The Man Who Would Be Sherlock
"it would be a great pleasure" [SIGN] Acclaimed biographer Christopher Sandford joins us to discuss his book The Man Who Would Be Sherlock: The Real-Life Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle. But this is...
15 Sep 20191h
Building an Archive
"furnished lodgings close to a library" [3STU] When you have a world-class collection, it makes sense for a world-class institution to house it. And not just any such institution (as there are many),...
30 Aug 201955min
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Was Not
"he was not the man that they had known" [CREE] Christopher Sequeira is a familiar name among those who enjoy speculative fiction. That's the intersection of horror, fantasy, science fiction, and sup...
15 Aug 201951min
Another Case of Identity
"Male costume is nothing new to me" [SCAN] It isn't every day you run into someone who crashed an invitation-only event 45 years ago. When you add to the mix that the event was all-male and th...
30 Jul 20191h 11min
Watson Does Not Lie / Doyle's Rotary Coffin
"What do you want with the coffin?" [LADY] As a rule, Sherlockians and Holmesians are a welcoming bunch. But occasionally you'll see arguments spring up about why a certain book, film, television sho...
15 Jul 201958min
John Bennett Shaw
"all the enthusiasm of a man fresh from the fogs of Baker Street." [COPP] There are a handful of names in the pantheon of Sherlockians that are legendary: Morley. Bell. Smith. Starrett. Baring-Gould...
1 Jul 20191h 4min
Three Authors in Search of a Character
"these characters convey a message" [DANC] It isn't every day that one has an opportunity to chat with someone who owns an intimate piece of clothing that belonged to "a certain gracious lady." Barb...
15 Jun 201959min
Studies in Starrett
"His name is Vincent" [REDH] We last spoke with Ray Betzner, BSI ("The Agony Column") five years ago (on Episode 61), where he was joined by Susan Rice, BSI ("Beeswing"). Ray had just launched his bl...
30 Mai 20191h 5min
