Episode 308: The BSI Midwest Canonical Conclave “grazed the subclavian artery” [STUD] While the Baker Street Irregulars is the most well-known of Sherlockian societies, it is by no means the only one — nor even the most important. There are gatherings happening every week, in person and virtually, of Sherlockian societies.And just like the Sherlo…
by Scott Monty
Baker Street Elementary – I Swear to God... “dared only whisper their religious opinions with bated breath” [STUD] Was Sherlock Holmes religious? That was something we contemplated together with Henry T. Folsom, BSI ("The Golden Pince-Nez") in Trifles Episode 427 on his Morley-Montgomery Award-winning article "My Biblical Knowledge is a Trifl…
Episode 307: The Evolution of 221B Con “able to evolve from their own inner consciousness” [STUD] Now in its 12th year, 221B Con has become a mainstay of annual Sherlockian events, drawing people from all over the world to Atlanta every April. It was founded as a response to Sherlock on BBC, but has expanded beyond that to include the or…
by Scott Monty
Baker Street Elementary – What's in a Name?“should you rather that I sent James off to bed?” [TWIS] One of the most vexing and early discrepancies in the Sherlock Holmes canon occurs in "The Man With the Twisted Lip," when Mrs. Watson refers to her husband as "James."“It was very sweet of you to come. Now, you must have some wine and water, …
by Scott Monty
Episode 306: The Golden Era of Sherlock Holmes and His Contemporaries “the high opinion formed of him by his contemporaries.” [VALL] When the first Sherlock Holmes short stories came on the scene, they were something of a novelty: non-serialized, self-contained tales that put the Strand Magazine on the map.As with any success story, this one inspired imitators. These …
by Scott Monty
Baker Street Elementary – Coloring Our Perceptions “an old dressing-gown of Holmes’s” [EMPT] If you see a silhouette with a pipe, magnifying glass, and deerstalker cap, you know it's Sherlock Holmes. That famous headgear can't be worn without an association with the detective.The same could be said for the Inverness cape, although that attire is sli…
by Scott Monty
Episode 305: That Ghastly Face “a wistful look on his wrinkled face” [BLAN] The first Sherlock Holmes adventure authored by Sherlock Holmes was “The Blanched Soldier.” It tells the tale of a family’s attempt to protect their son, a friend’s dedication to determining the truth, and Holmes’s actions to explain everything.Ira Matets…
by Scott Monty
Celebrate World Radio Day with IHOSE “that strange wireless” [LAST]Radio came into the world concurrently with Sherlock Holmes, so it's natural to connect the two topics, particularly on World Radio Day.According to Wikipedia,"The existence of radio waves was first proven by German physicist Heinrich Hertz on 11 November 1886. In the …
by Scott Monty
Unique Letters to Douglas Wilmer Offered for Sale “there are points which make it quite unique” [MUSG]Longtime readers of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere and true fans of Sherlock Holmes on the screen will recall that in the 1960s, Douglas Wilmer was Sherlock Holmes on the BBC television series.A decade ago, we celebrated his golden anniversary of t…
by Scott Monty
Baker Street Elementary – Knighty Knight“Holmes refused a knighthood” [3GAR] One would think that ending up on the monarch's Honours List for the New Year would an honor, indeed. After all, becoming a member of the orders of chivalry is not something that just any individual can expect to happen.So it seems surprising that Sherlock Holmes…
by Scott Monty
Episode 304: Sherlock Holmes and the Empire Builders “One of the most precious public possessions of the empire” [BERY] Joel Meadows began what eventually became Sherlock Holmes and the Empire Builders: The Gene Genie in 2002 while working on Tripwire as a quarterly print magazine.He tells us the story of how it took two decades to bring this vision t…
by Scott Monty
The 2025 BSI Weekend – Awards and Honors “a brief review of what had passed” [THOR] Photo credit: Will Walsh In the next episode of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere, we'll be covering our own personal experiences at the 2025 BSI Weekend that ran from January 15 – January 19, 2025, during which some 300+ Sherlockians descended on Midtown Man…
by Scott Monty
“to Sherlock Holmes, she is always the woman” [SCAN] This is a fascinating episode that brings us closer to the inside story of " The...
Episode 308: The BSI Midwest Canonical Conclave “grazed the subclavian artery” [STUD] While the Baker Street Irregulars is the most well-known ...
Episode 307: The Evolution of 221B Con “able to evolve from their own inner consciousness” [STUD] Now in its 12th year, 221B Con has b...
Episode 306: The Golden Era of Sherlock Holmes and His Contemporaries “the high opinion formed of him by his contemporaries.” [VALL] When the first Sherlock Holmes s...
Episode 305: That Ghastly Face “a wistful look on his wrinkled face” [BLAN] The first Sherlock Holmes adventure authored by Sh...
