Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Radio is one of the most effective media for drama (photo by Jean Upton)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
As someone truly said, on radio the pictures are better (photo by Jean Upton)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Writers and directors appreciate that (photo by Jean Upton)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
But things have moved on from the days when it was thought necessary to describe everything in detail (photo by Jean Upton)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Bert has always believed that the listener has a part to play (photo by Jean Upton)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Writer and director should trust the listener's intelligence (photo by Jean Upton)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
They should trust the listener's imagination (photo by Jean Upton)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Bert's audience agrees (of course) (photo by Jean Upton)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
The image of Holmes and Watson has developed too (photo by Jean Upton)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
For decades they always seemed to be played as middle-aged or elderly (photo by Jean Upton)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
And Watson was too often portrayed as dense (photo by Jean Upton)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
But they were young men for much of their career (photo by Jean Upton)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
And Watson was intelligent and highly qualified (photo by Jean Upton)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
The BBC's dramatisation of the complete Holmes canon has helped set the record straight (photo by Jean Upton)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
There's more in Bert's book '221 BBC' (photo by Jean Upton)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
The book is well worth buying - and reading (photo by Jean Upton)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Bob Ellis expresses the Society's appreciation (photo by Jean Upton)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Bob presents Bert with a Sherlock Holmes Society Parker pen (photo by Jean Upton)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
A question about the radio series (photo by Jean Upton)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
A request for Bert to sign his book (photo by Jean Upton)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
More young admirers queue for Bert's autograph (photo by Jean Upton)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Bert is happy to chat (photo by Jean Upton)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
And to sign (photo by Jean Upton)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
The fans pose happily with Bert (photo by Jean Upton)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
You could say that this is Bert's 'Benedict Cumberbatch' moment (photo by Jean Upton)