The Baker Street Babes

Yes, it's been a decade since the airing of BBC Sherlock's "A Study in Pink." And while time has absolutely no meaning in the age of COVID, it has been an extraordinary ten years of memories thanks to the little British show that surprised the world. So we take some time to talk about our memories of the Sherlock fandom and the crazy trajectory of the show, some of your memories, and revisiting the first 221B Con and SherlockeDCC at San Diego Comic Con. Regardless of how you feel about the show, it undoubtedly had an astounding effect on not only the Sherlockian world but on fandom and pop culture as a whole. And so in honor of BBC Sherlock, we present an hour and a half of nostalgia. Enjoy!

The world is a difficult place right now. A place where it's OK to not be OK. However, we do hope you're OK and that maybe some silly talk about "The Solitary Cyclist" and The Diogenes Club as places of social distancing may brighten your spirits. In this episode Maria and Ashley do just that while Curly, Lyndsay, Taylor, Sarah, and Amy check in with all of you, tell you a bit about how we're doing, and that we love you. Sure, it's a bit sappy, a bit silly, and rather giggly... but that's what we do isn't it? We're your friends who chat about Sherlock Holmes with you. And sometimes syphilis. And we've missed you. Music featured: by Marshall Usinger by Michael Vignola

Curly chats with Elinor Gray about her new conference: The Left Coast Sherlockian Symposium. The Left Coast Sherlockian Symposium was created in the vacuum of Sherlock Seattle, and molded in the image of , , and other Sherlockian events around the United States. LCSS is a fun and educational weekend of talks, socializing, and friendship in the Pacific Northwest. Join us October 12th & 13th, 2019, for this special left coast event! Check out their website for more information: 

Our Live & Local series are our sit down with a fascinating Sherlockian one-on-one in person chats. This go round Lyndsay sits with Edgar Award nominated Michael Sims about his work, Arthur and Sherlock, as well as some other fascinating Sherlockian tidbits and anecdotes.

We were on ! Yes, they gave us an amazing Sherlock Holmes cake for our annual charity ball for wounded veterans during BSI Weekend. And it was amazing. Lyndsay, Tiffany, and Maria sit down and talk about the process, the cake, the ball, and every delicious morsel in between.

BSB Amy and our good friend Chris Zordan discuss everything Irene Adler with a wonderful audience at 221B Con. Who was Irene Adler? Why is she so important to fans even though she only appears in one story? Taking on this larger than life adventuress that bested Sherlock Holmes is something many adaptations (all adaptations?) get kinda wrong. Why is that? They unpack the recent adaptations and their portrayals of Adler, from Rachel McAdam's UPS Service Adler for Moriarty to in Elementary where... spoiler alert... she is Moriarty to Cutty from House, MD.

Join us for our live podcast at 221B Con speaking with the one and only Nancy Springer, author of the Enola Holmes series. Where did Enola come from? What was Nancy's favorite book? Why did Florence Nightingale have 56 white Persian cats? We get the details about the film announcement starring Millie Bobbie Brown from Stranger Things and the ingenious way Nancy Springer researched the Victorian era for the series.   Music: Checkerboard, Jason Donnelly

It's not every day you find an entire re-creation of 221B Baker Street... it's even rarer when that re-creation is in Los Angeles. Chuck Kovacic is a longtime Sherlockian and utterly devoted to having the most authentic Sherlock Holmes sitting room in the world. The amount of detail and research that has been poured into the room where so many of the stories truly took place is nothing short of astounding.   We had a chat with Chuck about how the sitting room came about, some of the items he has (and how he got them), and how you can visit the sitting room yourself (even online!).

Babe Ardy visits Bonnie MacBird for tea, shortbread, and a discussion of Unquiet Spirits, the second of MacBird's trilogy of Holmes pastiches. Join us to hear about what it's like to write and research a Holmes novel, including tales of location-scouting for books, and visiting whisky distilleries by way of research. We also chat about the historical background for the book and Ardy learns a lot about wine, whisky, and why writing a pastiche is both fun and challenging. .   The book is available at , , and all good bookshops! . You can .

We interview one of our own this go around as Amy, Sarah, and guest extraordinaire Elinor sit down with Lyndsay Faye about her new short story collection: The Whole Art of Detection: Lost Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes. The Whole Art of Detection is an amazing group of lost Sherlock Holmes tales. How did she think up the stories? Where did they come from? Does Sherlock Holmes keep a journal? Find out and listen!

We're back! And with a live recorded podcast at 221B Con, our favorite Sherlock Holmes convention. This episode is with Martin Powell, whom you may know from comics or Disney or marvel or children's books or ... y'know... Sherlock Holmes! We chat with him about how Holmes keeps coming back into his life, his amazing friendship with Ray Bradbury, Dracula and Holmes, and we keep mentioning nuns for some reason... 

Join Lyndsay, Tiffany and Ashley as they break down the nerve wracking, adrenaline filled third and final episode of BBC's Sherlock Series Four ‘The Final Problem'. We were left perched at the edge of our seats as we watched Sherlock, John, and Mycroft take on the mysterious Euros. All of the events thus far have brought us to this final explosive (literally) showdown. By far the most talked about and debated episodes of the entire series, we do our best to examine the good, the bad and the downright ridiculous. Why don't you join us?

Join Sora, Sarah, Amy, Lyndsay, and Maria for an emotional reaction and discussion of the second episode of Series Four of BBC's Sherlock. 'The Lying Detective' has Sherlock estranged from Dr. John Watson and obsessed over media personality, businessman, and philanthropist Culverton Smith. There's mystery! Killings! Drugs! Lots of anger, lots of emotion, and lots of twists. It's an episode people will be talking about for awhile. As with its predecessor 'The Six Thatchers,' this episode presented excellent performances, but, with a lot more heart in the script. Hailed by some as the best episode of the entire series and others as too dark, it's one that has a lot of opinions raging, ours included.

  (Please note that the episode contains extensive spoilers for The Six Thatchers.)   Ashley, Lyndsay, and Amy react to BBC Sherlock Season 4's opening episode, a complicated international tale with a meta focus and impressive performances.   They dissect the complicated plot and put a magnifying glass on the direction of Sherlock as a whole, questioning Its forward trajectory as a Holmesian adaptation.    Though not our reactors' favorite in terms of story, The Six Thatchers provides plenty to admire in the areas of Rachel Talalay's direction and the cast's stellar interpretations of their characters.   Join us for a look at Sherlock's polarizing and fascinating season opener.       

In this episode Babes Maria, Lyndsay, Amy, and Tiffany take a look at the connections, overlap, and similarities of our favorite consulting detective and the many characters of Shakespeare's creation. From Jeremy Brett to John Barrymore to Jonathan Pryce to Peter O'Toole and Benedict Cumberbatch, many of the actors who played Holmes in their life also played Hamlet. Is there a connection? Is what Baz Luhrman did for William Shakespeare what the BBC did for Sherlock Holmes? We talk about this and more in Sherlock & Shakespeare!

From Pirates of the Caribbean to Supernatural , these ladies have wowed the internet with their incredible parodies. Join us in talking with Hilly and Hannah Hindi, the bloody awesome minds behind The Hillywood Show, in talking about their latest work The Sherlock Parody!

Welcome all to the latest edition of Baker Street Babes Live and Local: New York Public Library Edition! This June, Babe Lyndsay was honored to be a guest panelist for a fascinating discussion of the Holmes mythos at the Mid-Manhattan Library.  Helmed by the erudite and charming hostess of the monthly ASH Wednesday meetings, noted Adventuress and Irregular Susan Rice, the panelists engaged in a rousing discussion of all things Holmes, followed by a sprightly (occasionally very sprightly) audience Q&A. Otto Penzler is a longtime Baker Street Irregular and world-famous editor of mystery fiction.  His brick and mortar store, (located in downtown Manhattan) is a Sherlockian's Mecca, and he yearly contributes to the BSB's Daintiest Thing Under a Bonnet Charity Ball.  He is also the editor of Lyndsay's upcoming short story collection, The Whole Art of Detection: Lost Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes. , a former architect, is the author of fifteen crime novels and around four dozen short stories.  She is an Irregular, and has won the Edgar, Anthony, Shamus, Macavity, Nero, and Japanese Maltese Falcon Awards, to name but a few.  A tireless volunteer for Mystery Writers of American and Sisters in Crime, SJ is also the former president of the Private Eye Writers of America. Lyndsay Faye is a Baker Street Babe and shameless nerd you can learn more about on if you're not already all too familiar. Hosted by the and programmed by , please join us for a rollicking conversation regarding All Things Holmes!

Hello ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Baker Street Babes Episode #74! Babes Ashley and Lyndsay both were honored to have presented at the Baker Street Irregulars-sponsored UCLA symposium “Sherlock Holmes: Behind the Canonical Screen” in 2012.  To boot, they were the editors of the book edition, which is .  Join them along with colleague and honorary Babe Timothy Greer as they discuss the original conference, the creation of the book, and many of the wonderful iterations of Sherlock Holmes as he has appeared on both the big and small screens. From the press release: “This volume provides a written record of virtually all of the Conference presentations. The work of the 23 contributors, including Sherlockians, academics, and entertainment industry creative talent are all represented here. Lavishly illustrated, this oversized volume will be an essential resource for the student of Sherlockian film and its place in the history of cinema.” Featuring the Babes, Mr. Greer, Nicholas Meyer, Rob Doherty, John Landis, the creators of Disney's The Great Mouse Detective, and much more! To see Lyndsay and Ashley's original presentations including our Q&A, we invite you to follow these links: (Ashley's presentation)  (Lyndsay's presentation)

BSB Amy and friend of the podcast Kate chat with author and screenwriter Paul Cornell about his new book Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? and writing for the show Elementary. Read  and join us for thoughts on writing diverse characters, whether or not it really is "always 1895", and why Holmes is the original superhero.

Once again we return to 221B Con for a live podcast, this year with BBC Sherlock's David Nellist! Join BSBs Amy, Ashley, Taylor, and Sarah as we learn more about David's way of acting, his headcanons about Stamford (is he SECRETLY MORIARTY?!), what type of dog Stamford has, as well as his favorite roles he's played and wants to play. David Nellist will be best known to Sherlock Holmes fans as portraying Stamford in BBC's Sherlock.  He trained at Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance and has since taken on a number of acting roles both on and off screen. Stage credits include War Horse, Billy Elliot, Nicholas Nickleby, Taming of the Shrew, and Cherry Orchard. Other television credits are 55 Degrees North, The Bill, and Breeze Block, and he's been in the films My Boy Lollipop, Bad Dads, and Leda. You can find him on twitter @nellidge.

It's the episode that started it all and launched a fandom and took over Tumblr. BBC Sherlock's A Study in Pink is more that the beginning of the modern journey of Sherlock and John, it was what brought many people into the Sherlock Holmes world. Join BSBs Maria, Amy, Sora, Tiffany, and Tamar for an in-depth discussion on BBC Sherlock's very first aired episode. It's a bit longer than our typical episodes, even our reaction ones, but there's just so much to say about A Study in Pink and the sheer effect it had on not only a lot of us, but on the Sherlock Holmes community as a whole. We talk about the first episode's relation to the series as a whole, so if you haven't watched it all, there will be spoilers, sorry!

Live from BSI Weekend! BSBs Curly, Lyndsay, and Maria got to sit down and chat with Bert Coules, head writer and creator of the BBC Sherlock Holmes radio series starring Clive Merrison and Michael Williams. This radio adaptation of the canon was the first to present all 60 stories (plus more!), and for many is the truest “Victorian” adaptation. We learn how the series came to be, how it kept expanding, and some fun tales from the recording studio.  Links: Bert Coules' Website:  About Bert, his other work, and future projects. BBC Production Website:  Background, behind the scenes, and where to buy the original radio production starring Clive Merrison and Michael Williams. 221BBC Book:  221 BBC - Writing for the World's Only Complete Dramatised Canon and Beyond (with Some Observations upon Previous Radio Appearances of Mr. Sherlock Holmes & Dr. John Watson) by Bert Coules

!!!THIS PODCAST AND FOLLOWING POSTING CONTAINS SPOILERS!!! If you have not seen the Sherlock special The Abominable Bride, do not read or listen because there is no saving you from all the spoilers. This is your final warning! We mean it! The Abominable Bride is here and she's taking no prisoners. We're transported back to Victorian London, Holmes' actual home, on a whirlwind journey through the life and misadventures of one great detective and his stalwart friend, Dr. Watson. From their first meeting to crimes both dangerous and grim ("the dog one!"), we're shuttled through a flurry of the short stories and novels until we come to The Bride. We expected, perhaps, an homage to the Victorian canon and instead got something unexpected and wonderful: a psychological look at Sherlock himself. We see how he perceives himself, others around him, and the mysteries he and John solve as a swirl of mysterious fog laden adventures under the gaslight streets of late 19th century London. While we have lots of praise, there's critique as well, and plenty of discussion about what The Abominable Bride means in the grander scheme of Series 3. It's wonderful.

BSBs Ardy and Maria sit down with Ross K Foad, creator and star of the web series No Place Like Holmes. No Place Like Holmes was founded by in 2009 and hosts a multitude of video goodness for Sherlock Holmes fans in the form of its episodic . Featuring the excellent time traveling adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson, No Place Like Holmes is currently airing Series 5. NPLH It also features of Sherlock Holmes books, , interviews, and essays of a Holmesian nature.

BSBs Lyndsay and Ashley chat on the phone with legendary playwright Ken Ludwig about the hilariously ridiculous and exhilarating Baskerville, currently playing in Philadelphia at the Suzanne Roberts Theater. Get your deerstalker cap on—the play's afoot! From the award-winning mastermind of mayhem, Ken Ludwig (Lend Me a Tenor), comes a fast-paced comedy about everyone's favorite detective solving his most notorious case. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson must crack the mystery of “The Hound of the Baskervilles” before a family curse dooms its newest heir. Watch as our intrepid investigators try to escape a dizzying web of clues, silly accents, disguises and deceit as five actors deftly portray more than 40 characters. Does a wild hellhound prowl the moors of Devonshire? Can our heroes discover the truth in time? Join the fun and see how far from elementary the truth can be. From how the show came to be to magnetic flowers shooting down from the ceiling to why having a younger Holmes & Watson is the cool thing to do, Ken brings us into his delightful world.

By popular request we are doing reaction episodes for the first series of BBC's Sherlock! But we couldn't just jump in with "A Study In Pink."  Oh no.  We have to take a step back and look at the un-aired pilot. From skin tight jeans to leather jackets, Batman, and Hipster!lock, BSBs Amy, Maria, and Ardy dissect the original and see how it differs from the aired version. Some of it's good. Some of it's bad. All of it is wonderful. .

Our third Live & Local comes to you from Baker Street! Babe Ardy chats to Bonnie MacBird, author of pastiche Art in the Blood, about Holmes, art, and writing pastiche. Bonnie also talks about "coming out" as a Sherlockian, cool things she found out while researching the Victorian period, and, of course, art and looking at Holmes as an artist.

What happens when a 7'2" NBA All-Star with a passion for history and his professional screenwriter partner-in-crime team up to write an early biography of Sherlock's eccentric and beloved elder brother?  The result is Mycroft Holmes by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse, an authorial dynamic duo who looked at the Man-Who-Was-the-British-Government and asked themselves how he ended up that way--alone, sedentary, and nigh-omniscient.   Join Babes Amy and Lyndsay along with both authors as they discuss their Sherlockian origins, racial themes in the novel and in Kareem's historical and editorial writing, Trinidad in the colonialist period, Mycroft's closest friend Cyrus Douglas, and much more.  The book was hailed by Booklist as "combining fascinating historical detail with rousing adventure," byLibrary Journal as a "slam-dunk of a debut novel," and by Publisher's Weekly as "triumphant."  We loved the book and were honored to get the chance to chat with its lovely authors, so if you're unfamiliar, give a listen and see why Sherlockians are hailing it as one of the best pastiches in recent memory.

Mr. Holmes, starring Sir Ian McKellen and based on the book A Slight Trick of the Mind by Mitch Cullen, has been a subject of tremendous excitement in the Sherlockian world ever since the news of its early planning! In Episode 66, join Babes Sarah, Amy, Melinda, Taylor, and Lyndsay as they discuss their impressions of this important new contribution to the legacy of the Great Detective, and a gosh darned good flick at that.   This episode is not spoiler-free, so be warned--we cover a lot of ground here. How were the film's themes interwoven and mirrored? What other Sussex-era content should you be getting your greedy hands on? What were the film's most resonant moments for Sherlockians and just how hot did Sir Ian look in those pinstriped trousers?  If Sherlock Holmes, as it's said, never lived and so can never die, what does that mean for late-life adaptations? How meta is this movie and how much of that is thanks to Doyle himself?     Deep thoughts, much appreciation for Sir Ian and his colleagues, fan-casting Sir Patrick Stewart as Watson--all this awaits in Episode 66.  

In our 65th episode Amy, Ashley and Maria are joined by the initiator and director of the Sherlock Prom, Matthew Sweet. The currently sold out Sherlock Prom will be held on August 16 in London's Royal Albert Hall – but fear not, 1000 standing tickets will be available on the day of the event and the concert will be broadcast live via BBC Radio 3 and will be available on the iPlayer afterwards.  We're chatting with Matt about Sherlock Holmes and music – about the musical choices Doyle made in the stories, the importance of the violin to Sherlock Holmes and how the different adaptations include Holmes's musical tastes and interests. After this interview, we are even more excited for the event than we were before!

The lost William Gillette film: the stuff of legend for over a hundred years, it was found at the bottom of a box labeled “Sherlock Holmes” by an archivist at Cinematheque Francaise, “one of the holy grails of lost films” preserved in a nitrate duplicate negative.  The Sherlockian world exploded with the news: as universally known in his day for playing Sherlock Holmes as Cumberbatch is currently, Gillette's image with the iconic pipe and deerstalker was used for countless advertisements, was recognized across the world, and was used as the model for Frederick Dorr Steele's illustrations of new Sherlock Holmes stories in Collier's magazine. Sir Arthur “I Hate Sherlock Holmes” Conan Doyle was a fan, people. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a fan. After debuting on Holmes's birthday in Paris, the film premiered at the  in California, USA!  Babes Ashley and Lyndsay were in attendance, and–along with newly inaugurated Honorable Babe Timothy Greer–they discuss their reactions to the film with a blow-by-blow breakdown of its epic awesomeness, and what it felt like to be in a theatre full of Sherlockians for the inaugural American viewing. WARNING: THIS PODCAST IS NOT SPOILER-FREE.  If you would like to experience the Gillette film in all its pristine glory  then you might want to tuck this episode away for later listening.  If not, enjoy our chat about Holmes's long, slender, agile, slender, slim hands; learn what we mean by “a Larabee cigar”; hear all about Gillette's lovely interactions with a stellar Watson; and much more! “An omnivorous reader with a strangely retentive memory for trifles” [LION],Timothy Greer teaches Detective Fiction, Shakespeare, and other subjects at Memphis University School in Memphis, TN, where he is a member of the scion The Giant Rats of Sumatra. Areas of special interest are Holmes's inspirations and legacies, books in Baker Street, and Sherlockian theatre and film. He received the Morley-Montgomery Award for the article “Murger in Baker Street,” which appeared in the Autumn 2014 edition of The Baker Street Journal, to which publication he heartily encourages you to subscribe.    Music: "Hammock Fight" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Elementary creator, executive producer, and writer Robert Doherty joins BSBs Liz and Amy to discuss the upcoming finale of the third season of the hit CBS show about Sherlock Holmes and Joan Watson in modern day New York City. Elementary stars Jonny Lee Miller as Holmes and Lucy Liu as Watson. Rob discusses his appreciation and love for the fans, drops some hints about the finale, and what to look forward to in season four. Queries about Kitty Winter, Mrs. Hudson, and twitter questions are answered as well!

Asylum's Sherlock Holmes is the best Sherlock Holmes adaptation of all time. I mean, what other Holmes film has him battling a mechanical dragon while in a dirigible/hot air balloon with a gatling gun?! NONE! We lucky ladies got to sit down and chat with Ben Syder, who played the amazing Sherlock Holmes in this masterpiece of cinema at 221B Con this year. Learn all about how he had NO idea what Asylum was, missing scenes, and how someone thought he was Robert Downey Jr. Huge thanks to Ben for chatting with us and to 221B Con for having us back!

Welcome to Baker Street Babes Live and Local, coming to you from the University of West London! Most Sherlockians have picked up a pastiche or read some fanfic, but the long shadow of Sherlock Holmes reaches so much further than stories that feature him. The relationship of Holmes and Watson, and the many adventures that Conan Doyle wrote for them, continue to be a key influence on non-Sherlockian fiction as well.  novel  is a product of that influence, as well as the influence of many other films and favorite works of literature. The ripping Victorian adventure is well-worth the read in its own right, but fans of Sherlock Holmes will find an extra layer of pleasure in spotting the imprint of the Great Detective and the Good Doctor on its pages. In this episode, Baker Street Babe Ashley chats with the delightful and ever-engaging Jeremy about Mean Business, the process of writing a novel, and just how Sherlock Holmes manages to sneak into a book that he isn't meant to be in. Listen here, and enjoy! Jeremy Strong is Professor of Literature and Film at the University of West London. He holds degrees from Exeter, New York, and Stirling and has worked in the University sector throughout his career. Chair of the , he is widely published on Film, Literature and Cultural Studies. He lives in rural Essex with his wife and daughter. Visit his personal website  and see his professional profile . Download an e-book copy of Mean Business for . Seriously, you can read this book for the price of a grande caramel macchiato. It's longer-lasting, much tastier, and will give you so many more feelings. Do it now.

What is the essence of a unibrow? How do you make a comedic hit? You get a director who doesn't understand English, a comedian who looks like Martin Freeman, and Vidar Magnussen who writes three minutes of utter nonsense. That's BBBC's Sherlock by NRK, and it's glorious.   The first skit, Oklahomo, became so popular online that another was commissioned and now here's the third! Babes Maria, Taylor, and Sora sit down with mastermind Vidar to talk about how the skits came to be, specifically about 'The Case of the Missing Shoulder' and how "[i]t's a very strange collaboration of people not knowing what the hell they're doing."

Welcome to the Baker Street Babes Podcast, Episode #61! Join Babes Liz and Lyndsay as they interview , the author of a new series of .  A longtime lover of New York and a passionate fan of Elementary, Adam is also an acclaimed comic writer, winner of the Sir Julius Vogel Award as an editor (New Zealand's highest science fiction honor), and SciFiNow's Book of the Year Winner for  Adam (as you will hear) is also a longtime lover of the canonical Holmes, Dr. Who, and many other fannish pursuits that make him the perfect choice to provide us with fabulous spin-off Elementary adventures.  We'll chat about all these things, ask whether Holmes qualifies as a superhero, and discuss the Joan-Sherlock relationship and its importance to his new series.

Ah, the ever patient housekeeper of Mr. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson. Mrs. Hudson has had to deal with these two for many years and its's about time she as appreciate for the superhero she was! From the original canonical Mrs. Hudson to Una Stubbs and Elementary's transgender Mrs. Hudson, we gush about our favorite housekeeper.   Music: Nothing Broken by Kevin MacLeod

Every year in the cold depths of January, Sherlockians descend on Manhattan for Sherlock Holmes' birthday. This madness is referred to as BSI Weekend and is a series of dinners, galas, balls, and lots of alcohol. BSB Ashley, Kristina, and Maria talk you through this years festivities including our own charity ball, the invitation only BSI Dinner, the Gaslight Gala, and Drunk Canon at O'Lunney's. This year was particularly important as it was the first time BSB Maria was able to come and meet her fellow American Babes, and BSB leader Kristina was invested into the Baker Street Irregulars. You can find more information about BSI Weekend at bsiweekend.com.

Welcome once again to Baker Street Babes Live and Local, this time coming to you from Bouchercon 2014 in Long Beach, California! You're heard the story:  and  wanted to create another Sherlockian short story collection featuring some of the most popular fiction writers anywhere: and the Arthur Conan Doyle Estate demanded their pound of flesh. The #FreeSherlock movement was born, Sherlock Holmes was freed at last, and now, after countless trials (literally) you can finally purchase  a wonderful group of stories riffing off the life of the Great Detective and—occasionally—even Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In this episode, Baker Street Babe Lyndsay chats with Les and Laurie about their initial hankering for a pastiche collection, their copyright travails, their editorial process, the stories in the collection, their working relationship, and just how much crap is written about Sherlock Holmes all over the world. Listen here, and please do enoy!

You may know him as Booger or Metatron, but we know Curtis Armstrong as a Sherlockian. Curly and Lyndsay sit down with the actor, writer, producer, and avid book collector to talk about Holmes, Watson, and that time Curtis pretended to play the violin to impress a girl. Curtis Armstrong is known for his portrayal as Booger in the Revenge of the Nerds movies, as Herbert Viola on Moonlighting, as famed record producer Ahmet Ertegün in the film Ray and for voicing the titular character in the show Dan Vs. He is also the co-host of the TBS reality television competition series King of the Nerds.

This is a recording of the From House to Psych panel at  2014.   Panelists Lindsay D. Colwell (), Deirdre (, ), Mixie () and our very own  discuss TV shows that use characters who are (more or less) based on Sherlock Holmes. They cover such diverse shows as House MD, The Mentalist, Lie to Me, and Psych.All these shows feature main characters who share traits with the Great Detective.   Whether you've an avid fan of any of the shows discussed, or whether you're just intrigued to look at Holmes through a different lens, this panel will be interesting and fun to listen to. The panellists talk about the shows as adaptations vs. derivations, their storytelling techniques, and ways in which characters such as Patrick Jane of The Mentalist or Greg House differ from Sherlock Holmes (and each other), and ways in which they are similar. And, of course, they touch on possible reasons why characters like these are so enduringly popular with audiences around the globe.

Sherlock Series 4 is coming and we have lots of theories, thoughts, and one hell of a wishlist. From basting turkeys at Christmas to John Watson dying in Sherlock Holmes' arms, our predictions for Series 4 will be, as Moffat says, "devastating." Join BSBs Curly, Lyndsay, Ashley, Maria, & Ardy for theories abound, a discussion on what's going to happen to Mary (& the baby), and how The Three Garridebs really needs to be the finale. Like... really. Our Series 4 Predictions & Wishlist Christmas Special: The Blue Carbuncle & The Cardboard Box Episode One: The Devil's Foot with sprinklings of The Musgrave Ritual Episode Two: The Illustrious Client Episode Three: The Valley of Fear & The Three Garridebs Music: Opening Credits, Sherlock Series 1 OST by Michael Price and David G. Arnold, Vanishing Underground, Sherlock Series 3 OST by Michael Price and David G. Arnold

When the Baker Street Babes went to Dashcon, little did we know what was in store!  We are honored to have been asked, and we would like to thank our amazing fans for being a part of the podcast and quiz, and our special guest, emmagrant01, for being a brilliant addition to our live podcast episodes. Join Babes Liz and Lyndsay and our fabulous Dashcon audience as we discuss with Emma Sherlockian AUs--from Rathbone to tunalock, from "A Cure for Boredom" to "Nothing to Make a Song About," we will chat over everything about Emma's work that makes us excited and curious about new incarnations of Sherlock Holmes, as well as aspects of the character which will always and forever remain timeless.  Babes Liz and Lyndsay, who both attended Dashon, also offer a commentary at the outset of the episode.  More importantly: listen to Emma being fierce, and applaud the wonderful people who contributed their time and helped make this new live ep so special!

We sit down with Mitch Cullin, author of A Slight Trick of the Mind, which tells the story of a 93-year-old Sherlock Holmes' battle with his diminishing mind. It is 1947, and the long-retired Sherlock Holmes, now 93, lives in a remote Sussex farmhouse with his housekeeper and her young son. He tends to his bees, writes in his journal, and grapples with the diminishing powers of his mind.But in the twilight of his life, as people continue to look to him for answers, Holmes revisits a case that may provide him with answers of his own to questions he didn't even know he was asking-about life, about love, and about the limits of the mind's ability to know. You can buy the novel on Amazon: US [], UK [] Music: Fifties Shopping Intro Extended by TeknoAXE Books discussed: The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R King [] The Casebook of Solar Pons by August Derleth [] Embracing Defeat by John Dower [] Sleep, Pale Sister by Joanne Harris []

Spanning centuries of storytelling, the connections between 221B Baker Street as imagined by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the universe of Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry cannot be ignored!  Trekkies and Sherlockians own a very great deal in common, and in this special panelist episode that took place at 221B Con in Atlanta, 2014, we'll nerd out over the huge overlap in our Venn diagrams.Lyndsay Faye is one of several Babes who had loved all things Trek for almost as long as she's loved all things Holmes.  Join her along with Stephen Seitz (who is a writer, editor, film critic, author of Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula, and the host of Book Talk) and Lynne Stephens (entertainment journalist and co-creator of one of the very first video mashups of footage from the original Star Trek: The Motion Picture as edited into a musical comedy, which resulted in her being invited to the set of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan by Roddenberry himself).  If you harbor any interest in Spock's ancient human consulting detective ancestor, or in Data's turn with a deerstalker, tune in to this special episode!

The Baker Street Babes want to thank everyone who was so very kind to us at 221B Con and introduce our newest Babe at the same time we give you our second annual live episode:Ashley Polasek and Sherlockian Film Through the AgesIn this podcast, we discuss Watson's progression from absentee to "life partner," trends in Sherlockian adaptations through the ages, how much better Sherlock Holmes: A Case of Evil should have been, the vastly underrated importance of Nigel Bruce, and much more!  We thank the 221B Con organizers very kindly for allowing us live podcast time, and everyone who was there in the audience for being absolute peaches.Ashley Polasek is an “Aca-Sherlockian,” happily living at the crossroads of academia, traditional Sherlockiana, and contemporary fandom. She has spoken about Sherlock Holmes at academic conferences across the US, UK, and continental Europe, and has published in peer reviewed journals and academic texts relating Holmes to a multitude of literary and film studies topics; she will graduate with her PhD on adaptations of Sherlock Holmes in July of 2014. Ashley is a member of both The Diogenes Club of Washington D.C. and the Sherlock Holmes Society of London, and has attended BSI and ASH events for many years. She has published in the Baker Street Journal, and was a speaker at the “Behind the Canonical Screen” conference in Los Angeles in 2012; she will co-edit (with Lyndsay Faye) the conference's companion volume for the BSI Press. Ashley has been interviewed about Sherlock Holmes on The Baker Street Babes podcast, CNN International, and CBS Sunday Morning. If you follow Babes, Ashley can be found on Twitter @SherlockPhd!   Music: "Happy Alley" by Kevin MacLeod

Kafers and Taylor traveled to Birmingham to attend Starfury's Elementary Con and interview New York Times Best Selling author Tony Lee on one of the panels. The girls and Tony discuss Sherlock Holmes, Tony's deep and unabiding love for Professor Moriarty, and talk everything writing from ideas to how Tony fleshes out his own work. Thoughtful questions from the audience, and lots of love.   Tony Lee is a multiple-time New York Times Best-seller List Author and Eagle Award winning Writer. He has written for Radio 4, The BBC, commerical television in both the UK and the US, magazines, and both local and national newspapers. You can find out more about Tony on his website at 

BSB Amy has a new book! Silent Hive is a new story about Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler that ties into Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's original story “The Five Orange Pips." We chat to her about what it's like having three pastiches out, a LOT about The Five Orange Pips, and how to start writing your own pastiches.   Amy has previously written The Detective and The Woman and The Detective, The Woman and The Winking Tree. Silent Hive is the third in the series, and it continues her exploration of the lives of Holmes and Adler post-Reichenbach. The new story stands alone, but if you've read the other two, you'll find references and continued plotlines to enjoy. Here's what the book is about:   The mysterious death of Irene Adler's bees leads to a consultation with Sherlock Holmes and the discovery of a sinister connection to a case many years in the past. When this threat imperils the safety of everyone the detective holds dear, he and The Woman are forced to use every ounce of their ingenuity to save their friends.

Kafers and Taylor traveled to Birmingham to attend Starfury's Elementary Con and got to have a brief chat with Sherlock's Lars Mikkelsen (Charles Augustus Magnussen), Jonathan Aris (Anderson), and Arwel Wyn Jones (set designer), as well as some cosplayers. What were their favorite scenes? How much does Arwel like to tease the fans? And how did Jonathan scare the shit out of the camera man? A reminder to go check out  for a possible early sneak peek at our new secret project and to vote for us in the Shorty Awards at 

Fan fiction is being brought to the screen. You read that right. Curly chats with the team behind ‘A Finger Slip: The Webseries' and finds out where the project came from, why it's important, and something about pancakes. Most importantly, you should check out their , which is nearly at its goal! But keep funding it, because the more money they have, the better this web series will be. Don't know what A Finger Slip is about… well here's a handy summary: A fan fiction by Pawtal (inspired by Sherlock Holmes) in which John and Sherlock accidentally meet through texts as teenagers. . Make sure to visit their official tumblr:  & on twitter .

It seemed like Sherlock Series 3 only started less than two weeks ago... oh... wait. Yup, it's finale time, and what a finale it was! Sherlock Series 3 is over just like that, and with it there wer emore twists and turns and exploration than we've ever seen before. No more so than in His Last Vow. BSBs Curly, Lyndsay, Kafers, Ardy, Amy, & Sarah get their teeth into His Last Vow. We debate, we have opinions, we change opinions, and we all agree that Charles Augustus Magnussen is the best... in a "he's horrible I hate him" kind of way. Questions from followers and listeners, our thoughts on THE ENDING and what Series 4 may have in store for us.