Sherlock Holmes: Trifles: September 2026

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Episode 509 – How Annoying

“Would that annoy you?” [STUD]

Sherlock Holmes was not always the most patient of men. Then again there were others who had no capacity for tolerating delays, incompetence, or simple interruptions.

There are all manners of annoyances in the Sherlock Holmes stories and all kinds of people to annoy. Let's get to work! It's just a Trifle.

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Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra
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Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Episode 508 – £1000

Scott Monty 2:21 AM 0

“A thousand pounds! Great Lord of mercy!” [BLUE]

One thousand pounds sounds like a lot of money — now and in Sherlock Holmes's time. How much would £1000 in 1895 be worth today?

In which stories do we find a mention of "a thousand pounds"? And what is going on around each of those sums? Answers to all of these questions and more are ahead. It's just a Trifle.

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Download | 30 MB 31:27

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Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra
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Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Episode 507 – Watson, Lomax, and the Goodly Volume

Scott Monty 2:21 AM 0

“departed to my rooms with a goodly volume under my arm” [ILLU]

In this month’s “Mr. Sherlock Holmes the Theorist” episode, it's a matter of a listener-suggested topic. After our Trifling Trifles look at Lomax the sub-librarian, Maxine Reneker wrote to us with an idea.

In 2020, Maxine teamed up with Marsha Pollak to pen "Watson, Lomax, and the Goodly Volume: Observations on the Illustrious Client," in The Baker Street Journal. It gives us a much better idea of what Watson was reading as he prepared for his encounter with Baron Gruner. And it's just a Trifle.

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Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra
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Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Episode 506 – A Study in Pink

Scott Monty 2:21 PM 0

“a little wisp of pink” [STUD]

The Sherlock Holmes stories are filled with colors, from the stories with colors in the titles to the rich scenic details in each. What a great opportunity to explore the rainbow!

We take this opportunity to explore the context of the color pink across the Canon. We even set it up like something of a quiz so you can play along in real time. Do you think you have what it takes to name the stories? It's just a Trifle.

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Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Episode 505 – I Met Harry Murcher

Scott Monty 2:21 PM 0

“him who has the Holland Grove beat” [STUD]

Harry Murcher. There's a name from the Sherlock Holmes stories that could be the answer to a particularly dastardly quiz.

In this episode, we'll get to meet Harry, courtesy of Sonia Fetherston, BSI ("The Solitary Cyclist"), whose article "I Met Harry Murcher: Getting Acquainted with Holland Grove's Elusive P.C." appeared in the Spring 2011 issue of The Baker Street Journal and won the Morley-Montgomery Award that year. It's just a Trifle.

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Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra
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