The Adventure of the Six Napoleons: Part One

Sherlock Holmes Short Stories

Noiser

Fiction, Arts, Books, Drama

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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When Inspector Lestrade brings news of a vandal destroying plaster busts of Napoleon Bonaparte across London, Holmes initially dismisses the case as mere mischief. But when the strange obsession turns deadly and a man is found murdered, the detective's interest is thoroughly piqued. What could possibly connect these shattered images of the French emperor? And why would someone risk everything to destroy seemingly worthless plaster casts? A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Hugh Bonneville  Written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Produced by Katrina Hughes and Duncan Barrett Script Supervisor: Addison Nugent Sound Design and Audio Editing by Mirianna Pitman Latham Sound Supervisor: Tom Pink Compositions: Dorry Macaulay and Oliver Baines Mix & Mastering: The Soundhouse Studios Series Consultant: Dan Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Think about cheese.
0:02.0	Make your thoughts cheesier.
0:04.2	Now add 100% chicken breast fillet, Chipopla sauce and ameta cheese melt.
0:08.3	And it's giving the new cheesy chicken stack at McDonald's.
0:12.3	Did we mention it's cheesy?
0:13.9	Cheese.
0:15.8	Availments at the 4th of Jan, 2026 from 11am.
0:18.1	Plus and participation may vary.
0:19.2	Subjects availability.
0:22.7	I'm Hugh Bonneville, and welcome to Sherlock Holmes short stories,
0:27.1	the series where we delve into the files of fiction's most brilliant detective,
0:32.0	following his keen mind and unerring instincts from the first subtle clue
0:36.5	to the final dramatic revelation.
0:39.7	This time, we investigate a most peculiar mystery in The Adventure of the Six Napoleons.
0:46.4	When Inspector Lestrade brings news of a vandal destroying plaster busts of Napoleon Bonaparte across London,
0:53.6	Holmes initially dismisses the case as mere
0:55.8	mischief. But when the strange obsession turns deadly and a man is found murdered, the detective's
1:02.9	interest is thoroughly piqued. What could possibly connect these shattered images of the French Emperor?
1:09.2	Why would someone risk everything to destroy seemingly worthless plaster casts?
1:14.4	As Holmes and Watson track the path of broken Napoleons through London streets,
1:19.4	they uncover a criminal plot of international proportions and a treasure hidden in plain sight.
1:26.6	From the Noysa podcast network, this is The Adventure of the Six
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