Baker Street Digressions
Sherlock Holmes Is Real
A fictional docudrama about a supposed conspiracy to turn Sherlock Holmes from a historical figure to a fictional character over the last hundred years by person or persons unknown.
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Oct 30, 2026
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Episodes
The footage of the Vanished Detective 24.01.2024 1:08:25
Paul and Talon are joined by tea afficionado Heather Hinson who emphasizes the importance of letting Scotland Yard inspectors have their tea. Oh, and Watson has lost Sherlock Holmes, but we still have a double dose of Sergeant Wilkins, the unwritten hero of Sherlockian lore.
The Footage of the Thistle Killer 27.11.2023 48:15
Paul and Talon look into Watson's documentary footage of a Victorian serial killer apparently suppressed by official histories, and Inspector Lestrade's first foray into filming.
Special Report: The Chimp Who Looked Like Sherlock Holmes 06.08.2023 15:13
Paul and Talon jump online for breaking news about a new cover-up in the history of the great detective Sherlock Holmes, this time involving comics.
The Footage of the Laughing Mummy 01.05.2023 50:17
What happens when John H. Watson, documentary film-maker, attempts to create the first fishing show and only manages to catch Sardines? Talon King and Paul Thomas Miller explore the finer points of more Watson documentary footage of an attempted vacation and England's worst bed-and-breakfast, as always diving deep into just how real Sherlock Holmes is.
The footage of the Graystone Inscription 07.01.2023 48:27
Does Watson's footage of the real events he re-wrote as "The Musgrave Ritual" make for a better story than the print version? Are lobsters and tomatoes a thing? And what was Sherlock Holmes's deal there? Talon King and Paul Thomas Miller are back analyzing Watson's documentary film like only such minds can analyze!
Blue Carbuncle Eve Special: A Christmas Goose 27.12.2022 32:41
As a very special Blue Carbungle Eve treat, the host of some other podcast reads "A Christmas Goose" by Mary O'Reilly. Gather 'round the old timey radio and give this tale a listen!
The footage of the Singing Violin 16.10.2022 54:39
Talon and Paul are back after an extra-long summer hiatus, and the analysis of Dr. Watson's evolution as a documentary film-maker is going strong. Talon's wandering accent is topped by his many pronunciations of the name "Durham," and Paul shows what a great musical ear he has for Watson's voice. Want to listen to talk of the REAL Sherlock Holmes as seen in Watson's footage? Then this is the podca...
The footage of the French interpreter 06.06.2022 34:22
The Sherlock Holmes Realist Society joins Talon and Paul for a second time as they examine the footage for the case Watson would eventually write up as "The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter."
The footage of the jolly hangman (and the Realists!) 30.01.2022 50:11
The brand new Sherlock Holmes Realist Society comes together to support and encourage our investigations of Watson's documentary footage by jumping straight into the fray. Watson's baby impression and the truth about Martha from "His Last Bow" are just a part of what you'll learn from this one.
The footage of the Split Ticket analyzed 01.12.2021 1:03:56
Iread Bleakly, an analyst analyst, has appeared in Paul's absence to help review the footage of a nervous Irishman. Basil of Baker Street's reality is questioned. Suspicions are raised of leprechaunism and many other things.
The footage of the Shoeless Engineer tested 27.09.2021 44:24
The actual live footage of the real Sherlock Holmes solving the case Watson would write up as "The Engineer's Thumb" is analyzed by King and Miller, as their investigation of the Watson documentary footage continues. They test the footage with an audience again, this time pulling the entire John H. Watson Society into the testing lab with mixed results.
The footage of the Red-Headed League tested 21.08.2021 33:45
The two men who definitely haven't drank the "1954 TV" Sherlock Holmes Kool-Aid (because one of them doesn't know what Kool-Aid even is) are back to not only analyze Watson's documentary footage -- now they're testing it on human subjects! The trans-Atlantic investigation of the fictionalizing of the real Sherlock Holmes continues!
The footage of the divinity fudge killer 10.07.2021 1:17:19
Talon King, Victorian film expert Paul Thomas Miller, and special guest, social anthropologist Raquel Rodriguez, look at some of the most disturbing of Dr. Watson's documentary footage to date -- his recordings of the serial killer called "Mother Hubbard" by the conspirators attempting to portray Watson's work as "just a TV show."
The footage of Harry Crocker 31.03.2021 41:40
Man about town Talon King and Holmesian boy genius Paul Thomas Miller examine the found footage of "The Case of Harry Crocker," and note how many people in Victorian England looked similar to each other, the one-sided nature of London houses, and more indications of Sherlock Holmes as more criminal than detective. Sherlock Holmes is real, and the footage is out there!
The footage of the blind man's bluff 21.03.2021 46:36
Paul Thomas Miller and Talon King are back, with one of the worst sound engineers in the podcast industry, Jimmy "Army" Buckles. Is the result a listenable podcast? We don't know, but if you make it to the end, you can hear Talon's mum play a jaunty tune on her squeeze box.
The footage of the Winthrop pirate curse 26.12.2020 1:28:41
Casey Hills from "The Final Podblem" podcast joins Talon and Paul for some of the weirdest documentary footage so far, wherein a single word seems to derail logical thought, and at some point the guy who does the sound editing seems to come in and take Talon's place. It's an hour and a half of content nominally about less than a half hour of YouTube video. You can find The Final Podblem at https:/...
The footage of the scandalous ballerina parts 24.11.2020 58:10
It was the best of episodes, it was the worst of episodes, as our panel of experts analyzes the footage filed under "The Case of the Shy Ballerina," referencing Billy Wilder, the myth of British sex, Victorian hat use, the Watsonic poetry style, and then completely fall out of character by the end. Better luck next time, listeners!
The footage about the nose-pulling ghost 15.10.2020 1:08:40
Does adding a professional counsellor help the show, or does it just lead Talon and Randy to more perversity as Paul tries to keep a modicum of dignity to the proceedings? And it's October, so a Watson-abusing ghost is as seasonal as pumpkin spice scones! Join the our documentary-analyzing team of supposed experts for an hour or so of supposedly analyzing evidence that this supposed Sherlock Holme...
The footage of the questionable cowgirl 11.09.2020 1:00:50
With our resident Victorian film expert out of action this episode, amateur podcaster Talon King and Sherlock Holmes superfan Randy Davis attempt to analyze "The Case of the Texas Cowgirl" on their own. The results, missing the input of the more intelligent member of the team, are probably at the level this footage deserved.
The footage of the castle in Macleod's domain 26.08.2020 1:09:18
Talon King, Victorian film expert Paul Thomas Miller, Sherlock Holmes superfan Randy Davis, and special guest Professor Amity Cannon, expert in secret societies, all join forces to break down the documentary footage that Watson based his novel "The Valley of Fear" upon, which was released to the You Tubes as "The Case of the Pennsylvania Gun."
The footage of Sherlock's meth lab and Lady Beryl's face 05.08.2020 1:02:46
In our second review of Watson's documentary footage, Holmes and Wilkins spend a day in a questionable laboratory, Watson and Lestrade find a common bond, and Watson gives Lady Beryl her close-up. As we saw last time, John H. Watson left a lot out when he got around to writing about Sherlock Holmes instead of filming him. "The Case of Lady Beryl" reviewed as only a podcast called "Sherlock Holmes...
The footage of Watson's first day with Sherlock Holmes 23.07.2020 40:23
In season five's bold new adventure for "Sherlock Holmes is Real," new host Talon King welcomes Paul Thomas Miller for a thorough analysis of found documentary footage filmed by Dr. Watson himself, hidden on the internet under the guise of a 1954 TV show that no one really remembers being on TV. In this first episode, they cover Watson's first day with Holmes and "The Case of the Cunningham Herita...
The NEW Sherlock Holmes Is Real 19.07.2020 2:50
With the former hosts of the show lost to investigations and quarantine, Talon King pitches the new "Sherlock Holmes is Real." Because THIS time, Sherlock Holmes is really real.
Episode Twenty-Six: The Secret of Mary Morstan 13.05.2020 12:55
The pandemic has kept the usual hosts out of the studio, and their replacement tries hard to fill the void with a new Mary Morstan revelation . . . and a song.
Episode Twenty-five: Talon Take the Wheel! 27.03.2020 20:28
It was a time of much worry and woe. It was a time of care and concern. And yet one Sherlockian's brother finds podcast equipment and ignores all of that, recording some of the worst Sherlockian content you will hear all year.
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