The Sherlock Holmes Club in Denmark

“a member of an aristocratic club” [BERY]  Sherlockians from around the world joined the members of the Sherlock Holmes Klubben i Danmark earlier t...

Sherlock Holmes 5-Minute Mysteries

“the goodness of Providence.” [NAVA]    It began with an idea for a series of radio mysteries, each five minutes long, that listeners could solve...

Sherlock Holmes and the Real Thing

“Pooh, pooh! Forgery.” [SCAN]  Nicholas Meyer, BSI ("A Fine Morocco Case") is an accomplished storyteller who has made a mark in both the literary...

The Sherlock Holmes Pub

“Here is the key. You can look for yourself.” [GOLD]  Imagine having the key to 221B Baker Street, and what it must feel like to open that door. An...

The Sherlock Holmes LEGO Book Nook

“you could just fill that gap on that second shelf” [EMPT]    If you discovered Sherlock Holmes when you were young, you might still recall the joy...

52 Weeks | 52 Sherlock Holmes Novels

“a case for personal investigation” [SUSS]    The number of Sherlock Holmes pastiches is endless. They include stories and novels set in any era, a...

Knave of Diamonds

“it's the king of diamonds” [MAZA] It took Laurie R. King six years to find a publisher for her first book, but it was worth the wait. She won the E...

World Wide Doyle

“from Portsmouth at midday” [LAST]    The Portsmouth Library is home to the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection, largely made possible by the bequest of...

The Digital Archives at the Toronto Public Library

“You can file it in our archives, Watson” [RETI]    North America is home to a number of public collections, libraries, museums, and archives that...

White Smoke

“we can bring it to a successful conclusion” [EMPT]    When we discussed the Midwest Canonical Conclave in Episode 308, we weren't exactly sure wha...

Holmes In an Hour or Two

“good enough to chronicle one or two of my trifling experiences” [SCAN]  Don't care for Sherlockian chronologies? Well, you're not alone! Neither d...

The BSI Midwest Canonical Conclave

“grazed the subclavian artery” [STUD]    While the Baker Street Irregulars is the most well-known of Sherlockian societies, it is by no means the o...

The Evolution of 221B Con

“able to evolve from their own inner consciousness” [STUD]    Now in its 12th year, 221B Con has become a mainstay of annual Sherlockian events, dr...

The Golden Era of Sherlock Holmes an His Contemporaries

“the high opinion formed of him by his contemporaries.” [VALL] When the first Sherlock Holmes short stories came on the scene, they were something o...

That Ghastly Face

“a wistful look on his wrinkled face” [BLAN]  The first Sherlock Holmes adventure authored by Sherlock Holmes was “The Blanched Soldier.” It tells th...

Sherlock Holmes and the Empire Builders

“One of the most precious public possessions of the empire” [BERY]    Joel Meadows began what eventually became Sherlock Holmes and the Empire Buil...

The Serpent Under

“the rapidity and noiselessness of a serpent” [STUD]  Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, and Bonnie MacBird are back! In the sixth book in her series, Bo...

Sherlock Holmes: A Year in Review

“a combination of events” [3STU]  Keeping track of everything going on in the Sherlockian world is no easy task. And yet, every year without fail,...

Sherlock Holmes: Leviathan

“the preparation for submarine attack” [LAST]  Good storytellers transport us to other places and times by virtue of their ability to create interest...

Sherlock & Co.'s Sherlock

“Holmes’ triumphant expression and the ring of his voice” [STUD] Regular listeners know that when we have an opportunity to speak with other individ...

Interrogating Sherlock Holmes

“I listen to their story, they listen to my comments” [STUD]  Trial lawyers are supposed to be experts in conducting interviews and interrogating w...

Monsters & Ghosts

“no ghosts need apply” [SUSS]  'Tis the season! The season for monsters and ghosts, that is. And who better to treat us with a discussion of monste...

Mysterious Tales of Old St. Paul

“the summit of St. Paul’s” [SIGN]    After one episode, we find ourselves back in Minnesota — this time, talking with longtime author Larry Millett...

Spy Hunter

“You are here as a spy” [ILLU]  In Spy Hunter, it’s 1914 and Sherlock Holmes has been murdered. Nobody knows who did it, but Wiggins, former Baker...

Holmes Poirot

“two tickets for the theatre” [BRUC]    Jeffrey Hatcher, BSI ("The Five Orange Pips") and Steve Hendrickson have teamed up for a new Sherlock Holme...

Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell

“there appeared a long telegram” [SECO]  Nicholas Meyer's first Sherlock Holmes book, The Seven Per-Cent Solution, became and remains the high-wate...

Tales of Light, Shadow, and Darkness

“culminated in that moment of revelation” [3GAR]    As an educator, Tracy Revels makes sure her students have fun learning. Which would explain w...

This Work of Storytelling

“we have our story-teller here” [SIGN]  Glen Miranker is always good for a story. And more times than not, his stories involve fascinating items from...

Luke Barton as Sherlock Holmes

“quick insight into character” [BERY]     As Americans, it is always a joy to meet an Englishman, and doubly so if he portrays Sherlock Holmes. L...

Legends of the BSJ: James Montgomery

“remarkably rich tenor voice” [VALL]     Following the feedback we got from our previous , we thought we'd continue with another. This time, it's...

A West Wind

“we turned our faces westward” [SIXN]     While Sherlock Holmes is a perennial British subject, his influence in and by America cannot be denied....

Celebrating the Anniversary of the Oldest Sherlock Holmes Podcast

 “seventeen years of age” [SIGN] Mycroft Holmes spoke for all of us in "The Greek Interpreter" when he greeted Dr. Watson with the fateful line: “I...

Clutches of a Fiend

“do but get into the clutches” [BOSC]     We've held off a bit on the traditional interview with the editor of the BSI Manuscript Series this sea...

Legends of the BSJ: Edgar W. Smith

“I wanted to speak with Mr. Smith” [SIGN]     This is the third in our series on Legends of the Baker Street Journal; we've previously explored p...

The Autistic Sleuth

“That was the curious incident” [SILV]     From time to time, we see analysis and debate about whether Sherlock Holmes was autistic, had , or is...

Hounds of the Hollywood Baskervilles

“I am one of the hounds” [STUD]   The golden age of Hollywood brought us stars like William Powell and Myrna Loy, and of course Basil Rathbone an...

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Canonical Cornerstones

“some short sketch of the essentials” [BLAC]     What are the essential volumes that every Sherlockian should have in their library? John Bennett...

A History of the Woman

“to Sherlock Holmes, she is always the woman” [SCAN]  This is a fascinating episode that brings us closer to the inside story of "The Woman" — an...

The Lantern's Dance

“a most complete and remarkable woman” [LION]    It's odd to think that the Mary Russell series predates this show, yet we've never spoken with L...