Wednesday, January 29, 2020

“I had only one confidant—my brother Mycroft.” [EMPT] 


Why did Mycroft put himself in harm's way for Sherlock Holmes when the latter faced his arch-nemesis Professor Moriarty? Mycroft put Sherlock up for a night, drove the brougham that took Watson to Waterloo, and kept the rooms up at 221B during the hiatus that ensued.

But why didn't Moriarty go after Mycroft? What made him think that "the British government" didn't know about his activities? We explore the role of Mycroft Holmes in "The Final Problem." It's more than a trifle.


Download | 9.3 MB, 20:23

     


Have you left us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts yet? You don't need to own an Apple device, and every review helps more people find the show. 



We're available everywhere you listen to podcasts, including Apple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotifySoundCloud, and RadioPublic.





And please consider supporting our efforts through Patreon or PayPal.


Links / Notes


Sponsor


Music credits

Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra
Publisher Info.: Washington, DC: United States Marine Band
Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

--

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

“enormous sums of money” [SILV]  


Here's one of those things that lends itself to the title of this podcast. We were thinking about Professor Moriarty and his ignominious fall from grace. After he left the university where he was Mathematical Chair, he came to London, where he became an army coach.

Army coach? That brought a number of things to mind. But surprisingly little has been written about it. We explore this trifle and reach a couple of reasonable conclusions.


Download | 10.1 MB, 21:59

    


Have you left us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts yet? You don't need to own an Apple device, and every review helps more people find the show. 



We're available everywhere you listen to podcasts, including Apple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotifySoundCloud, and RadioPublic.





And please consider supporting our efforts through Patreon or PayPal.


Links / Notes


Sponsor


Music credits

Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra
Publisher Info.: Washington, DC: United States Marine Band
Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

--

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

“As to your dates, that is the biggest mystification of all.” [CREE]  


With Season 4, we're starting a new monthly series that we're calling "Mr. Sherlock Holmes the Theorist." Each month, we'll be taking a look at what some early Sherlockian scholars had to say about certain trifling elements in the Sherlock Holmes stories.

In this case, we're looking at "The Date of The Sign of Four" from H.W. Bell's Baker Street Studies, first published in 1934. Bell wrote one of the earliest chronologies of the Canon. Was he right? It's just a trifle.


Download | 12.2 MB, 26:36

  


Have you left us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts yet? You don't need to own an Apple device, and every review helps more people find the show. 



We're available everywhere you listen to podcasts, including Apple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotifySoundCloud, and RadioPublic.





And please consider supporting our efforts through Patreon or PayPal.


Links / Notes


Sponsor


Music credits

Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra
Publisher Info.: Washington, DC: United States Marine Band
Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

--

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

“cuisine is a little limited” [NAVA]  


We find a smattering of food references throughout the Sherlock Holmes stories. But which can be considered consummate British dishes?

We don't come across toad in the hole, bubble and squeak, or cock-a-leekie soup, but there are other meals that are considered British. And by more than the virtue of appearing in British stories. Which food might this be? It's more than a trifle.


Download | 14.3 MB, 31:14

 


Have you left us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts yet? You don't need to own an Apple device, and every review helps more people find the show. 



We're available everywhere you listen to podcasts, including Apple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotifySoundCloud, and RadioPublic.





And please consider supporting our efforts through Patreon or PayPal.


Links / Notes


Sponsor


Music credits

Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra
Publisher Info.: Washington, DC: United States Marine Band
Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

--

Wednesday, January 1, 2020

“befogged in mind” [SIGN]  


Weather conditions not only play a part in the settings of the Sherlock Holmes stories, but in some cases, they determine the plots as well.

Fog, London and Baker Street seem to go hand in hand in 1890s London, but London's fogs are more than weather conditions. How did fog color Sherlock Holmes's view of the criminal world, and which stories saw an impact from this misty and mysterious phenomenon? It's just a trifle.



Download | 11.9 MB, 26:04


 

Have you left us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts yet? You don't need to own an Apple device, and every review helps more people find the show. 



We're available everywhere you listen to podcasts, including Apple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotifySoundCloud, and RadioPublic.





And please consider supporting our efforts through Patreon or PayPal.


Links / Notes


Sponsor


Music credits

Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra
Publisher Info.: Washington, DC: United States Marine Band
Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

--

Our Team

Scott Monty and Burt Wolder are both members of the Baker Street Irregulars, the literary society dedicated to Sherlock Holmes. They have co-hosted the popular show I Hear of Everywhere since June 2007.

Contact us

Name

Email *

Message *