I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere

When the Baker Street Irregulars finally made the watershed decision to admit women to its membership in 1991, Evelyn Herzog, BSI ("The Daintiest Thing Under a Bonnet"), ASH ("Violet Hunter") and Susan Rice, 2s., BSI ("Beeswing"), ASH ("A Practical Handbook of Bee Culture, with Some Observations Upon the Segregation of the Queen") were there. And yet the history of what led up to that moment is no...

You've likely seen the online chatter and either managed to see the episode or miss the spoilers for Sherlock: The Abominable Bride to date. Before listening to this episode, we recommend watching (or even re-watching) it, for you'll have better context around some of our references. We're pleased to bring you some of our observations and even some conjecture about the intent and direction of the...

If you've been with us for a while, you'll have heard about Otto Penzler, BSI ("The King of Bohemia") before. He was our guest on Episode 17 when we talked about book collecting. Otto is back with us to talk about the genesis of The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories, the largest anthology of stories about Sherlock Holmes to date, as well as the rest of his enterprises. We learn about what goes i...

Anyone who has been following Sherlock Holmes on television and in popular culture over the last five years or so should be familiar with the names Steven Moffat and Sue Vertue. Steven is showrunner, writer and producer for Sherlock and Doctor Who, and Sue is a producer of a number of programs, including Doctor Who and Sherlock, as well as of numerous British television comedies. Steven and Sue me...

Those Sherlockians who came to the hobby from the 1970s onward will be familiar with the name Nicholas Meyer, BSI ("A Fine Moroccan Case"). His book The Seven Per-Cent Solution became a runaway hit in 1974 and 1975, eventually becoming a movie for which Meyer himself wrote the screenplay. The 2015 Baker Street Journal Christmas Annual Together Again for the First Time, which celebrates the four de...

As the holiday shopping season nears, we thought it was a great time to create a shopping guide for the Sherlock Holmes fan in your life. If you're into Sherlock Holmes in any way, it's likely that you have a wish list. Whether it's an early edition of the stories, a complete collection of Arthur Wontner films, a Sherlock Holmes chess set, or something else. We recently asked your assistance in cr...

Did you ever have a chance to talk with someone with whom you immediately felt a connection? That's exactly how Bonnie MacBird impressed us when we chatted with her about her new book Art in the Blood in this latest interview episode of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere. From her most amazing experience on her recent book tour to her first meeting with Sherlock Holmes (at a remarkable age!), to how sh...

We all know that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Sherlock Holmes is no stranger to either, and with a growing database that includes some tens of thousands of work, it's easy to think that Sherlock Holmes is probably the most imitated literary character in history. We take the time in this show to explore some of the motivations behind pastiches — as well as the cliched ingredients in...

"Some of my most interesting cases have come to me in this way through Mycroft." [GREE] If asked, who would you say is the biggest Sherlock Holmes fan? Prior to January 2015, we would not have said Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. But when he made a surprise appearance at the 2015 BSI Dinner and we had a chance to speak with him we discovered it was in fact he. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse have wri...

"this exhibition of the great detective" [VALL] If you were tasked with writing about the significance of Sherlock Holmes in popular culture, how would you go about it? After all, it's been a topic of numerous books throughout the years and we're currently awash in Sherlock Holmes books, shows, websites and the rest. Journalist Zach Dundas took a very unconventional approach with his book The Grea...

Glen Miranker, BSI, 2s ("The Origin of Tree Worship") is one of the foremost Sherlockian and Doylean collectors in the world. To see his collection in person would send chills up even the most austere Sherlockian's spine. We asked Glen to join us, not solely because of the depth and breadth of his Sherlockian collection, but because he has many personal stories that effectively illustrate what it...

The 15th of every month brings a new episode, and our latest is chock full of Sherlockian nuggets. There's a legal case afoot, in case you haven't heard. We cover the latest broadside from the Conan Doyle Estate, Ltd. - the #FreeMrHolmes saga - and discuss the movie starring Sir Ian McKellen. We ponder Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's epitaph if written under the present clouds of the estate's business de...

We celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Speckled Band of Boston with a visit to the dinner, plus an interview with Dan Posnansky, BSI. News, our quiz, your chance to win, and more!

When the BSI Manuscript Series adds another title, we interview the editors. And in recent years, those have been Bob Katz and Andy Solberg. We add Steve Rothman for good measure this time as we look at the manuscript of "The Empty House," when Sherlock Holmes returned to the public.

Our 75th episode is an interview with Sonia Fetherston, BSI, who wrote a biography of early Sherlockian giant Bliss Austin. It also contains the debut of our first quiz show.

Bruce Montgomery, BSI ("The Red Circle") sang "Aunt Clara" once last time at the Baker Street Irregulars dinner in January 2008. More on him here: http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2015/04/remembering-bruce-montgomery-bsi.html

Listen as we capture the sounds of the #BSIWeekend and discuss what happened at one of the most enjoyable gatherings of Sherlockians of the year. Topics range from Sherlock Holmes to the Three Stooges to Winston Churchill and more.

Internationally acclaimed and award-winning playwright Ken Ludwig joins us to talk about his newest play, Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery.

As you know, December 27 marks "the second day after Christmas," the day on which Dr. Watson called up on Mr. Sherlock Holmes to wish him "the compliments of the season"in "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle." We've long celebrated that particular story on this date with a poem of our own - even opting for reading it on an unnumbered special episode in 2007. But rather than simply rehash the trie...

It's been seven years since Mike Whelan, "Wiggins" of the BSI, sat down with us. Much has changed in the organization since that time, and Mike gives his take on the direction of this august literary society dedicated to Sherlock Holmes.

The 70th episode of the leading podcast for Sherlock Holmes fans is a crossover with the Baker Street Babes, in which we host a fun and involved game show.

The second part of our comprehensive interview with Bert Coules, the head writer for the BBC Sherlock Holmes radio series.

We're joined by Bert Coules, head writer for the BBC Sherlock Holmes radio series, to discuss the history of Sherlock Holmes on radio.

Well, we've done it. We've finally produced a mega-episode. And what better topic to go all epic on you than the outsized Sherlock Holmes Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries? Our guest this episode is Tim Johnson, Curator of Special Collections and Rare Books and E. W. McDiarmid Curator of the Sherlock Holmes Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries. Tim gives us a nic...

In our 66th episode, we travel down the road with the top down and enjoy the sites and news along the way. Our breezy conversation ranges from hockey and snow (it's Christmas in July!), which sends us down a rabbit hole of snow in the Canon, to the latest in the #FreeSherlock movement, and then on to some events. But the real fun begins when Burt and Scott investigate the various iterations of She...