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Sherlock Holmes: Trifles

You know the plots, but what about the minutiae? We delve into the Sherlock Holmes stories and answers questions that arise, clarify muddy details, and look into some of the period terminology in this... Read more

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Inside 221B: Have a Seat

Inside 221B: Have a Seat

"Pray take a seat" [MAZA]  As we glance around the sitting room at 221B Baker Street, the famous lodgings of Sherlock ... Read more

10 Oct 2018

17mins

Ranked #2

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Board Games

Board Games

“to play games of that sort” [REIG]  This marks the first in a semi-regular series on Trifles in which we spend time t... Read more

9 Jan 2019

22mins

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Unpublished Cases: John Vincent Harden

Unpublished Cases: John Vincent Harden

"the peculiar persecution of John Vincent Harden" [SOLI]  The famous year of 1895 holds many wonders. Many of the case... Read more

17 Oct 2018

17mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 69 - Occupations in the Canon, Part 1

Episode 69 - Occupations in the Canon, Part 1

"Does it not strike you as a strange occupation" [RETI]  In the 60 tales that comprise the complete Sherlock Holmes stor... Read more

25 Apr 2018

23mins

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Episode 68 - Unpublished Cases: See What V Has to Say

Episode 68 - Unpublished Cases: See What V Has to Say

"see what V has to say" [SUSS]   Among the cases that Watson tantalizingly dangles before us, "The Adventure of the Su... Read more

18 Apr 2018

19mins

Ranked #6

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Inside 221B: The Morocco Case

Inside 221B: The Morocco Case

"neat morocco case" [SIGN]  We all know that Sherlock Holmes used drugs. "A seven-per-cent solution" of cocaine is what ... Read more

8 Aug 2018

20mins

Ranked #7

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Episode 67 - Inside 221B: Chemistry

Episode 67 - Inside 221B: Chemistry

"abstruse chemical analysis" [SIGN]  Along with the deerstalker, Inverness cloak, magnifying glass and curved pipe, Sh... Read more

12 Apr 2018

17mins

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Woof

Woof

"a small monograph upon the uses of dogs in the work of the detective" [CREE]  There are a handful of dogs sprinkled t... Read more

24 Oct 2018

24mins

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3 - Simpson's

3 - Simpson's

Dr. Watson tells us that he and Sherlock Holmes visited one London restaurant two times. And while the gustatory habits ... Read more

18 Jan 2017

14mins

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Episode 61 - John Watson, Ladies Man

Episode 61 - John Watson, Ladies Man

"Now Watson, the fair sex is your department." [SECO]  John Watson knew women; Holmes tells us so. And Watson certainl... Read more

28 Feb 2018

15mins

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16 - The Surprise of a First Reading of the Final Problem

16 - The Surprise of a First Reading of the Final Problem

"it is with a heavy heart" [FINA]  "The Final Problem" is a shocking tale, both for contemporaries of the Strand Magazin... Read more

19 Apr 2017

18mins

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28 - Harpoons: A Pointed Subject

28 - Harpoons: A Pointed Subject

"among the harpooners my research was nearing its end" [BLAC]  We have one of the most iconic openings in the Sherlock H... Read more

12 Jul 2017

17mins

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27 - Rebellion!

27 - Rebellion!

"there really was a plot" [GLOR]  Independence Day is celebrated in the United States on July 4. It marks the date of t... Read more

5 Jul 2017

21mins

Ranked #14

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18 - Horse Sense in Silver Blaze

18 - Horse Sense in Silver Blaze

"have a look at the horse" [SILV]  One of the best regarded stories in the Sherlock Holmes canon is "Silver Blaze." The ... Read more

3 May 2017

16mins

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Unpublished Cases: The Sign of Four

Unpublished Cases: The Sign of Four

"I shall run over to Camberwell and call upon Mrs. Cecil Forrester" [SIGN]  We know what you're thinking: The Sign of ... Read more

16 Aug 2018

14mins

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Fog

Fog

“befogged in mind” [SIGN]   Weather conditions not only play a part in the settings of the Sherlock Holmes stories, but ... Read more

1 Jan 2020

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Governesses

Governesses

“glancing at the governess” [WIST]  They pop up here and there around the Canon quite infrequently. However, you can b... Read more

7 Feb 2019

23mins

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Brands in the Canon

Brands in the Canon

“Look at this advertisement” [STUD]  For well over 100 years, Sherlock Holmes has been seen in advertisements around t... Read more

30 Jan 2019

20mins

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Who Then, Is Porlock?

Who Then, Is Porlock?

“It is Porlock's writing” [VALL]   The opening of The Valley of Fear introduced us to a mysterious individual: Porlock, ... Read more

27 Mar 2019

19mins

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17 - Glimpses of Holmes in The Copper Beeches

17 - Glimpses of Holmes in The Copper Beeches

"I caught a glimpse of a great heart as well as of a great brain" [3GAR] In "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches," we're... Read more

26 Apr 2017

17mins

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