 8, 2026 · 34:47
THE SPY WHO STOLE MY PODCAST - Mycroft Holmes hijacks the first half of this entire episode. He's doing his own thing. It's not anywhere near as good as my thing. Part 3 of 4…
Sep 1, 2026 · 43:39
OUR SECRET VALENTINE - Clearly, Sherlock and I had work to do. The government got to work on their side. We got to work on ours. The first port of call was to establish a pattern…
Aug 25, 2026 · 35:09
DEAD IN HIS TRACKS - I had managed to get an adventure together until this particular situation fell into our lap. I say fell. It was forced, firmly into our lap and we had to…
Aug 18, 2026 · 33:01
MEETING MR. FOWLER - It was time to regroup. To piece everything together. To lick our wounds. Alice and Violet needed our help. Or so we thought... Part 3 of 3 This episode…
Aug 11, 2026 · 36:00
SHADOW IN THE NIGHT - If Violet thought things were weird a few weeks ago... that didn't even come close to how things were unfolding at The Copper Beeches vineyard. Who was…
Aug 4, 2026 · 34:52
BAD HAIR DAY - Mariana had known Violet Hunter for years, as her client. It wasn't until strange goings-on in her own life turned the relationship around. Violet became our…
Jul 28, 2026 · 34:43
THE THIRD MAN - To his credit, Mr. Sherlock Holmes had made a very good point. How could Charles dispose of the weapon or his phone in that lake? How could his ailing son Jack?…
Jul 21, 2026 · 37:05
THE RAT IS OUT THE BAG - Sherlock was unconvinced where the investigation had led both myself and the authorities. Doubt had taken over every corner of his mind. He had to, in…
Jul 14, 2026 · 33:50
THE KILLING OF THE IMMORTAL MAN - To cut a long story short. Sherlock and I found ourselves at a wellness festival in the Cotswolds. Specifically.. Boscombe Valley. And.. well I…
Jul 7, 2026 · 39:21
THE LAST RIDE - I had done some 'exceptional detective work' as my friend Sherlock would say. Deciphering the dreamworld was one thing, but what do you do when you face down…
Jun 30, 2026 · 39:46
THE NIGHT THAT NEVER WAS - I managed to get Vicky to tell her tale. It felt like a tale, full of demons and dread. But she had the evidence to prove that it was all true. With…
Jun 23, 2026 · 37:43
NIGHTMARE ON BAKER STREET - It's fair to say it had been a challenging few months for a certain Dr. John Watson of 221b Baker Street (that's me). Unfortunately may attempt to…
Jun 16, 2026 · 33:30
LATE TO THE EARLY GRAVE - We had cracked the riddle, located the crypt... but someone had beat us to it. The time had come for the confrontation with the unhinged Harold Latimer.…
Jun 9, 2026 · 35:13
IT'S ALL GREEK TO ME - The Moon King's codes, riddles and treasures had laid buried and undisturbed for so long... For over a thousand years it remained so, all that time had…
Jun 2, 2026 · 43:40
WHAT HAPPENS IN MYKONOS STAYS IN MYKONOS - We had all made a promise, as a group, that there would be no case. We believed that we wanted a holiday more than anything. We…
May 26, 2026 · 44:16
BROTHERS IN ARMS - We were out in Mykonos. Enjoying ourselves. At peace. In the serenity of our bonding friendship amidst the golden sands and piercing blue seas. Nothing could…
May 19, 2026 · 27:43
GREECE IS THE WORD - I was in a state of repair. Of rest. Of relaxation. Or at least - that's what I had attempted. The downtime was causing a certain flatmate of mine to itch.…
May 12, 2026 · 38:31
TO KILL A GOLDFINCH - The Met had their priorities in order. We were sheltered. We were safe. They would capture Moran and in the meantime we would simply have to wait. Isolated.…
May 5, 2026 · 28:47
THE MAN IN THE MIRROR - We knew that Moran was a beast... but we had no idea he was capable of such slaughter. The body was left as a message to the others who dare to betray the…
Apr 28, 2026 · 37:01
HAWKS COME HOME TO ROOST - We had vowed to each other to not leave John's side. We sat with him in the hospital for as long as they would allow it. That was until, Sherlock's…
Apr 21, 2026 · 39:54
OUR FRIEND - This one is for you John x. Part 3 of 3 This episode contains swearing, violence, gore, blood, pain, sufferingListener discretion is advised. A new clothing store…
Apr 14, 2026 · 39:54
THE KILLIAN IS IN THE HOUSE - Sherlock and John pursued what exactly was going on with poor Nathan and his prestigious Garrideb property. Part 2 of 3 This episode contains…
Apr 7, 2026 · 36:54
LATE KNIGHT - John and I went to Buckingham Palace. With the intent to see Sherlock receive the highest honour. Part 1 of 3 This episode contains swearing, violence, references…
Mar 31, 2026 · 36:32
THE NAPOLEON OF CRIME - I have that sinking feeling in my heart. The easier times are behind us. For the foreseeable. Part 4 of 4 This episode contains swearing, violence,…
Mar 24, 2026 · 32:46
THE STORM AFTER THE CALM - The events of Mr. Harker accelerated the urgency of our case. We had to find the remaining buyers and intercept the deranged Beppo. That was the aim of…
Mar 17, 2026 · 33:05
ANOTHER ONE BITES THE BUST - We have plenty of curious cases come our way. Little problems. Small snags. This one seemed like one of those. Until it didn't. Part 2 of 4 This…
Mar 10, 2026 · 32:25
COPS AND ROBBER - The fallout from The Stockbroker's Clerk was expected, but I had no idea it would be this immediate. Sherlock had us on the trail of Sebastian Moran, right…
Mar 3, 2026 · 38:37
A PYCROFT BY ANY OTHER NAME - this case had begun with sipping wine across from my date in a cozy West London restaurant. Now I was carefully aiding the Birmingham Police to cut…
Feb 24, 2026 · 43:44
ATTACK OF THE CLONES - Our train was hurtling towards Birmingham in the middle of the night when the reality of this seemingly harmless case transformed before our eyes.…
Feb 17, 2026 · 31:30
THE TROJAN HORSE - Ever get that feeling you're being watched? OK- take that feeling and times it by ten. That's what it's like living with Sherlock Holmes. I get myself a real…
Feb 10, 2026 · 44:22
BAD BOOKS - The Great Detective Huckton Bruce was a frustrating character for two reasons, the first being; he's not real. The second being; because of him I was now stuck, after…
Feb 3, 2026 · 33:57
DOUBLE BOOKED - Hopkins had alerted us to an intriguing murder involving a man, a dog and a strangulation. I had been anxious about the lack of content coming our way in a…
Jan 27, 2026 · 43:03
KINGS OF THE CASTLE - I couldn't handle anymore twists and turns to this particular case. That was, until, we found the Musgrave Ritual.. which was quite literally a map of…
Jan 20, 2026 · 33:14
MURDER ON ICE - I had not taken Sherlock's suspicions regarding his former school bully all that seriously. It was dawning on me now, in the frosts of Hurlstone Castle, that once…
Jan 13, 2026 · 43:08
FROZEN IN TIME - We found ourselves at Hurlstone Castle with our host; Reginald Musgrave. The temperature had plummeted and the esteemed structural renovator Richard Brunton had…
Jan 6, 2026 · 36:28
OLD SCHOOL - It was Sherlock's birthday and he was commemorating the occasion by shooting HIS gun at OUR wall. So I moved out. Ok I tried to move out. Then things changed very…
Dec 30, 2025 · 38:46
THE LITTLE ANGELMAN - To say I was chuffed that our final act of this year was the arrest of a sick, twisted murderer would be an understatement. Everything had fallen into place…
Dec 23, 2025 · 43:40
THE MOST WONDERFUL CRIME OF THE YEAR - After the miniscule case of Isa Whitney (which I basically solved by myself) I was immediately introduced to the next case. Yet this…
Dec 16, 2025 · 37:31
I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS - The most wonderful time of the year was upon us and I had the flat all to myself. But for a Bulldog and a Mouse of course. In this moment of quiet…
Dec 9, 2025 · 49:23
SPY ANOTHER DAY - The full force of the UK's intelligence services were thrown into an unexpected, brutal and bloody incident. An incident that, by virtue of previous events, had…
Dec 4, 2025 · 11:52
Forget what you think you know about reality. The Rest Is Science is a mind-bending new show from Goalhanger that tears down familiar ideas… time, randomness, beauty, it will…
Dec 2, 2025 · 33:33
YES MINISTER - We've had a few interesting clients in our little over two years of doing this peculiar job. But none could be considered more interesting than this one... Part 1…
Nov 25, 2025 · 54:13
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES - This is the final report from Dartmoor by Doctor John Watson. This adventure has been like no other. I only wish its conclusion was a happier one.…
Nov 18, 2025 · 34:14
HUMAN REMAINS - Quite how these events had come to pass made my head spin. Where we now found ourselves was like another world entirely. As we crept, armed and heartbroken,…
Nov 11, 2025 · 51:42
THE LAST OF THE BASKERVILLES - The pain of it. The guilt of it. It shattered me to my core. I needed my dearest friends. My closest companions... but Mariana was once again not…
Nov 4, 2025 · 26:58
DEATH ON THE MOOR - I had made a catastrophic misjudgment. I had allowed Henry's desires and pleas to get the better of me. I released him onto the Moors. I had to find him…
Oct 28, 2025 · 44:09
THE LIGHT ON THE TOR - I saw it with my own eyes, even though I'd scarce believed it with my own ears. It stood there in front of me, eyes, jowls, teeth all gleaming a piercing…
Oct 21, 2025 · 39:45
THE STAPLETONS OF MERRIPIT HOUSE - I was miserable and, despite the company, I felt totally alone. The absence of Sherlock Holmes and a recent illness to Mariana was leaving me…
Oct 14, 2025 · 38:20
BASKERVILLE HALL - We arrived in Dartmoor and the chilling chasm that was Baskerville Hall. It was time to begin our work, firstly with Frank and then Rosemary Barrymore. The…
Oct 7, 2025 · 42:40
THREE BROKEN THREADS - Our stalker was becoming more present. Sherlock was determined to close this case as quickly as possible as he still attempted to clean up the mess from…
Sep 30, 2025 · 38:16
THE MISSING SHOE - Dr. Jamie Mortimer had rediscovered his tenacity in the moments before Sir Charles Baskerville's funeral... I however had discovered that we were being…
Sep 23, 2025 · 46:26
THE CURSE - Dr. Jamie Mortimer returned to collect his walking stick. My companion could sense an unease from our visitor. A harrowing story laid inside this surgeon from…
Sep 16, 2025 · 38:10
THERE WILL BE BLOOD - I could sense the investigation was coming to a close. The Blood Archive in Cambridge was going to shed light on the case of Godfrey. We found, however, no…
Sep 9, 2025 · 32:46
LOOKING FOR DRACULA - I thought I was doing this Lead Detective business pretty well. I found myself in Cambridge, speaking to locals at the Inn opposite the Blood Archive of Dr.…
Sep 2, 2025 · 38:36
THE GAME IS AFOOTBALL - a case so perfect for me, so designed for John H Watson went and fell directly into my lap. It was as if I had designed it myself. A top-flight Brazilian…
Aug 26, 2025 · 42:52
ROMANCING THE STONE - The wedding day was here. And Sherlock was gone. And I was anxious. And Mariana was stressed. And The Mazarin Stone was still missing. And yeah that's about…
Aug 19, 2025 · 38:35
THE SOURCE OF THE UNIVERSE - why exactly I bother attempting to tamper down the relentless curiosity of my companion is beyond me. When Sherlock gets a whiff of what he wants,…
Aug 12, 2025 · 30:10
THE DETECTIVE'S DOPPELGANGER - I never really wanted to head back to Madame Tussauds following the events of The Norwood Builder... but Mariana's curiosity dragged me back in…
Aug 5, 2025 · 35:11
THE KILLER INSIDE - I often forget how gung-ho Sherlock could be when I first met him. No one was off limits for interrogation and analysis. Not even an elderly patient at a care…
Jul 29, 2025 · 44:41
THE MONSTER OF GRAVESEND - The barbarity of the case had thrown me back to my army days. Urgent, driven, focused on protecting life. I discarded my responsibilities as a true…
Jul 22, 2025 · 30:59
BACK TO THE FUTURE - It was a blistering summer's day. Sherlock and I had probably over-indulged at The Volunteer and in our giddy stupor we arranged a 'tourist day' in London…
Jul 15, 2025 · 38:52
WHAT LIES BENEATH - the hunt for Stefan Heidegger had reached its conclusion. It was time to involve the police and close the case that we came here to solve... All we had to do…
Jul 8, 2025 · 36:50
HUNTING THE CHILDCATCHER - Stefan Heidegger had clearly convinced Saltire to leave his dorm in the middle of the night. He had snatched him off into the darkness of the Lake…
Jul 1, 2025 · 47:08
INTO THE DARKNESS - we had been struggling financially for a few weeks and now we had to pay some bills. Mariana and I needed Sherlock's help to raise funds via some wealthy…
Jun 24, 2025 · 50:53
THE GHOST IN THE MANOR - We promptly managed to summon the story from our latest client 'Doddy'. It was that of an old army friend, Freddie Emsworth. So ghastly and eerie was his…
Jun 17, 2025 · 33:36
THE FACE AT THE WINDOW - Doctor John Watson has temporarily relinquished his podcasting duties and I have stepped in somewhat reluctantly. This particular episode provides you…
Jun 10, 2025 · 28:19
THE GREAT GAME - we had everything set for the seizing of that drive, the chastening of Irene Adler and - most importantly - a victory for Sherlock Holmes against his latest…
Jun 3, 2025 · 29:58
THE BOY WHO WOULD BE KING - Irene, Sherlock and I finally had our chance to drop the disguises and speak, albeit in this holy place. It was clear she planned something, quite…
May 27, 2025 · 31:22
CUT TO THE CHASE - The recklessness and boldness of Sherlock's plan and commitment to his 'disguise' had Adler in our grasp. It would seem however that the penny dropped for both…
May 20, 2025 · 35:58
THE BLIND PRINCE - William Ormstein was an intimidating man, both in frame, in personality but also in power. A West End mogul who seemed to have it all... but it would seem..…
May 13, 2025 · 34:06
BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT - Our previous case had led us to an Opera singer by the name of Irene Adler. There seemed to be this double life at play. An esteemed stage performer with a…
May 6, 2025 · 31:42
THE WOMAN - Things had gotten out of control and we had remained firmly in the wardrobe as we watched Milverton and his houseguest conduct their business. Part 3 of 3This episode…
Apr 29, 2025 · 35:00
THIEVES IN THE NIGHT - Milverton had to be stopped and Sherlock had just the plan. Unfortunately that plan involved me. And a woman called Agatha. You'll see what I mean. Part 2…
Apr 22, 2025 · 40:19
THE SLITHERING SERPENT - Penny returned to us and it wasn't the apology that we were grateful for. It was the lead. A lead to the man who harvests the world's secrets. Quite how…
Apr 15, 2025 · 37:17
PIRATES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN - Things got uncomfortable. For the first time in a long time. Sherlock was frustrated with my investigating. I was frustrated with his frustration.…
Apr 8, 2025 · 37:17
PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS - Sherlock had chosen to remain in London to investigate the backstory of Penny Montgomery. The last movements of Penny were being tracked by Mariana and…
Apr 1, 2025 · 34:15
THE LADY DOTH VANISH - we had a brief break from a high profile case and were thrown right into another. An icon of UK television was reported missing, having last been seen on a…
Mar 25, 2025 · 35:15
MOUSETRAP - We now found ourselves face-to-face with our armed gunman. It was make or break time, could we steal Hector away from this moment of madness. Or would he and the…
Mar 18, 2025 · 29:22
TRIAL BY GUNFIRE - Sherlock and I had a foothold on the case and its discrepancies but unfortunately just about everyone in the UK wanted Hector DEAD. The Met Commissioner at…
Mar 11, 2025 · 31:16
SIEGE AT THE MUSEUM - Everything seemed to be within our control at one moment and then in this sudden altercation with Hector things began to spiral wildly out of control. Just…
Mar 4, 2025 · 35:15
THE KILLER IN THE KITCHEN - Hector McFarlane bounded through our door somewhat unexpectedly. He was agitated, unnerved and pulsing with fury. He wanted our help and we DID NOT…
Feb 25, 2025 · 33:37
THE TIGER OF DAMASCUS - Our intruder that found his way back to the crime scene dressed as an officer was still at large. But it was our turn now to take to the skies, and…
Feb 18, 2025 · 33:17
THEY FELL FROM THE SKY - we were dumbfounded, staggered, distraught. How was this possible? That these men would find themselves scattered in pieces over a Surrey crop field. I…
Feb 11, 2025 · 42:38
THE VANISHING HOST - To look at John Scott Eccles was to look upon your average looking accountant. Sorry accountants. Yet so there was so much more to this man than that first…
Feb 4, 2025 · 31:07
THE SOUL OF THE MOUNTAIN - It was fairly typical of my companion to reach a conclusion so easily and swiftly while for us it remained a blur on the horizon. Sherlock and Mariana…
Jan 28, 2025 · 32:59
THE WIDOW'S TALE - We had discovered and examined the body of Peter Orwell Carey otherwise known as 'Black Peter'. It was a gruesome death in baffling circumstances... We wanted…
Jan 21, 2025 · 29:58
CABIN IN THE WOODS - My companions and I had come up against some obstacles for the next published case. The Vatican said no, the canary trainer was too complicated, I was at a…
Jan 14, 2025 · 39:27
THE PREDATOR AND ITS PREY - cases come in all shapes and sizes... but when Mark Merrilow came round to apologise I never expected to find ourselves here. Speaking with Eugenia…
Jan 7, 2025 · 35:27
SNOW WAY OUT - my companion and I were confined to Baker Street after severe snowfall locked the City down. On our way back from an impromptu pub excursion it was a cry of…
Dec 31, 2024 · 38:34
GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST - We made our way into the older parts of the building, to find what had been hidden long ago.. and what was now being hunted. The older parts of the…
Dec 24, 2024 · 32:35
THE GOSSIPMONGER AND THE SOLICITOR - our supposed night of relaxation had turned pretty crazy. We met with Barney Stockdale, a man hired to keep us away from that building... It…
Dec 17, 2024 · 41:31
AN UNWANTED GUEST - John was recovering from the events of our previous adventure... Sherlock and I were trying to do the same. Working most cases remotely. Helping clients with…
Dec 10, 2024 · 53:29
THE ANDALUCIA - we began with Captain Arthur Morstan. We would end in the Captain's Cabin of The Andalucia. Quite how we got here, quite how this all ended, is still unsettled…
Dec 3, 2024 · 42:37
ALL THE SMALL THINGS - I should have never doubted my flatmate. This whole time he had been harvesting the smallest, seemingly insignificant clues and now it was time to present…
Nov 26, 2024 · 41:28
NOT TO BE SNIFFED AT - our new companion Toby was onto something. The search was opening up, taking us out of Hounslow and into neighbouring Twickenham and Strawberry Hill... But…
Nov 19, 2024 · 33:08
AURORA - a word which would feel like it had a million different meanings. Tonga was trying to communicate to us. It was down to Sherlock and the co-investigation between…
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