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It's like Fresh Air for Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts. Find out what's going on in the world of Sherlock Holmes, including pop culture, Sherlock Holmes societies around the world, and a reflec...
"Those were the early days" [VALL] Join us as we explore the roots of Sherlockian tradition in the Motor City with Christopher Music, archiv...
"A collector of obscure volumes" [EMPT] Today we honor the enduring legacy of Vincent Starrett — the legendary journalist, bibliophile, and...
"Only one word of epilogue" [DANC] Today we're joined by Bob Katz, BSI, the founder of The Epilogues of Sherlock Holmes, a scion society tha...
"I cultivate a large number of friends" [WIST] What does it take to build a legacy that lasts nearly a century? Today we're joined by Peter...
"I was invited to a week-end gathering" [LAST] Join us as we look back on four whirlwind days of Sherlockian festivities in New York City, w...
"All good comradeship and friendship" [ABBE] Bob Sharfman's first impression of Sherlock Holmes came from Basil Rathbone's movies. Bob read...
"Holmes took it with admirable good-humour" [PRIO] For years, Holmes and Watson have served as a blueprint for an "odd couple" dynamic, usua...
"Important issues might hang upon our journey." [SIGN] Join us as we speak to Steve Mason and Greg Ruby about their adventure this past summ...
"Particularly bright and joyous" [THOR] Forget about the silence you might think is suggested by the word "pantomime." British panto is a ra...
"'Why, Holmes, it is a child's drawing,' I cried." [DANC] Just when you thought everything about Sherlock Holmes and popular culture was kno...
"An expression of the most dreadful horror." [HOUN] Join us as we explore Sherlock Holmes Into the Fire , a new, two-volume collection that...
"the biggest mystification of all" [COPP] Bruce Harris, BSI ("Harris") is a longtime Sherlockian whose love of the stories goes back more th...
"a member of an aristocratic club" [BERY] Sherlockians from around the world joined the members of the Sherlock Holmes Klubben i Danmark ear...

"the goodness of Providence." [NAVA] It began with an idea for a series of radio mysteries, each five minutes long, that listeners could sol...
"Pooh, pooh! Forgery." [SCAN] Nicholas Meyer, BSI ("A Fine Morocco Case") is an accomplished storyteller who has made a mark in both the lit...
"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 do...
"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...
"a case for personal investigation" [SUSS] The number of Sherlock Holmes pastiches is endless. They include stories and novels set in any er...
"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 w...
"from Portsmouth at midday" [LAST] The Portsmouth Library is home to the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection, largely made possible by the bequest...
"You can file it in our archives, Watson" [RETI] North America is home to a number of public collections, libraries, museums, and archives t...
"we can bring it to a successful conclusion" [EMPT] When we discussed the Midwest Canonical Conclave in Episode 308, we weren't exactly sure...
"good enough to chronicle one or two of my trifling experiences" [SCAN] Don't care for Sherlockian chronologies? Well, you're not alone! Nei...
"grazed the subclavian artery" [STUD] While the Baker Street Irregulars is the most well-known of Sherlockian societies, it is by no means t...
"able to evolve from their own inner consciousness" [STUD] Now in its 12th year, 221B Con has become a mainstay of annual Sherlockian events...
"the high opinion formed of him by his contemporaries." [VALL] When the first Sherlock Holmes short stories came on the scene, they were som...
"a wistful look on his wrinkled face" [BLAN] The first Sherlock Holmes adventure authored by Sherlock Holmes was "The Blanched Soldier." It...
"One of the most precious public possessions of the empire" [BERY] Joel Meadows began what eventually became Sherlock Holmes and the Empire...
"the rapidity and noiselessness of a serpent" [STUD] Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, and Bonnie MacBird are back! In the sixth book in her seri...
"a combination of events" [3STU] Keeping track of everything going on in the Sherlockian world is no easy task. And yet, every year without...
"the preparation for submarine attack" [LAST] Good storytellers transport us to other places and times by virtue of their ability to create...
"Holmes' triumphant expression and the ring of his voice" [STUD] Regular listeners know that when we have an opportunity to speak with other...
"I listen to their story, they listen to my comments" [STUD] Trial lawyers are supposed to be experts in conducting interviews and interroga...
"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...
"the summit of St. Paul's" [SIGN] After one episode, we find ourselves back in Minnesota — this time, talking with longtime author Larry Mil...
"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...
"two tickets for the theatre" [BRUC] Jeffrey Hatcher, BSI ("The Five Orange Pips") and Steve Hendrickson have teamed up for a new Sherlock H...
"there appeared a long telegram" [SECO] Nicholas Meyer's first Sherlock Holmes book, The Seven Per-Cent Solution , became and remains the hi...
"culminated in that moment of revelation" [3GAR] As an educator, Tracy Revels makes sure her students have fun learning. Which would explain...
"we have our story-teller here" [SIGN] Glen Miranker is always good for a story. And more times than not, his stories involve fascinating it...
"quick insight into character" [BERY] As Americans, it is always a joy to meet an Englishman, and doubly so if he portrays Sherlock Holmes....
"remarkably rich tenor voice" [VALL] Following the feedback we got from our previous Legends of the BSJ episode on Edgar W. Smith , we thoug...
"we turned our faces westward" [SIXN] While Sherlock Holmes is a perennial British subject, his influence in and by America cannot be denied...

"seventeen years of age" [SIGN] Mycroft Holmes spoke for all of us in "The Greek Interpreter" when he greeted Dr. Watson with the fateful li...
"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 se...
"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...

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

It's like Fresh Air for Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts. Find out what's going on in the world of Sherlock Holmes, including pop culture, Sherlo...

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