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How Sherlock Changed the World

Series: How Sherlock Changed the World
4.5
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Episodes
2
Rating
TV14
Year
2013
Language
English
Publisher
PBS

About

Narrated by Andrew Lincoln, HOW SHERLOCK CHANGED THE WORLD features dramatized excerpts from several of Doyle's stories. Sherlock Holmes, the most famous fictional detective in the world, was also the first Crime Scene Investigator. Forensic scientists, crime historians, and Sherlockian experts reveal for the first time the astonishing impact the fictional detective had on the development of real-life criminal investigation and forensic techniques.

Related Subjects

  • Documentary
  • Science

Episodes

1. Part One

53m

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The fictional Sherlock Holmes was a scientist who used chemistry, bloodstains and minute traces of evidence to catch criminals. In an era when eyewitness reports and "smoking gun" evidence were needed to convict criminals, Sherlock Holmes' crime-scene methods were revolutionary. Forensic scientists, crime historians and Sherlockian experts reveal for the first time the astonishing impact Arthur Conan Doyle's creation had on the development of real-life criminal investigation and forensic techniques. With a mix of interviews, dramatic reconstruction and archives, the program tells the story of the impact and legacy of the most famous crime fighter in history.

2. Part Two

53m

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The fictional Sherlock Holmes was a scientist who used chemistry, bloodstains and minute traces of evidence to catch criminals. In an era when eyewitness reports and "smoking gun" evidence were needed to convict criminals, Sherlock Holmes' crime-scene methods were revolutionary. Forensic scientists, crime historians and Sherlockian experts reveal for the first time the astonishing impact Arthur Conan Doyle's creation had on the development of real-life criminal investigation and forensic techniques. With a mix of interviews, dramatic reconstruction and archives, the program tells the story of the impact and legacy of the most famous crime fighter in history.

Extended Details

  • SeriesHow Sherlock Changed the World
  • Closed CaptionsEnglish

Artists

Paul BernaysDirector
Paul BernaysProducer
Andrew LincolnActor