Wednesday, April 27, 2022

“Drive like the devil” [SCAN] 



Call this the case of the overlooked fact. And one that was staring us in the face, too. It concerns the marriage of Irene Adler and Godfrey Norton in "A Scandal in Bohemia."

A listener wrote in and asked us just why Irene Adler had to get married in such a rush. We did a little digging, found some material to discuss, and put our own thoughts into it. It's just a Trifle.
 
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Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra
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Wednesday, April 20, 2022

“There’s not a tree in the park” [EMPT] 



The third week of the month means it's time for Master's Class: a look at an exemplary piece of Sherlockian scholarship from over the years. 

In this episode, we look at Nicholas Utechin's masterful piece from the 1972 Baker Street Journal in which he deduced exactly where Colonel Moran was when he shot the Hon. Ronald Adair in "The Empty House." Or was it Moran at all? It's just a Trifle.
 
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Wednesday, April 13, 2022

“studying all those branches” [MUSG] 



We're back with the second part of a two-part series looking at trees in the Sherlock Holmes stories. 

In the first part (Episode 274), we covered the oak and the elm. This time, we go a little farther afield and chase mentions of other trees in the Canon: beeches, cedars, firs, plane, pine, yew, and others. Perhaps even shrubbery. It's just a Trifle.
 
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Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Holmes turned to his desk and, unlocking it, drew out a small case-book” [SPEC] 



The first week of the month means it's a "Mr. Sherlock Holmes the Theorist"-themed episode, featuring an old piece of scholarship that investigates some trifling issue.

In this episode, we look at an early piece that Martin Dakin wrote for The Sherlock Holmes Journal, questioning the authenticity of some of the stories in The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes. Which made the passing grade? It's just a Trifle.
 
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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.

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