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Baker Street Elementary – Getting Schooled

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2024/09/29

“He was not studying medicine.” [STUD]From the very beginning of their association, we know that Sherlock Holmes was good at science-related topics, thanks to Dr. Watson's list "Sherlock Holmes—his limits."But upon preparing to meet him for the first time, after young Stamford talked him up as "an enthusiast in some branches of science," it was only natural for Watson to ask:“A medical student, I suppose?” said I.“No—I have no idea what he intends to go in for. I believe he is well up in anatomy,

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Nominations Are Open for the 2025 Susan Rice...

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2024/09/26

“twinkling in front of us through the gloom to guide us” [SPEC]Photo courtesy of Will Walsh, BSIEvery profession, every hobby needs mentors. A mentor's job is to help new arrivals understand the context and meaning of the organization they're stepping into. Mentors helpfully point out the guardrails, endlessly encourage curiosity, and consistently communicate the worth and potential of those in their charge.Mentors are leaders.And we were blessed to have such a leader inSusan Rice, ASH, BSI,

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Episode 295: Holmes Poirot

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2024/09/15

“two tickets for the theatre” [BRUC]Jeffrey Hatcher, BSI ("The Five Orange Pips") and Steve Hendrickson have teamed up for a new Sherlock Holmes play in which we find one mystery, separated by 25 years. Holmes has the first crack at it, followed by Hercule Poirot decades later.Appropriately enough, it is called Holmes Poirot. And it premieres in St. Paul, Minnesota in October 2024.Hatcher is known to Sherlockians for his screenplay for Mr. Holmes as well as two other Sherlockian plays. Hendrickson

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Baker Street Elementary – Feeble

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2024/09/15

“on to other topics” [NAVA]We're often told to avoid talking about politics and religion in certain settings. Sherlock Holmes didn't spend much time on those topics either, aside from representing the government in a handful of cases, handling a case for the pope, having a rusty memory of the Old Testament, and one well-known reverie.But there was one story in which Sherlock Holmes dealt with both politics and religion.In "The Naval Treaty," Holmes was engaged by Percy Phelps, who had a position at

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The 2024 BSI Trust Lecture

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2024/09/13

“a course of lectures” [COPP]The name Mattias Boström, BSI ("The Swedish Pathological Society") will be familiar to the I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere audience. He previously appeared on Episode 127: From Holmes to Sherlock.Mattias is author of the Agatha Award-winning From Holmes to Sherlock (2017) and serves as one of the editors for the Sherlock Holmes and Conan Doyle in the Newspapers series of books. He resides with his wife and two daughters outside of Stockholm, Sweden, and is a member of

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Sherlock Holmes vs. Creatures of Horror

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2024/09/12

"He appears to know every detail of every horror perpetrated in the century." [STUD]Completists and/or fans of Sherlock Holmes on stage may be interested in knowing that the final chapter of Horror on the Stage:Monsters, Murders and Terrifying Moments in Theateris titled "Sherlock Holmes vs. Creatures of Horror."The 15-page section contains descriptions of the following stage productions:The Speckled Band (1910), written by Arthur Conan Doyle, with an outline of the play, a history of its

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Baker Street Elementary – King Me

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2024/09/01

“the folly of a monarch” [NOBL]Aside from "a certain gracious lady" who gifted Sherlock Holmes an emerald tie-pin at Windsor one afternoon, we don't think of British royalty very often in the Sherlock Holmes stories.And yet, there are at least a dozen references to British monarchs hidden throughout the 60 stories. Some are quite obvious, but others are oblique and even obscure.How many can you name?For a rundown of exactly how many there are and in which stories they appear, listen to Episode 298

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Episode 294: Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell

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2024/08/30

“there appeared a long telegram” [SECO]Nicholas Meyer's first Sherlock Holmes book, The Seven Per-Cent Solution, became and remains the high-water mark for Sherlock Holmes pastiches. So when he edits another one of Dr. Watson's recovered manuscripts, it's always worthwhile.The latest is Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell, published by Mysterious Press, and it takes Holmes and Watson across the Atlantic, dodging German U-boats in pursuit of a coded telegram from Berlin to an unknown recipient

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Baker Street Elementary – Steele True

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2024/08/18

“striking illustration” [ILLU]Arthur Conan Doyle made Sherlock Holmes famous in various periodicals and eventually books. But it was Holmes's illustrators who put flesh on the bones and gave us the distinctive image that we know today.One of these artists was Frederic Dorr Steele, whose illustrations graced the covers and interior of Collier's in the early 1900s. Steele's Holmes was reminiscent of William Gillette, who first portrayed Holmes on stage in 1899 and went on to make more than 3,000

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Baker Street Elementary – How Low Can You Go?

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2024/08/04

“And so under” [MUSG]One of the side-benefits of reading the Sherlock Holmes stories is we have the opportunity to educate ourselves on terminology that is almost comprehensible. That is, words or phrases that might seem odd yet vaguely familiar.For instance, when Watson needs to educate himself on the finer points of Chinese pottery in "The Illustrious Client," he tells us“I drove to the London Library in St. James’s Square, put the matter to my friend Lomax, the sub-librarian, and departed to my

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Baker Street Elementary – The Wizarding World of...

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2024/07/21

“as if by magic” [REDC]Sherlock Holmes appeared to have other-worldly powers to some people in his orbit. It's not that he was employing black magic or supernatural powers; he simply was skilled beyond the means of common folk of his time.Their shock and surprise were evident, as they expressed their astonishment by comparing him to wizard.Inspector Stanley Hopkins expressed belief that Holmes was a wizard, adding,“I really do sometimes think that you have powers that are not human.” [ABBE]When the

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Book Review: Nessie's Nemesis

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2024/07/17

"When we got back to Scotland it was easily hushed up" [BLAC]Addy and Zabel, the investigative couple from Sherlock's Secretary, return in Nessie's Nemesis. Addy is still answering letters sent to Sherlock Holmes, which brings them this second case. Like the one in the first book, it has a media connection to the great detective.As many know, there's a key scene in the 1970 Billy Wilder movie The Private Life of Sherlock Holmesinvolving a fake Loch Ness Monster. (If you don't know, don't worry — one

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Episode 291: Luke Barton as Sherlock Holmes

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2024/07/15

“quick insight into character” [BERY]As Americans, it is always a joy to meet an Englishman, and doubly so if he portrays Sherlock Holmes. Luke Barton has done that not only on stage but in audiobooks as well.Our conversation with Luke explores how he has prepared for his many appearances as Holmes on stage — including one production in which he alternated the roles of Holmes and Watson. His insights into the deeper aspects of the detective are admirable, and his skill is evident.We have Sherlockian

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Baker Street Elementary – An Impish Habit

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2024/07/07

“You are certainly joking, Holmes” [BLUE]Sherlock Holmes was a practical joker.The great consulting detective — known for his deductive reasoning skills, his numerous monographs, and the seriousness with which he took his work — enjoyed practical jokes.He admitted it himself in "The Mazarin Stone," when he returned the jewel to its rightful owner:“Too bad, Lord Cantlemere, too bad!” cried Holmes. “My old friend here will tell you that I have an impish habit of practical joking. Also that I can never

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Baker Street Elementary – We Didn't Start the Fire

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2024/06/23

“a smoke-laden atmosphere” [VEIL]To imagine Sherlock Holmes without tobacco is impossible. While he is most famously pictured with a pipe (the unwieldy and uncanonical meerschaum, mostly), he also smoked cigars and cigarettes.In fact, we dedicated a number of episodes ofTrifles to various aspects of Holmes's and Watson's smoking habits:Episode 71 - Inside 221B: Where There's SmokeEpisode 83 - Smoke If You Got 'EmEpisode 297 - The Arcadia MixtureBut among all of those minutes of discussion, we didn't

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Celebrating the Anniversary of the Oldest Sherlock...

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2024/06/14

“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 hear of Sherlock everywhere since you became his chronicler.”And yes, in our minds, we'll always hear that line in the voice of the inimitable Charles Gray in the Granada series — a sound clip that serves as the opening for our podcast introduction.Little did we know when we began the podcast I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere on June 14, 2007 — exactly 17 years

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Baker Street Elementary – Acting Alone

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2024/06/09

“my own little methods” [GLOR]There was no prescribed course of education that Sherlock Holmes could take at university to prepare him for his eventual career.Recall that his post-secondary education didn't even last long: "during the two years I was at college." ['The Gloria Scott']Like some of the best entrepreneurs, he cobbled together what he needed at school, and then by immersing himself in various areas of interest once he was out on his own.“That is why I have chosen my own particular

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Baker Street Elementary – Quiet, I'm Thinking

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2024/05/26

“the quiet thinker and logician of Baker Street” [BOSC]“You have a grand gift of silence, Watson,” Sherlock Holmes said in "The Man with the Twisted Lip."For Holmes, silence was golden. It gave him the opportunity to do what he did best: think. Thinking was at the core of his profession, and when he added his energetic footwork and investigation to it, Sherlock Holmes was quite formidable.Remember in "The Greek Interpreter" how he delineated the difference between himself and his brother Mycroft:“If

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Episode 287: Legends of the BSJ: Edgar W. Smith

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2024/05/15

“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 publisher Ben Abramson (Episode 269) and BSI founder Christopher Morley (Episode 272).This time, we'll be looking at wordsmith and able administrator, Edgar W. Smith. It was Smith who deftly managed the operations of the Baker Street Irregulars and whose own interest in Sherlockian scholarship (his own and others) caused him to promote books and eventually found

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Baker Street Elementary – Stupid Is as Stupid Does

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2024/05/12

“I was feeling drowsy and stupid” [NAVA]We're lucky to have had Dr. Watson. Not only did he provide us with narratives of many of Sherlock Holmes's cases, but he stood in for us as well — an everyman.In "The Red-Headed League," Watson tells us:“I trust that I am not more dense than my neighbours, but I was always oppressed with a sense of my own stupidity in my dealings with Sherlock Holmes.”Who can blame him? There's Holmes, making a complex mathematical calculation on a moving train in "Silver

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