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Engaged Views and Disengaged Truths - Pods Like Us Chronicles — Episode Show NotesHost: Martin "Marv" QuibellEpisode SummaryMarv opens with a look at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing (kicking off Saturday 22 August 2026), including a robot smashing Usain Bolt's 100m record and a musing on what happens when you put an LLM inside a humanoid robot. Then it's on to the week's podcast industry news: audiobook/podcast crossover, YouTube's changing definition of a "view," Spotify's new ad and skip-ahead features, AI's growing role in podcast discovery (and its occasional gaslighting), a tribute to John C. Dvorak, and more.In This EpisodeIndustry ReadsFrank Racioppi's Forbes piece on the audiobook/podcast listener overlap, and Noiser's audio drama adaptations of Dickens, Conan Doyle, and AustenCody McLaughlin's Substack interview with Brad Pipkin (IAB Tech Lab) on whether podcasting is becoming "the evolution of television"Frank Racioppi's spotlight articles on This Podcast Will Kill You and Auntie PleaseJohn McDermott's Random Thoughts newsletter — praise for School of Podcasting's episode, Apple Podcast embedding woes, YouTube's payout threshold change, and the headaches of vertical video repurposingSam Illingworth's viral Substack post (40,534 views, 575 comments, 364 restacks) and his follow-up on LLMs "gaslighting" users — plus the finding that a Substack upload of Moby Dick was flagged 44% AI-writtenStephanie Fuccio's two Substack pieces on using Stephen King's On Writing as inspiration for better show notes and titlingPlatform & Business NewsSpotify's new "unskippable" ads on its own shows, with skippability elsewhere governed by contract clauses (via Podnews Daily)Inception Point AI has rebranded as Liquify AI (parent of Liquid Studios), covered by the New York TimesYouTube redefines "view" as an "engaged view," roughly aligned with the IAB/AMP consumption-length standard — and doubles the download threshold for ad payouts from 4,000 to 8,000Megaphone's advertising issues, and Flightpath's new "Automation Playbook" tool, via Podnews DailySounds Profitable's That Stupid Radio episode — Tom Webster's story of a nine-button Italian radio rendered useless when its app stopped workingPodcasting Craft & CommunityPodmastery: Neal Veglio on checking your show name isn't taken — and the underrated problem of how your title sounds when spoken aloud (Marv's own "misheard lyrics" comparison to Sister Sledge's We Are Family)School of Podcasting: Dave Jackson on YouTube/Spotify changes and a potted history of Spotify in podcastingIn and Around Podcasting: Rob and Elsie trace the history of skipping — from 1930s reel-to-reel to Spotify's new "Skip Ahead" button — plus Overcast updates, a tribute to John C. Dvorak, and Ana Xavier's sit-down with Barack ObamaInto the Podverse: Tony on AI-driven podcast discovery (asking ClaudeAI, ChatGPT, Gemini, Siri, and Alexa for show recommendations), video podcasting, hosting migration risks, and how to vet download-growth offers from unsolicited emailsDan Murphy (SiriusXM co-founder) on his new book, They Pay For WaterComicbook Nation CornerA nod to Connor Casey's "Christ on a crouton cracker" line from December 2023, and a bit of nostalgia for the old news-desk format

Sherlock Holmes never once used deduction.   Open any of the stories and watch what he actually does. He notices a tan line on a wrist or mud dried on a boot and leaps to the best-fitting explanation. Then he went looking for evidence. Deduction guarantees its conclusions. What Holmes did was guess. He was better at it than everyone around him because he treated guessing as a discipline.   The discipline of guessing is one of the most useful thinking skills nobody ever taught you.   Let's get into it. What Is Abductive Reasoning? There are three kinds of reasoning. School taught you two of them.   Deduction moves from a general rule to a specific conclusion. For example, all mammals have hearts. Dogs are mammals. So dogs have hearts. If the starting statements are true, the conclusion must be true.   Induction goes the other way, from specific observations to a general pattern. For example, if you see a thousand white swans, you conclude all swans are white. Probably right, but never guaranteed. Europeans believed exactly that until they reached Australia and found black swans. I covered both in an earlier episode on logical reasoning skills.   Abduction is the third kind, the one school skipped, and it runs reasoning backward. You start at the far end, with the result or fact in front of you, then you work back to whatever would explain it. For example, the lawn is wet at six in the morning. You didn't see it rain, and nothing rules out a broken sprinkler. But rain explains it best, so you accept it for now and get on with your day.   Notice that you did that without deciding to. You are running abductive reasoning constantly, on faces and sales numbers and to explain the silence after you finish talking in a meeting. We all leap from evidence to an explanation and then treat the explanation as fact. You already know how to do this. What you don't have is the habit of catching yourself at it and doing it deliberately when it matters.   Now go back to Holmes. In A Study in Scarlet, the first thing he ever does on the page is shake hands with a stranger and say, "You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive." Holmes explains it later. The man had a medical look but a soldier's bearing. His face was dark, but his wrists were fair, so the tan came from somewhere hot. His left arm hung stiffly, so it had been injured. None of those clues proves anything on its own. Holmes asked which single story would cover them all: an army doctor, wounded and sent home from the Afghan war. That is abduction, not deduction, and Conan Doyle used the wrong word for it his entire career. Why AI Can't Do Abductive Reasoning Abduction is the only one of the three that creates a new idea. Deduction draws out what was already inside the starting statements, and induction stretches a pattern you already saw. That difference used to be a philosopher's distinction. It matters now because AI has gotten very good at the other two. AI finds patterns in billions of examples and extends them, induction at a scale no human can match. What it cannot reliably do is face a fact that fits no pattern and come up with an explanation worth betting on. That leap is still uniquely human, and the people who make it well are getting more valuable every year.   Meanwhile, abduction as a skill is getting harder to keep, because search engines and chatbots now answer most questions in under a minute, and abduction doesn't work that way. It asks you to live with "probably" for a while, holding an answer you know might be wrong and working anyway. How to Improve Your Abductive Reasoning Skills None of this is a talent you either have or don't have. Watch a good doctor or a talented designer at work, and you will see the same four moves. Each one can be practiced. 1. Notice What Doesn't Fit In 1847, a Hungarian doctor named Ignaz Semmelweis ran a maternity clinic in Vienna. It had two wards, one staffed by doctors and one by midwives, and in the doctors' ward new mothers were dying of fever at three times the rate. Some women gave birth in the street rather than be admitted, and the street births survived at a better rate.   Everyone was ignoring the numbers. Semmelweis treated the numbers as the question. What could explain the best-trained people in the hospital losing the most patients? His answer came when a colleague cut his finger during an autopsy and died of the same fever. Doctors went from dissecting corpses straight to delivering babies. Midwives never touched corpses. He ordered handwashing in chlorine, and the deaths collapsed decades before anyone had heard of germ theory.   Charles Sanders Peirce, the philosopher who gave the skill its name, built that noticing into his own definition of abduction. The surprising fact is observed, he wrote, and only then does the search for an explanation begin. When something fits what you already believe, we accept it without noticing. Surprise is the alarm that the automatic version has failed. It means the failure that matters happens before any of the reasoning starts. The risk is that you cannot explain a surprise you never see. We have spent years learning to rationalize them away.   When reality does something you didn't predict, write it down before you talk yourself out of it. 2. Generate More Than One Explanation Last week I told you about the chrome-looking keyboard snafu. An HP laptop was running below plan, and none of the data would say why. Before anybody knew about the keyboard, I asked the product team what they thought was happening.   I got three answers. It needs more memory. It needs a bigger hard drive. It needs longer battery life. Each one arrived with a competitor's machine held up beside ours. That one has more memory. That one has the bigger drive. Every comparison was accurate, and each one had been picked because it supported the answer.   Three explanations sounded like the work was done. All three said the same thing: that we were losing on specifications, which is what the team was already organized to believe. None of the explanations would have sent someone into a store on a Saturday to watch a customer make the purchase decision.   So when you catch a genuine surprise, run it through this sequence instead:   State the surprise in one sentence. "Sales dropped 15% in a quarter when we improved the product." If you can't state it cleanly, you don't yet know what you're explaining. Force at least three explanations. The third is usually where the thinking starts, because the first two are the ones everybody already believes. Include one explanation you don't want to be true. If every explanation on your list flatters you and your team, the list isn't finished. Write down what each explanation would predict. If A is true, what else should you be able to see? That turns a guess into something you can check. 3. Choose the Best Explanation, Not the First One Philosophers call abduction "inference to the best explanation," and the key word is "best." Best doesn't mean first, and it rarely means the cleverest.   The one you want covers the most facts while assuming the least. Then, before you commit, decide what evidence would make you drop it. A doctor hearing chest pain does this out loud, ruling out the dangerous explanation first even when she expects it to be something ordinary. 4. Hold It Loosely and Test It Cheaply The best explanation is still a bet, nothing stronger. The moment you forget the word "bet," the skill starts working against you. Many will make a sharp abductive leap, fall in love with it, and then spend six months protecting it instead of testing it.   Designers handle this better than almost anyone. A prototype is an abductive test, the cheapest way to let the world argue with your guess before you commit real money. Whatever your field, find your version of the prototype. Good innovators are wrong as often as everyone else. They just find out sooner, and it costs them less.  Try This Before Friday Think of the last thing at work that went differently than you expected. A deal that died, a number that moved the wrong way, a good person who quit. You already have an explanation for it. Notice how fast it came. Somebody asked what happened, and you had an answer before they finished the question, and everyone nodded, because it was reasonable, and reasonable answers end conversations.   Go back to it this week. Not to find out whether you were right, because you were probably close enough. Go back because two other explanations fit those same facts and you never considered either one. Find them, and make one something you would rather not be true.   Then find the smallest test that would tell them apart. A phone call. One question to somebody who was in the room. It is almost never expensive, and that is the part worth sitting with, because it means the answer has been sitting there the whole time and nobody went and got it. Conclusion Abductive reasoning is how new ideas enter the world, and Holmes made a career of it under the wrong name. The more leaps you make and test, the sharper the next one gets.

The Hound of the Baskervilles, Chapter 15: A Retrospection — The Final Chapter, by Arthur Conan Doyle | A Calming Bedtime Story for Sleep & Insomnia | Books at Bedtime A calming bedtime story to help you fall asleep — the fifteenth and final chapter of The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, read slowly and softly for anyone lying awake in the small hours. The moor is behind us. It is the end of November, and Holmes and Watson are back where they began — either side of a blazing fire in the sitting room at Baker Street, on a raw and foggy London night. Over the course of one long evening, Holmes finally sets out the whole of it: who Stapleton really was, where he came from, how the hound was bought and hidden, and every quiet step of a plan that had been running long before anyone thought to look for one. You can listen offline, any time you wake in the night, in the Anchored app —

Gần 150 năm sau khi ra đời dưới ngòi bút của nhà văn Arthur Conan Doyle, thám tử Sherlock Holmes vẫn giữ nguyên sức cuốn hút mạnh mẽ. Ngoài là nguồn cảm hứng bất tận cho điện ảnh và truyền hình, nhân vật này còn trở thành một huyền thoại văn học. Tại Pháp, chỉ có các tác phẩm quan trọng hàng đầu mới được đưa vào bộ sưu tập La Bibliothèque de la Pléiade. Gần đây, nhà xuất bản Gallimard đã cho xuất bản trong tủ sách có uy tín của mình bộ toàn tập Sherlock Holmes. Tính tổng cộng là 2.500 trang chia thành 2 tập sách dày, bao gồm bốn cuốn tiểu thuyết và 60 truyện ngắn. Bộ toàn tập này được phát hành kèm với một quyển tiểu sử minh họa dày hơn 250 trang. Đây là lần đầu tiên, tủ sách La Pléiade của nhà xuất bản Gallimard dành một quyển « tiểu sử » đặc biệt, kể lại nguồn gốc của một nhân vật hư cấu cũng như những câu chuyện bên lề và tầm ảnh hưởng của Sherlock Holmes trong dòng văn hóa đại chúng. Điều mà Hercule Poirot và Miss Marple của nữ hoàn tiểu thuyết trinh thám Agatha Christie vẫn chưa thực hiện được. Tác giả quyển tiểu sử "Sherlock Holmes" là ông Baudouin Millet, giảng viên chuyên khoa Văn học Anh và Dịch thuật tại Đại học Lumière Lyon II. Trả lời phỏng vấn RFI ban tiếng Pháp, ông Baudouin Millet phác họa vài nét chính của thám tử Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes là một thiên tài có khả năng giải quyết các vấn đề trong vụ án một cách dễ dàng đến mức khó tin, thậm chí ông còn hay nói đùa, có thể làm bẽ mặt những viên thanh tra của Scotland Yard bằng những câu nói như : "Chuyện đơn giản thôi!" hoặc "Anh chẳng hiểu gì cả'', ''Bộ não của anh sao mà nhỏ bé thế''. Có người cho là Sherlock Holmes có một bộ óc xuất chúng, có tài suy luận mạch lạc sắc bén, dựa trên nền tảng logic chặt chẻ, chứ không phỏng đoán mơ hồ. Nhờ vậy, ông giải quyết được các manh mối phức tạp, phá án nhanh để tìm ra thủ phạm. Nhưng theo tôi, Sherlock Holmes có một tư tưởng cởi mở phóng khoáng thiên về nghệ thuật hơn là khoa học. Để phá án, nhân vật này không ngại phá vỡ một số quy tắc, thoát ra ngoài lối suy nghĩ cứng nhắc. Ngoài ra, lối tiếp cận của ông thường được so sánh với một nhà khoa học pháp y, vì những phương pháp giám định của ông đã báo trước các kỹ thuật hiện đại của giới cảnh sát điều tra sau này. Ngay tại căn nhà của ông ở số 221B phố Baker Street, Sherlock Holmes thường hay tiến hành thử nghiệm dùng phương pháp hóa học để đi tìm vết tích bằng chứng, nhưng đồng thời ông cũng phải biết suy luận chặt chẽ để vạch trần tâm lý kẻ phạm tội. Một thiên tài xuất chúng chưa chắc gì đã dễ sống chung. Ngay từ lần xuất hiện đầu tiên vào năm 1887 trong truyện "A Study in Scarlet" cho đến những chuyến phiêu lưu cuối cùng được xuất bản năm 1927, trong đó có vụ án nổi tiếng nhất của ông là "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (1902), có thể nói Sherlock Holmes không phải là một người dễ mến với bà chủ nhà (Mrs Hudson) cũng như với người bạn và cộng sự của mình là bác sĩ John Watson. Trong truyện, Sherlock Holmes có tánh tình thay đổi khác thường. Theo tác giả Baudouin Millet, trong mắt của giới chuyên khoa tâm thần học thời nay, nhân vật tiểu thuyết này có triệu chứng của một người bị rối loạn lưỡng cực : Vâng, thuật ngữ rối loạn lưỡng cực chỉ mới được công nhận gần đây. Trước đó, giới bác sĩ từng nhắc đến chứng bệnh ''hưng trầm cảm'' cho đến những năm 1990. Dựa theo cách phân loại mới về các chứng bệnh tâm thần, các chuyên gia nói về triệu chứng rối loạn lưỡng cực khi những giai đoạn cực kỳ hưng phấn đột nhiên biến thành những khoảnh khắc vô cùng trầm cảm. Những đột biến nội tâm này thường không có dấu hiệu báo trước. Trong truyện Sherlock Holmes, câu chuyện được kể theo góc nhìn của bác sĩ Watson và dĩ nhiên ông Watson không dùng chữ rối loạn lưỡng cực vì thuật ngữ này chưa ra đời. Nhưng bác sĩ Watson lại mô tả một cách rõ ràng các triệu chứng hưng cảm rồi trầm cảm của Sherlock Holmes, đặc biệt là trong quyển sách ''The Sign of Four'' (1890). Cũng cần nói rõ, sinh thời nhà văn người Anh Arthur Conan Doyle ngoài đời là một bác sĩ và nhân vật Watson có nhiều nét giống tác giả. Không phải ngẫu nhiên mọi câu chuyện về Sherlock Holmes là do bác sĩ John Watson kể lại, nhân vậy này biết rõ các vấn đề y học. Xuyên qua các quyển tiểu thuyết, độc giả có thể thấy vị thám tử tài ba luôn phải tìm cách xoa dịu những mối dằn vặt trong nội tâm, kể cả dùng rượu mạnh hay ma túy, bất kể bác sĩ Watson có đồng ý hay không. Trong quyển tiểu sử minh họa do Gallimard xuất bản, độc giả vẫn có thể khám phá nhiều chi tiết mới trong cuộc đời của Sherlock Holmes. Nhân vật này sau mỗi lần phá án thường thốt lên câu nói : ''Elementary, my dear Watson" có nghĩa là ''Đơn giản thôi, anh bạn Watson ơi''. Nhưng theo ông Baudouin Millet, câu nói này không phải là của nhà văn Arthur Conan Doyle. Chuyên gia dịch thuật văn học Anh giải thích : Sự thật là trong các tác phẩm của Arthur Conan Doyle, thám tử Sherlock Holmes chưa từng nói câu "Elementary, my dear Watson" (Đơn giản thôi, anh bạn Watson ơi). Trong truyện, ông dùng nhiều lần chữ "elementary" (chuyện đơn giản thôi) để chọc tức viên thanh tra Lestrade của Scotland Yard. Đoạn đối thoại gần giống nhất nằm trong truyện ngắn "The Adventure of the Crooked Man" (1893). Sau khi kết thúc điều tra, bác sĩ Watson thốt lên một câu ngắn gọn  "Excellent!" (Tuyệt vời!), Sherlock Holmes liền đáp lại: "Elementary" (Đơn giản thôi). Vậy thì câu nói kinh điển ''Elementary, my dear Watson) từ đâu mà có ? Thực ra, câu thoại này xuất phát từ các bản phóng tác, chuyển thể tiểu thuyết gốc thành kịch hay phim. Vào năm 1915, nhà văn hài kịch người Anh P.G. Wodehouse lần đầu tiên viết chính xác câu nói này trong một quyển tiểu thuyết hài hước châm biếm (mang tựa đề Psmith, Journalist). Bộ phim có tiếng nói "The Return of Sherlock Holmes" (1929), do Clive Brook vào vai thám tử tài ba là tác phẩm đầu tiên chính thức cho thấy Sherlock Holmes dùng câu nói này trên màn ảnh lớn. Cũng nhờ vào sự thành công vượt bực của các tác phẩm điện ảnh vào những năm 1930–1940 sau đó (do Basil Rathbone đóng vai chính), câu nói này đã được gắn liền với nhân vật Sherlock Holmes cho đến tận bây giờ. Ngày nay, trong nhiều bản phóng tác truyền hình hay điện ảnh, khán giả luôn chờ đợi Sherlock Holmes thốt lên câu nói "Elementary, my dear Watson". Trong mắt công chúng, nó đã trở thành một biểu tượng chính thức cho dù tác giả Arthur Conan Doyle chưa bao giờ viết ra. Về đời sống cá nhân và quan hệ tình cảm, quyển tiểu sử cho biết tác giả Arthur Conan Doyle không tiết lộ gì nhiều về gia cảnh của Sherlock Holmes. Những chi tiết đời tư của vị thám tử, chủ yếu là do suy diễn hay bịa đặt thêm qua phim ảnh. Về mặt tình cảm, quyển tiểu sử có nhắc đến mối tình ngắn ngủi giữa Sherlock Holmes với một người phụ nữ Mỹ tên là Irene Adler, nhân vật này xuất hiện trong truyện ngắn "A Scandal in Bohemia" và từng được Sherlock yêu mến, quý trọng. Sherlock Holmes chỉ gặp Irene Adler một lần duy nhất, nhưng nhân vật này đã thay đổi cuộc đời của ông, hay ít ra cô ấy dã thay đổi quan niệm của Sherlock Holmess về phụ nữ nói chung. Trong một thời gian dài, Sherlock được mô tả như một người đàn ông ''ghét phụ nữ'' do ông sinh trưởng trong một xã hội trọng nam khinh nữ. Bác sĩ Watson không dùng từ ''ghét phụ nữ'', mà chủ yếu nói rằng Sherlock Holmes thường hay chế giễu người phụ nữ kém thông minh. Chỉ sau khi Sherlock gặp Irene Adler, ông mới bắt đầu coi trọng phụ nữ, xem họ có tài năng ngang hàng với mình, hoặc ít ra trong mắt ông, Irene Adler là một ''kỳ phùng địch thủ'' biết đi những nước cờ cao, biết dùng những chiêu bí hiểm. Tuy không công khai thừa nhận, nhưng Sherlock thầm yêu cô Irene và ông cảm thấy ghen tị với tình nhân cũ của cô là hoàng tử Bohemia. Có một điều thú vị, là nhân vật này tuy chỉ xuất hiện một lần trong truyện ngắn, nhưng sau đó lại đóng một vai trò quan trọng hơn rất nhiều, thông qua các bản phóng tác điện ảnh hay truyền hình. Thám tử Sherlock Holmes đã đem lại cho nhà văn Arthur Conan Doyle tiền tài và danh vọng, nhưng vì nhân vật này có một cái bóng quá lớn, cho nên đã che khuất phần còn lại trong sự nghiệp sáng tác của Conan Doyle. Với thời gian, Sherlock Holmes vượt ra ngoài tầm kiểm soát của tác giả, danh tiếng của vị thám tử này còn cao hơn cả người đã sinh ra mình. Có lần nhà văn Conan Doyle cho biết ông ghét Sherlock vì nhân vật này hạn chế việc phổ biến nhiều tiểu thuyết hay với những nhân vật khác, do vậy Conan Doyle  đã tìm cách ''giết'' nhân vật Sherlock trong truyện, nhưng ông lại bất thành. Quyển tiểu sử minh họa trong tủ sách Pléiade, quyển đầu tiên dành riêng cho một nhân vật hư cấu, đã thuật lại quan hệ khá phức tạp giữa Conan Doyle và Sherlock Holmes. Nhân vật huyền thoại này tiếp tục làm say mê nhiều thế hệ qua phim ảnh hay sách truyện. Đứa con tinh thần của nhà văn nổi tiếng từ lâu đã có cuộc sống riêng.

Gần 150 năm sau khi ra đời dưới ngòi bút của nhà văn Arthur Conan Doyle, thám tử Sherlock Holmes vẫn giữ nguyên sức cuốn hút mạnh mẽ. Ngoài là nguồn cảm hứng bất tận cho điện ảnh và truyền hình, nhân vật này còn trở thành một huyền thoại văn học. Tại Pháp, chỉ có các tác phẩm quan trọng hàng đầu mới được đưa vào bộ sưu tập La Bibliothèque de la Pléiade. Gần đây, nhà xuất bản Gallimard đã cho xuất bản trong tủ sách có uy tín của mình bộ toàn tập Sherlock Holmes. Tính tổng cộng là 2.500 trang chia thành 2 tập sách dày, bao gồm bốn cuốn tiểu thuyết và 60 truyện ngắn. Bộ toàn tập này được phát hành kèm với một quyển tiểu sử minh họa dày hơn 250 trang. Đây là lần đầu tiên, tủ sách La Pléiade của nhà xuất bản Gallimard dành một quyển « tiểu sử » đặc biệt, kể lại nguồn gốc của một nhân vật hư cấu cũng như những câu chuyện bên lề và tầm ảnh hưởng của Sherlock Holmes trong dòng văn hóa đại chúng. Điều mà Hercule Poirot và Miss Marple của nữ hoàn tiểu thuyết trinh thám Agatha Christie vẫn chưa thực hiện được. Tác giả quyển tiểu sử "Sherlock Holmes" là ông Baudouin Millet, giảng viên chuyên khoa Văn học Anh và Dịch thuật tại Đại học Lumière Lyon II. Trả lời phỏng vấn RFI ban tiếng Pháp, ông Baudouin Millet phác họa vài nét chính của thám tử Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes là một thiên tài có khả năng giải quyết các vấn đề trong vụ án một cách dễ dàng đến mức khó tin, thậm chí ông còn hay nói đùa, có thể làm bẽ mặt những viên thanh tra của Scotland Yard bằng những câu nói như : "Chuyện đơn giản thôi!" hoặc "Anh chẳng hiểu gì cả'', ''Bộ não của anh sao mà nhỏ bé thế''. Có người cho là Sherlock Holmes có một bộ óc xuất chúng, có tài suy luận mạch lạc sắc bén, dựa trên nền tảng logic chặt chẻ, chứ không phỏng đoán mơ hồ. Nhờ vậy, ông giải quyết được các manh mối phức tạp, phá án nhanh để tìm ra thủ phạm. Nhưng theo tôi, Sherlock Holmes có một tư tưởng cởi mở phóng khoáng thiên về nghệ thuật hơn là khoa học. Để phá án, nhân vật này không ngại phá vỡ một số quy tắc, thoát ra ngoài lối suy nghĩ cứng nhắc. Ngoài ra, lối tiếp cận của ông thường được so sánh với một nhà khoa học pháp y, vì những phương pháp giám định của ông đã báo trước các kỹ thuật hiện đại của giới cảnh sát điều tra sau này. Ngay tại căn nhà của ông ở số 221B phố Baker Street, Sherlock Holmes thường hay tiến hành thử nghiệm dùng phương pháp hóa học để đi tìm vết tích bằng chứng, nhưng đồng thời ông cũng phải biết suy luận chặt chẽ để vạch trần tâm lý kẻ phạm tội. Một thiên tài xuất chúng chưa chắc gì đã dễ sống chung. Ngay từ lần xuất hiện đầu tiên vào năm 1887 trong truyện "A Study in Scarlet" cho đến những chuyến phiêu lưu cuối cùng được xuất bản năm 1927, trong đó có vụ án nổi tiếng nhất của ông là "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (1902), có thể nói Sherlock Holmes không phải là một người dễ mến với bà chủ nhà (Mrs Hudson) cũng như với người bạn và cộng sự của mình là bác sĩ John Watson. Trong truyện, Sherlock Holmes có tánh tình thay đổi khác thường. Theo tác giả Baudouin Millet, trong mắt của giới chuyên khoa tâm thần học thời nay, nhân vật tiểu thuyết này có triệu chứng của một người bị rối loạn lưỡng cực : Vâng, thuật ngữ rối loạn lưỡng cực chỉ mới được công nhận gần đây. Trước đó, giới bác sĩ từng nhắc đến chứng bệnh ''hưng trầm cảm'' cho đến những năm 1990. Dựa theo cách phân loại mới về các chứng bệnh tâm thần, các chuyên gia nói về triệu chứng rối loạn lưỡng cực khi những giai đoạn cực kỳ hưng phấn đột nhiên biến thành những khoảnh khắc vô cùng trầm cảm. Những đột biến nội tâm này thường không có dấu hiệu báo trước. Trong truyện Sherlock Holmes, câu chuyện được kể theo góc nhìn của bác sĩ Watson và dĩ nhiên ông Watson không dùng chữ rối loạn lưỡng cực vì thuật ngữ này chưa ra đời. Nhưng bác sĩ Watson lại mô tả một cách rõ ràng các triệu chứng hưng cảm rồi trầm cảm của Sherlock Holmes, đặc biệt là trong quyển sách ''The Sign of Four'' (1890). Cũng cần nói rõ, sinh thời nhà văn người Anh Arthur Conan Doyle ngoài đời là một bác sĩ và nhân vật Watson có nhiều nét giống tác giả. Không phải ngẫu nhiên mọi câu chuyện về Sherlock Holmes là do bác sĩ John Watson kể lại, nhân vậy này biết rõ các vấn đề y học. Xuyên qua các quyển tiểu thuyết, độc giả có thể thấy vị thám tử tài ba luôn phải tìm cách xoa dịu những mối dằn vặt trong nội tâm, kể cả dùng rượu mạnh hay ma túy, bất kể bác sĩ Watson có đồng ý hay không. Trong quyển tiểu sử minh họa do Gallimard xuất bản, độc giả vẫn có thể khám phá nhiều chi tiết mới trong cuộc đời của Sherlock Holmes. Nhân vật này sau mỗi lần phá án thường thốt lên câu nói : ''Elementary, my dear Watson" có nghĩa là ''Đơn giản thôi, anh bạn Watson ơi''. Nhưng theo ông Baudouin Millet, câu nói này không phải là của nhà văn Arthur Conan Doyle. Chuyên gia dịch thuật văn học Anh giải thích : Sự thật là trong các tác phẩm của Arthur Conan Doyle, thám tử Sherlock Holmes chưa từng nói câu "Elementary, my dear Watson" (Đơn giản thôi, anh bạn Watson ơi). Trong truyện, ông dùng nhiều lần chữ "elementary" (chuyện đơn giản thôi) để chọc tức viên thanh tra Lestrade của Scotland Yard. Đoạn đối thoại gần giống nhất nằm trong truyện ngắn "The Adventure of the Crooked Man" (1893). Sau khi kết thúc điều tra, bác sĩ Watson thốt lên một câu ngắn gọn  "Excellent!" (Tuyệt vời!), Sherlock Holmes liền đáp lại: "Elementary" (Đơn giản thôi). Vậy thì câu nói kinh điển ''Elementary, my dear Watson) từ đâu mà có ? Thực ra, câu thoại này xuất phát từ các bản phóng tác, chuyển thể tiểu thuyết gốc thành kịch hay phim. Vào năm 1915, nhà văn hài kịch người Anh P.G. Wodehouse lần đầu tiên viết chính xác câu nói này trong một quyển tiểu thuyết hài hước châm biếm (mang tựa đề Psmith, Journalist). Bộ phim có tiếng nói "The Return of Sherlock Holmes" (1929), do Clive Brook vào vai thám tử tài ba là tác phẩm đầu tiên chính thức cho thấy Sherlock Holmes dùng câu nói này trên màn ảnh lớn. Cũng nhờ vào sự thành công vượt bực của các tác phẩm điện ảnh vào những năm 1930–1940 sau đó (do Basil Rathbone đóng vai chính), câu nói này đã được gắn liền với nhân vật Sherlock Holmes cho đến tận bây giờ. Ngày nay, trong nhiều bản phóng tác truyền hình hay điện ảnh, khán giả luôn chờ đợi Sherlock Holmes thốt lên câu nói "Elementary, my dear Watson". Trong mắt công chúng, nó đã trở thành một biểu tượng chính thức cho dù tác giả Arthur Conan Doyle chưa bao giờ viết ra. Về đời sống cá nhân và quan hệ tình cảm, quyển tiểu sử cho biết tác giả Arthur Conan Doyle không tiết lộ gì nhiều về gia cảnh của Sherlock Holmes. Những chi tiết đời tư của vị thám tử, chủ yếu là do suy diễn hay bịa đặt thêm qua phim ảnh. Về mặt tình cảm, quyển tiểu sử có nhắc đến mối tình ngắn ngủi giữa Sherlock Holmes với một người phụ nữ Mỹ tên là Irene Adler, nhân vật này xuất hiện trong truyện ngắn "A Scandal in Bohemia" và từng được Sherlock yêu mến, quý trọng. Sherlock Holmes chỉ gặp Irene Adler một lần duy nhất, nhưng nhân vật này đã thay đổi cuộc đời của ông, hay ít ra cô ấy dã thay đổi quan niệm của Sherlock Holmess về phụ nữ nói chung. Trong một thời gian dài, Sherlock được mô tả như một người đàn ông ''ghét phụ nữ'' do ông sinh trưởng trong một xã hội trọng nam khinh nữ. Bác sĩ Watson không dùng từ ''ghét phụ nữ'', mà chủ yếu nói rằng Sherlock Holmes thường hay chế giễu người phụ nữ kém thông minh. Chỉ sau khi Sherlock gặp Irene Adler, ông mới bắt đầu coi trọng phụ nữ, xem họ có tài năng ngang hàng với mình, hoặc ít ra trong mắt ông, Irene Adler là một ''kỳ phùng địch thủ'' biết đi những nước cờ cao, biết dùng những chiêu bí hiểm. Tuy không công khai thừa nhận, nhưng Sherlock thầm yêu cô Irene và ông cảm thấy ghen tị với tình nhân cũ của cô là hoàng tử Bohemia. Có một điều thú vị, là nhân vật này tuy chỉ xuất hiện một lần trong truyện ngắn, nhưng sau đó lại đóng một vai trò quan trọng hơn rất nhiều, thông qua các bản phóng tác điện ảnh hay truyền hình. Thám tử Sherlock Holmes đã đem lại cho nhà văn Arthur Conan Doyle tiền tài và danh vọng, nhưng vì nhân vật này có một cái bóng quá lớn, cho nên đã che khuất phần còn lại trong sự nghiệp sáng tác của Conan Doyle. Với thời gian, Sherlock Holmes vượt ra ngoài tầm kiểm soát của tác giả, danh tiếng của vị thám tử này còn cao hơn cả người đã sinh ra mình. Có lần nhà văn Conan Doyle cho biết ông ghét Sherlock vì nhân vật này hạn chế việc phổ biến nhiều tiểu thuyết hay với những nhân vật khác, do vậy Conan Doyle  đã tìm cách ''giết'' nhân vật Sherlock trong truyện, nhưng ông lại bất thành. Quyển tiểu sử minh họa trong tủ sách Pléiade, quyển đầu tiên dành riêng cho một nhân vật hư cấu, đã thuật lại quan hệ khá phức tạp giữa Conan Doyle và Sherlock Holmes. Nhân vật huyền thoại này tiếp tục làm say mê nhiều thế hệ qua phim ảnh hay sách truyện. Đứa con tinh thần của nhà văn nổi tiếng từ lâu đã có cuộc sống riêng.

The Hound of the Baskervilles, Chapter 14, by Arthur Conan Doyle — A Calming Bedtime Story for Sleep & Insomnia | Books at Bedtime A calming bedtime story to help you fall asleep — Chapter 14 of The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, read slowly and softly for anyone lying awake in the small hours. This is the chapter the whole book has been walking towards, and Conan Doyle gave it the same name as the novel itself. Holmes, Watson and Lestrade lie waiting among the rocks above Merripit House while a great white fog rolls in off the mire, thickening minute by minute over the one path they need to keep clear. What follows is the most famous night on Dartmoor in English fiction — and then, quietly, the unwinding of it. The long walk out across the Grimpen Mire the next morning, guided by wands planted in the peat. An old black boot lifted from the slime. An abandoned tin mine on an island in the bog, and the last of Stapleton's secrets laid bare in the daylight. There is no need to follow the plot tonight, and no need to reach the end. Let the rhythm of the Victorian prose and the hush of the moor after the fog has lifted do the work while your body settles. If you drift off in the first few minutes, that is exactly what this reading is for. Books at Bedtime is the sleep story series from Calming Anxiety, hosted by clinical hypnotherapist and former paramedic Martin Hewlett — alongside Coffee Break for the Soul and the daily ten-minute guided meditations. If classic audiobooks help you sleep, this series is written for those long, wakeful hours. You can take the whole library with you — download Anchored on iOS. Access over 3,000 searchable, offline-ready audio sessions, sleep stories with Books at Bedtime, and built-in nightlight features for the small hours.

"several international spies and secret agents" [SECO]    One of the wonders of "His Last Bow" is a snapshot of Britain before the Great War. We're treated to Sherlock Holmes still in top form in the last recorded case of his career, pitting him against the German spy Von Bork.   Michael Pollak, BSI ("The Blue Carbuncle") won the 2010 Morley-Montgomery Award for his article "The Spies Who Never Were with Some Observations on Holmes's Retirement" for his analysis of Conan Doyle's handling of espionage in the Canon, particularly when spy hysteria was running rampant. Was it sensational? Restrained? Accurate? It's just a Trifle.     If you have a question for us, please email us at trifles@ihearofsherlock.com. If you use your inquiry on the show, we'll send you a thank you gift.   There's a new "Trifling Trifles" episode out — short-form content that doesn't warrant a full episode. We release these at the beginning of every month. The latest episode is "A Peculiar Party". And peculiar it is.    This is a benefit exclusively for our paying subscribers.  Check it out: Patreon | Substack   Our Merch Store is now open: Trifles mugs, notepads, and oval stickers can be yours (or someone else's, if you'd like to make it a gift). Start shopping today.      Leave Trifles a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify; listen to this episode here or wherever you get podcasts   Links The Morley-Montgomery Award episode series (Patreon | Substack) All of our social links: https://linktr.ee/ihearofsherlock Email us at trifles @ ihearofsherlock.com    Music credits Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra Publisher Info.: Washington, DC: United States Marine Band. Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0        

A Grande Amizade Entre Léon Denis & Conan Doyle - PLDOAE#40 Bruno Tavares e Charles Kempf

Boscombe Valley is not the place we remember from Conan Doyle in the episode Sherlock & Co had for us, so let's discuss!

Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) fue un médico y escritor británico, mundialmente famoso por crear al detective Sherlock Holmes. es, apareció por primera vez en la novela: A Study in Scarlet (1887)Otras obras importantes de Holmes:The Hound of the BaskervillesThe Sign of the FourThe Adventures of Sherlock HolmesTambién escribió novelas históricas y de aventuras como:The Lost World, donde aparece el profesor Challenger. Aunque Sherlock Holmes lo hizo famoso, Conan Doyle llegó a cansarse del personaje e intentó matarlo en la historia The Final Problem, pero los lectores protestaron tanto que tuvo que revivirlo.“La siguiente pieza es Rheinberger Bleib bei uns. Esta obra pertenece al dominio público. La grabación utilizada en este podcast proviene de una fuente libre de derechos y autorizada para uso público.”

Alejandro Dolina, Patricio Barton, Gillespie Introducción • 0:00:00 Apertura y presentación del programa Segmento Inicial • 0:02:08 Gira de La Noche Extraviada y funciones de La Venganza en Córdoba, Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Palomar y Montevideo • 0:03:51 Presentación de Dolina con Darío Sztajnszrajber en Junín • 0:05:11 Anuncio del doctorado Honoris Causa de la UBA y entrevista pública con Gabriel Rolón • 0:09:14 Consejos humorísticos para aspirantes a bailarín clásico • 0:47:57 Mensajes de oyentes y comentarios sobre próximas visitas • 0:52:13 Canto de “A quién le puede importar” Segmento Dispositivo • 0:58:42 Espiritismo: hermanas Fox, Alan Kardec, William Crookes y Katie King • 1:00:33 Conan Doyle, Houdini y las disputas sobre médiums • 1:02:34 Médiums y literatura: Víctor Hugo, Dickens y Patience Worth • 1:08:48 Daniel Home y la mano de Napoleón en la corte de Napoleón III • 1:10:30 “Mano Blanca” por Nelly Omar Segmento Humorístico • 1:14:59 Objetos del hogar que se rompen y nunca se arreglan Sordo Gancé / Manuel Moreira • 1:37:22 Presentación del segmento musical • 1:38:08 “Romántica incurable” ♫ • 1:40:40 “Desafinado” ♫ • 1:43:34 “Silbando” ♫ (Resumen generado automáticamente con IA, puede contener errores)

Gavino Zucca"Giallo a Valle delle Magnolie"Le indagini del Capitano RoversiNewton Compton Editoriwww.newtoncompton.com«I romanzi di Gavino Zucca funzionano come un orologio svizzero, con un'architettura narrativa perfetta che rimanda ai grandi autori del giallo classico, da Agatha Christie a Conan Doyle.»L'Unione SardaLuglio 1963. In sole ventiquattro ore, la quiete di Valle delle Magnolie viene spezzata da due eventi inquietanti: Donato, un ragazzo di quattordici anni, ospite del vicino Istituto San Gabriele per la cura dell'infanzia, scompare nel nulla; poco dopo Filippo Tilocca, un uomo trasferitosi da alcuni giorni nella valle, viene ritrovato morto nella propria abitazione. Due fatti apparentemente scollegati, in grado di dare sin da subito filo da torcere al capitano Roversi. Ma mentre scava nel passato di Donato e di Tilocca in cerca di piste da seguire, l'ufficiale comincia a intuire che quei casi forse non sono slegati come pensava. La chiave per risolvere questo doppio mistero sembra risiedere in un cold case risalente a cinque anni prima: un tentato sequestro finito in tragedia, nel quale una coppia perse la vita insieme a uno dei rapitori…Gavino ZuccaÈ laureato in Fisica e in Filosofia ed è specializzato in Progettazione di Sistemi informatici. È nato e vive a Sassari, ma ha trascorso oltre trent'anni a Bologna dove ha lavorato all'ENI come project manager, prima di dedicarsi all'insegnamento della Fisica nella scuola superiore. Ha ottenuto numerosi riconoscimenti partecipando a premi letterari in tutta Italia. La Newton Compton ha pubblicato Il mistero di Abbacuada, Il giallo di Montelepre, Il delitto di Saccargia, Il misterioso caso di Villa Grada, Assassinio a Pedra Manna, Giallo sulla Riviera del Corallo, Doppio mistero sotto la rocca, Delitto a Foresta Burgos, L'enigma nella Nurra, I delitti di Maccia d'aràru, Giallo a Valle delle Magnolie e l'ebook Giallo al collegio dei Santi Innocenti, dedicati alle indagini di Giorgio Roversi.Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarehttps://ilpostodelleparole.it/

Collected in "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes", this narrative is unique in the canon for a few reasons: first, it is the longest short story written by Conan Doyle for publication; secondly, it is one of only a handful of cases that is brought to Holmes by Watson; third, it happened to be one of Conan Doyle's personal favourites; and, finally, it's Josh's choice for this year's Summer series! "The Naval Treaty" follows the unfortunate mishap of Percy Phelps and the intrigue of a stolen document from the Foreign Office in London. This story serves as a warning to any public official who steps away from their work to chase up coffee. Our review here was originally produced in September, 2017.

"in league with the thief" [REIG]     Arvind Ethan David is a versatile writer and producer whose career spans theater, television, film, graphic novels, audio, and now his debut novel, The Great Game, a historical thriller set in 1905 London. Blending mystery and suspense, the book marks the return of A. J. Raffles — the famous gentleman thief created by Conan Doyle's brother-in-law, E.W. Hornung.   Born in Malaysia and educated in England, Arvind's perspective on imperial rivalry, colonialism, and cultural identity is expressed through the eyes of his narrator Balvinder dev Singh, a law student and military veteran who is funding his education in partnership with Raffles. When a brutal Mayfair murder tangles Bunny and Raffles in a widening conspiracy, it attracts the attention of Holmes, Watson, and even Winston Churchill.   Arvind's career began when he was still a student, adapting Douglas Adams's novel Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency as a play. When Adams came to see it, he became a mentor. He has written and produced extensively in television, including Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency for Netflix, Anansi Boys for Amazon, and The Garden of Evening Mists for HBO. He has also written seven graphic novels, including an adaptation of Raymond Chandler's Trouble Is My Business. Join us as he reflects on his experiences in these different artistic worlds, and on the unique challenges of bringing honored characters to life.   Our "Learned Societies" segment kicks off with Sherlockian society activities coming up in the latter half of August. Then, it's a new edition of "Examining the Pictures," with the film critic, journalist, and author Christian Monggaard, BSI, as he reviews the first Enola Holmes film. Finally, the Canonical Couplet quiz will test your Sherlock Holmes knowledge, with a copy of The Great Game for the winner. Send your answer to comment @ihearofsherlock.com by July 14, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. DST. All listeners are eligible to play.   As a reminder, our supporters can listen to the show ad-free and have access to occasional bonus material. Join us on the platform of your choice (Patreon | Substack).   And if you need some show swag or gift ideas, or if you want to show off your good taste to other Sherlockians, check out our Merch Store, with mugs, notepads and more.     Leave I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify; listen to us wherever you listen to podcasts.   Links The Great Game (Amazon | Bookshop.org) Arvind Ethan David's website Other episodes mentioned on the show: Episode 200: Holmes in the Heartland I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere / Trifles Merch Store     Explore more here. Find all of our relevant links and social accounts at linktr.ee/ihearofsherlock.   And would you consider leaving us a rating and or a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or the player of your choice? It would help other Sherlockians find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at 5-1895-221B-5. That's (518) 952-2125.  

En 1908, la riche héritière écossaise Marion Gilchrist est retrouvée assassinée dans son appartement de Glasgow. Très vite, la police accuse Oscar Slater, un immigré juif allemand au passé sulfureux. Pourtant, les preuves sont fragiles, contradictoires et parfois même falsifiées. Condamné à mort puis envoyé au terrible pénitencier de Peterhead, Slater clame son innocence pendant près de vingt ans. L'affaire finit par attirer l'attention de Arthur Conan Doyle, le célèbre créateur de Sherlock Holmes. Convaincu d'une erreur judiciaire, l'écrivain reprend toute l'enquête comme un véritable détective et démonte une à une les incohérences de la police écossaise. Entre faux témoignages, manipulation judiciaire et scandale politique, Conan Doyle mène un combat acharné pour faire libérer un innocent. Grâce à son obstination, Oscar Slater est finalement réhabilité en 1928 après dix-huit années de prison. Une affaire fascinante où la fiction rejoint la réalité. Merci pour votre écoute Vous aimez l'Heure H, mais connaissez-vous La Mini Heure H https://audmns.com/YagLLiK , une version pour toute la famille.Retrouvez l'ensemble des épisodes de l'Heure H sur notre plateforme Auvio.be :https://auvio.rtbf.be/emission/22750 Intéressés par l'histoire ? Vous pourriez également aimer nos autres podcasts : Un jour dans l'Histoire : https://audmns.com/gXJWXoQL'Histoire Continue: https://audmns.com/kSbpELwAinsi que nos séries historiques :Chili, le Pays de mes Histoires : https://audmns.com/XHbnevhD-Day : https://audmns.com/JWRdPYIJoséphine Baker : https://audmns.com/wCfhoEwLa folle histoire de l'aviation : https://audmns.com/xAWjyWCLes Jeux Olympiques, l'étonnant miroir de notre Histoire : https://audmns.com/ZEIihzZMarguerite, la Voix d'une Résistante : https://audmns.com/zFDehnENapoléon, le crépuscule de l'Aigle : https://audmns.com/DcdnIUnUn Jour dans le Sport : https://audmns.com/xXlkHMHSous le sable des Pyramides : https://audmns.com/rXfVppvVous aimez les histoires racontées par Jean-Louis Lahaye ? Connaissez-vous ces podcast?Sous le sable des Pyramides : https://audmns.com/rXfVppv36 Quai des orfèvres : https://audmns.com/eUxNxyFHistoire Criminelle, les enquêtes de Scotland Yard : https://audmns.com/ZuEwXVOUn Crime, une Histoire https://audmns.com/NIhhXpYN'oubliez pas de vous y abonner pour ne rien manquer.Et si vous avez apprécié ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à nous donner des étoiles ou des commentaires, cela nous aide à le faire connaître plus largement. Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Hello and welcome to episode 75. This time, we discuss one of Conan Doyle's most important and influential early stories, ‘J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement', which appeared in the Cornhill in January 1884. You can read the story here. The show notes will be available at https://bit.ly/DOD75sn (for all show notes, just replace ‘75' with the episode number in question). The episode will shortly be posted to our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@doingsofdoyle. Please like and subscribe. Synopsis There have been many theories forwarded regarding the fate of the brig Marie Celeste, found drifting derelict in December 1873. But one man, Dr. J. Habakuk Jephson, knows the truth because he is the only known surviving passenger. Following service with the Union forces in the American Civil War during which he was badly wounded, Jephson settled down to regular medical practice in Brooklyn. But years of overwork, weak lungs, and the lingering effects of his war wound leave his own doctor to suggest recuperation via a long sea voyage. Unfortunately, the chosen vessel is Marie Celeste, whose passenger list is expanded by the last minute addition of the apparently wealthy Septimius Goring, a man of mysterious and sinister aspect and antecedents. At first, all goes well, until the captain's wife and child are tragically lost overboard mid-Atlantic, following which the ship appears to be cursed…    Warning The story contains racist language and depictions, which we discuss. If this is likely to offend, you may want to skip this episode. Next time on Doings of Doyle… We return to Sherlock Holmes with the stage play ‘The Crown Diamond' and its short-story alter-ego ‘The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone'. Acknowledgements Thanks to our sponsor, Belanger Books (www.belangerbooks.com), and our supporters on Patreon and Paypal. Image credits: Thanks to Alexis Barquin at The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopaedia for permission to reproduce these images. Please support the encyclopaedia at www.arthur-conan-doyle.com. Music credit: Sneaky Snitch Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ YouTube video created by @headlinerapp.

News; birthdays/events; what are the odds? funny story; word of the day. News; game: is Ashley as smart as a 5th grader?; how do you pass the time when you're stuck somewhere like an airport of a waiting room and you can't leave?; would you dress up to get free food at your favorite drive thru for a year? News; game: complete the Bernie Taupin/Elton John song; first graders give advice to high school grads going off to college...super cute!!; 2026 list of America's favorite burger toppers. News; game: cartoon show theme songs; things that would have been considered disrespectful 20 years ago; goodbye/fun facts....Sherlock Holmes is a world-renowned detective and the most portrayed character in film history and the annual celebration, marks the birthday of its creator--Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who based the character of Sherlock on an Edinburgh university professor, Dr. Joseph Bell. In simple terms, Sherlock Holmes is a detective who uses the power of acute observation and deduction to solve crimes. But Conan Doyle's outstanding writing and deep knowledge of the genre made the stories an instant hit. Conan Doyle started writing as a deflection from his failed career as an ophthalmologist and had he not taken the risk of quitting his medical practice to give his hobby a chance, the world would have never known about Holmes. Those who haven't visited 221b Baker Street in London are in for a real treat! The official museum is fun to see with relics of various kinds.

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In the second of our bonus episodes, Mark talks with historian and author Ollie Randall about his book Writers in Whites: How a group of literary cricketers changed English culture (London: Fairfield Books, 2026) which is released today. Bonus episodes are released early to patrons. If you want to hear these episodes when they are first available, sign up at https://www.patreon.com/doingsofdoyle as a free or paid member. Ollie Randall Ollie Randall is a writer, historian and cartoonist. He completed his doctoral thesis, 'Cricket, Literary Culture and Englishness' in January 2026, which has become the basis for his book Writers in Whites (2026). Ollie has written articles for a variety of publications, including The Sherlock Holmes Journal, and most frequently the Times Literary Supplement. He has worked as the historical researcher for a former leader of the House of Lords, and as a tour manager on cultural tours. His second book, Lord's and Maharajas – about the political intrigue and imperial crisis that shaped the origins of Indian international cricket – is due out in Autumn 2026. Next time on Doings of Doyle… For our 75th regular episode, we cover one of Conan Doyle's most important early stories, ‘J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement' (1884). You can read the story here: https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/wiki/J._Habakuk_Jephson%27s_Statement  Acknowledgements  Thanks to our sponsor, Belanger Books (www.belangerbooks.com), and our supporters on Patreon and Paypal. Image credits: Thanks to Alexis Barquin at The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopaedia for permission to reproduce these images. Please support the encyclopaedia at www.arthur-conan-doyle.com. Music credit: Sneaky Snitch Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/  YouTube video created by @headlinerapp.

El 22 de mayo de 1859 nacía uno de los grandes autores de la literatura de los dos últimos siglos, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Hoy viajamos por la contradictoria y sorprendente vida de quien dio vida al increíble Sherlock Holmes o de escribir panfletos para justificar la sangrienta guerra de los Boers. Sin olvidar sus últimos años rodeados de espíritus, médiums y Houdini.

This month, we are delighted to welcome to the podcast Dr Anastasia Klimchynskaya to talk all things Arthur Conan Doyle and Science Fiction. Anastasia Klimchynskaya Anastasia is a scholar of nineteenth-century literature, particularly science fiction, and is Visiting Assistant Professor of English at Illinois Wesleyan University in the USA. She has presented widely on Sherlock Holmes, Jules Verne, Frankenstein, and science fiction, and contributed to the Rosenbach Museum and Library's Sherlock Monthly webinar series. She is also the author of Science Fiction and the Modern World, a sweeping study of the emergence of science fiction in the nineteenth century, which has just been published by Liverpool University Press. https://www.anaklimchy.com/ Books by Anastasia: Anastasia Klimchynskaya, Science Fiction and the Modern World (Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 2026) - https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10.3828/9781836244905  Anastasia Klimchynskaya (ed.), From the Earth to the Moon, Annotated for Our Spacefaring Age (Forthcoming) - https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262553865/from-the-earth-to-the-moon/  Next time on Doings of Doyle… For our 75th episode, we cover one of Conan Doyle's most important early stories, ‘J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement' (1884). You can read the story here: https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/wiki/J._Habakuk_Jephson%27s_Statement Acknowledgements Thanks to our sponsor, Belanger Books (www.belangerbooks.com), and our supporters on Patreon and Paypal. Image credits: Thanks to Alexis Barquin at The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopaedia for permission to reproduce these images. Please support the encyclopaedia at www.arthur-conan-doyle.com. Music credit: Sneaky Snitch Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ YouTube video created by @headlinerapp.

El joven Martí Rocamora viaja a Roma en el verano de 1987 para escribir una novela sobre Beatrice Cenci, una aristócrata del Renacimiento convertida en símbolo trágico de la belleza femenina. Así arranca la novela que ha ganado el premio Azorín. Se titula La necesidad de amar y la ha escrito Pablo Álvarez. No puede faltar el género negro, con una autora muy joven, May Ayamonte. Granada se convierte en territorio noir con El latido de las mariposas, un thriller psicológico que inaugura el universo narrativo de la inspectora Barea.Es noticia porque se ha llevado el premio Edebé de novela juvenil. Los secretos de los hermanos Grimm. En la sección de Audiolibros, El signo de los cuatro, de Conan Doyle.

"I can't stand his lordship" [MAZA]   For hapless Americans, the titles used by peers in the Sherlock Holmes stories can be vexing indeed. One would think that Sherlock Holmes would be able to keep things straight.   Between his devil-may-care attitude toward the upper class and Conan Doyle's own lack of breeding, Damian Thompson found a decided gap in the way certain members of the peerage are titled. And it's just a Trifle.     If you have a question for us, please email us at trifles@ihearofsherlock.com. If you use your inquiry on the show, we'll send you a thank you gift.   There's a new "Trifling Trifles" episode out — short-form content that doesn't warrant a full episode. We release these at the beginning of every month. The latest episode is about the questionable judgment of the head of the Baker Street irregulars. This is a benefit exclusively for our paying subscribers. Check it out (Patreon | Substack).   Our Merch Store is now open: Trifles mugs, notepads, and oval stickers can be yours (or someone else's, if you'd like to make it a gift). Start shopping today.     Leave Trifles a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify; listen to this episode here or wherever you get podcasts     Links Solecism (Merriam-Webster) The Baker Street Journal All of our social links: https://linktr.ee/ihearofsherlock Email us at trifles @ ihearofsherlock.com    Music credits Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra Publisher Info.: Washington, DC: United States Marine Band. Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0      

Twitter Facebook No one, going back to the interpretation of William Gillette in the early years of the silent screen cinema, interpreted the Sherlock Holmes character with the authenticity that Jeremy Brett brought to the role in the ITV Granada series on British television (1984-1994). That series went back to the canonical short stories and lovingly adapted them to the screen, clearing away the distortions that past (and future) representations have rained down and continue to rain on the reputation of the detective.  This new recording is my latest attempt to interpret the Sherlockian short stories in a twenty-first century podcast adaptation, with respect to the great interpreters of the past, going back to Doyle, the originator himself, and moving forward to Brett. With apologies to Jeremy Brett, here is my acting effort to portray the style of Jeremy Brett in a Holmesian short story that Brett was not to portray in the TV Series (that series failing to film ALL of the short stories). One of the best of the stories that it left out was “The Reigate Squires,” from The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.  And so, here is an attempted corrective to that omission, in the form of a pastiche of Jeremy Brett portraying the famous detective in the real Conan Doyle short story, “The Reigate Squires.” Twitter Facebook

This episode explores the fascinating origins of Sherlock Holmes, his real-life inspirations, and the detective's impact on literature and detective work. Discover how Conan Doyle's experiences and character traits shaped the legendary detective.Most of us underestimate the brilliance behind Sherlock Holmes — and how much of it was based on real deduction. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's character was inspired by no less than Dr. Joseph Bell, whose extraordinary powers of observation Sherlock himself would have envied. Yet, in a surprising twist, Bell once told Conan Doyle that Holmes was, in fact, a reflection of Doyle himself. Holmes's legendary deductions, clever tricks, and even his methods in solving real murders stem from the authentic genius of his creator. This episode unravels how Doyle's life, and Holmes's character, are intertwined with true detective work that saved lives, revealing secrets behind iconic stories and the real-world skill that turned fiction into legend.Prepare for a deep dive into high-society gambling, clever deception, and murder plots set against the glamorous backdrop of early 1900s France. When Holmes and Watson visit a casino near Cannes, a seemingly straightforward night spirals into a web of intrigue involving a fake death, bloodstains that aren't what they seem, and a plot so cunning it will challenge everything Holmes believed about murder and illusion. You'll discover how seemingly innocent tricks—like planting money on a corpse—can uncover the hidden motives of killers or the plays of master manipulators. This story is a masterclass in deduction, deception, and the dangerous allure of gambling, with Holmes pulling the strings to solve crimes that could have easily gone noir.Key insights include how Holmes detects a murder disguised as a suicide through blood and banknotes, the importance of understanding human superstition at the gambling tables, and the subtle clues that reveal both the killer's motive and the intricate plans behind apparent accidents. Patterns in blood spatter, the significance of roulette wheel details, and the dangerous game of emotional manipulation all emerge from Holmes's extraordinary perception. You'll also learn a clever Parisian trick: planting false evidence to mislead investigators, a tactic that reveals the dark art of deception used by criminals and detectives alike. This episode isn't just a Holmes adventure; it's a lesson in critical thinking and reading between the lines amidst high-stakes chaos.Why does all of this matter? Because understanding the mind behind Holmes's deductions prepares you to spot deception, anticipate motives, and think like one of the greatest detectives in history. Whether you're a mystery enthusiast, a professional investigator, or simply curious about how the tiniest detail can change the course of justice, this episode offers invaluable insights. It's about sharpening your mind against the illusions that often hide the truth — a necessary skill in today's complex world.Perfectly suited for crime buffs, detective fans, or anyone eager to decode the tricks used by both con artists and experts. If you want to elevate your understanding of deduction, deception, and the art of reading between the lines, this episode is your essential guide. Let Holmes's mastery inspire your own mental agility and turn everyday observations into powerful insights.Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle, detective stories, deductive reasoning, literary history

En 2026 se cumplen 50 años de la muerte de Agatha Christie, autora de más de 80 obras y creadora de Hércules Poirot y Miss Marple, “dos de los detectives más perspicaces de la literatura (con permiso de Sherlock Holmes, de Conan Doyle)”. Con motivo de esta efeméride, Sandra Martín propone viajar a Estambul tras los pasos de la escritora, ciudad donde arranca una de sus novelas más célebres.

Welcome to Mysterious Universe, mental ninjas! Come with us as we explore an unexplored land. A forbidden “lost world” to outsiders reported to be inhabited by strange beasts out of time. Legends speak of not one, but several bizarre and terrifying creatures that haunt the Ancient Plateau's of the South American Wilderness. Today we are grateful to cover The Mysteries Of Kurupira - The hidden land of unknown creatures that inspired Conan Doyle's Lost World - By Ben Tejada-Ingram. For Plus+, we wade through an insane theory on the world we live on… or IN. Cyrus Teed's “The Cellular Cosmogony” proposes the idea that we live INSIDE a spherical universe, a self-contained, electromagnetic machine where meaning is inherent to the experience. Whether you buy his model or not, this book more importantly challenges you to question the status quo and the hard-baked narratives we've been given since birth.  Bookmark the link below for the new Inescapable Podcast coming in Mid-February. Plus+ Members can now find the new feed on your Dashboard and add it to your preferred podcast player ahead of launch. MU_30.01 -“ The Last Dinosaur of the Lost World" Ben Tejada-Ingram | Instagram Book - The Mysteries of Kurupira: The Hidden Land of Unknown Creatures that Inspired Conan Doyle's Lost World Book - The Lands Forgotten by Time: A Cryptozoologist's Guide to Lost Worlds and Legends Book - The Last Dinosaur of the Lost World: My Search for 'Little Nessie' Karl Shuker Blogspot Adventurer - Jose Miguel Perez Gomez Jack Horner: Shape-shifting dinosaurs The David Rumsey Map Collection Mapinguari: Fearsome Beast and Protector of the Amazon | Monstrum Book - Cowboys & Saurians South of the Border Book - The Lost World by Sir Author Conan Doyle University of Texas - Yanomami language databases and dictionaries The Cellular Cosmogony Visual Reference - Opening Credits | Game of Thrones LinksPlus+ ExtensionThe extension of the show is EXCLUSIVE to Plus+ Members. To join. click HERE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael, Rob, Pax, and Jacob gather one more time in Dartmoor to discuss the first Basil Rathbone Holmes film: 20th Century Fox's The Hound of the Baskervilles. Last month we talked about the Hammer version from 1959, so we do some compare/contrast to that as well as the Conan Doyle novel.

Twitter Facebook I have never recorded an abridged version of a Sherlock Holmes mystery short story, not wishing to truncate the words of the great Conan Doyle.  However, it occurred to me that the time of three half-hour sitcoms may be too much for listeners to bear to listen to a Holmes short story.  In order to guard against this pity, I have recorded this abridged version of a humorous yet exciting Holmes short story, abridging it to under two half hour sitcoms in length.  I started out the recording thinking I could do so in twenty minutes.  It can’t be done while still doing justice to the story, to the writing and to the detective or the author. And so here in 47 minutes flat, is the abridged version, hopefully with all its essential glory retained.  –Your narrator, Rick Reiman. Twitter Facebook

"evidence was wanted" [GOLD]  The final installment in our series on the Apocrypha of Sherlock Holmes brings us to "The Case of the Man Who was Wanted." Its discovery and provenance seems to have been both wanted and not wanted by the Conan Doyle brothers, who discovered it thanks to a biographer of their father in the 1940s.   How it came into their possession and the story behind what was once assumed to be the 61st Sherlock Holmes story — and its eventual debunking — is anything but a Trifle.    Find all of the Apocrypha series in one place (Patreon | Substack).   If you have a question for us, please email us at trifles@ihearofsherlock.com. If you use your inquiry on the show, we'll send you a thank you gift.   Don't forget to listen to "Trifling Trifles" — short-form content that doesn't warrant a full episode, released at the beginning of every month. The latest episode wonders about J pens. This is a benefit exclusively for our paying subscribers. Check it out (Patreon | Substack).   Our Merch Store is now open: Trifles mugs, notepads, and oval stickers can be yours (or someone else's, if you'd like to make it a gift). Start shopping today.     Leave Trifles a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify; listen to this episode here or wherever you get podcasts   Links The Case of the Man Who Was Wanted Classics of Sherlockiana: The Apocrypha of Sherlock Holmes (I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere) The Public Life of Sherlock Holmes: The "Lost" Sherlock Holmes Story (Black Gate) Nova 57 Minor: The Waxing and Waning of the 61st Adventure of Sherlock Holmes (Abebooks) All of our social links: https://linktr.ee/ihearofsherlock Email us at trifles @ ihearofsherlock.com    Music credits Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra Publisher Info.: Washington, DC: United States Marine Band. Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0      

Jack Arnold  (1916-1992), who died at the age of 75 in 1992, was the 1950s master of the science fiction film. Among the films he directed were It Came From Outer Space, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, Revenge of the Creature, Tarantula, and The Incredible Shrinking Man. The Probabilities crew – Richard A. Lupoff, Lawrence Davidson and Richard Wolinsky – received a small stipend from a science fiction convention and flew to Los Angeles to interview Jack Arnold in his office at Universal Studios. The interview is undated but was recorded in around 1980, give or take a year. Arnold's memory was fuzzy on when films were released. IMDb lists It Came from Outer Space, along with two film noirs  in 1953, Creature from the Black Lagoon in 1954 and Revenge of the Creature in 1955. The first western, The Man from Bitter Ridge along with Tarantula and his work on This Island Earth also came from 1955. The rest of the westerns, along with The Incredible Shrinking Man and the Peter Sellers classic The Mouse That Roared, came between 1956 and 1959. After that, he directed a couple more A pictures, as he called them, but his primary work moved to television, and from then until his retirement in 1984, he was constantly working on projects for the small screen, interspersed with the occasional film. At the end of the interview, he discusses a remake of Conan Doyle's The Lost World, complete with storyboards. That project never did get off the ground, though it's possible later versions used some of Arnold's pre-planning. And, not to forget, he helped turn Gilligan's Island into a cultural (for better or worse) icon. Digitized, remastered and edited by Richard Wolinsky in July 2021, and originally posted on August 1, 2021. The post The Probabilities Archive: Jack Arnold (1916-1992), film director, “Creature from the Black Lagoon” and others, 1980ish appeared first on KPFA.

Twitter Facebook In my series of brand new readings of earlier recordings I had released in my more inexperienced narrative career, I introduce the latest of these: The Conan Doyle story. “The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton.”  Here again, Holmes must battle against no ordinary villain, but against a blackmailer of the most sinister antecedents. Has there ever been a bad guy more oily and rotten than Charles Milverton? Maybe the Grinch, perhaps.  But Milverton was a villain for all seasons, not just Christmas.  I hope that you enjoy it.  –Your audio narrator, Rick Reiman. Twitter Facebook

"An expression of the most dreadful horror." [HOUN]  Join us as we explore Sherlock Holmes Into the Fire, a new, two-volume collection that reimagines Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Gothic tales through the lens of Sherlock Holmes. Our guest Margie Deck discusses how Doyle's eerie, atmospheric stories — often overshadowed by Sherlock Holmes — reveal the author's deeper fascination with mystery, psychology, and the supernatural.  We talk about the creative process behind pairing each original tale with a modern Holmesian retelling, the challenges of preserving Gothic dread while introducing rational deduction, and how contributors balanced Doyle's voice with their own. Our conversation sheds light on what might be lost and gained when the world's greatest detective steps into the shadows of Conan Doyle's darker imagination — and why these stories continue to inspire new interpretations more than a century later. Once again, we give you a glimpse of Sherlockian society activities, this time in the second half of December in "The Learned Societies" segment. Madeline Quinones is back with "A Chance of Listening," and the Canonical Couplet quiz tests your Sherlock Holmes knowledge, with a copy of Sherlock Holmes Into the Fire for the winner. Send your answer to comment @ihearofsherlock.com by November 14, 2025 at 11:59 a.m. EST. All listeners are eligible to play. As a reminder, our supporters can listen to the show ad-free and have access to occasional bonus material. Join us on the platform of your choice (Patreon | Substack).      Leave I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify; listen to us wherever you listen to podcasts.     Sponsors MX Publishing has a number of Sherlockian calendars available for purchase, from the page-a-day style to a group of Advent calendars. Check them all out and pick a date to buy one!   We're always entertaining offers from sponsors. You can find more information here.        Links Sherlock Holmes Into the Fire (Amazon) "The Terror of Blue John Gap" annotation project (ACD Society) Episodes mentioned in this show: Episode 57: A Sherlockian Halloween Episode 208: Collectors' Corner - Charles Prepolec Episode 248: The Sherlock Home Other links: A Chance of Listening: Sherlock & Co. The Learned Societies: Sherlockian Calendar Find all of our relevant links and social accounts at linktr.ee/ihearofsherlock.   And would you consider leaving us a rating and or a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Goodpods? It would help other Sherlockians to find us.   Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at 5-1895-221B-5. That's (518) 952-2125.    

Murals! Yes, the Sherlock Holmes Walk - adjacent to the Toronto Reference Library - features interesting interpretations of the contents and time of author Conan Doyle. Apologies for the sound quality, but this was recorded outdoors on a breezy day between buildings with ventilation. Kindly accompanied by Cliff Goldfarb we learn about the panels of inspired images. In the last portion we go up to the 5th floor collection to sit surrounded by books on or about Doyle, the books he wrote, the time period, and anything related to Sherlock Holmes. Yes, there is a Deerstalker and even a pipe sitting on the mantlepiece.

This episode, we look at one of Conan Doyle's last short stories, ‘The End of Devil Hawker' (1930) which he completed shortly before his death. You can read the story here. The show notes will be available at https://bit.ly/DOD67sn (for all shownotes, just replace ‘67' with the episode number in question). The episode will shortly be posted to our Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/@doingsofdoyle. Please like and subscribe. Synopsis It seems like just another night at Tom Cribb's London establishment, the Union Arms at the corner of Panton Street, in the first decade of the nineteenth century. The bar is crowded with aristocratic men about town, members of the boxing fraternity and all their assorted followers, hangers-on and hearty rowdies. Cribb himself, still nominally the champion of all England, is there, as is the nascent young poet Lord Byron. Amidst the uproar and chaff, the sinister figure of Sir John Hawker - ‘Devil Hawker' – holds quiet converse with Sir Charles Trevor over a debt of three thousand pounds. They decide to settle the issue by the turn of a card, a transaction that is witnessed surreptitiously by the sharp bookmaker Billy Jakes, who notices a slight of hand and makes a decision that will cost both him and Hawker dearly… Next time on Doings of Doyle… We are joined by Nick Lane, author of several Sherlock Holmes plays for Blackeyed Theatre, to talk about their new production Sherlock Holmes: The Hunt for Moriarty. Acknowledgements Thanks to our sponsor, Belanger Books (www.belangerbooks.com), and our supporters on Patreon and Paypal. Image credits: Thanks to Alexis Barquin at The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopaedia for permission to reproduce these images. Please support the encyclopaedia at www.arthur-conan-doyle.com. Music credit: Sneaky Snitch Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ YouTube video created by @headlinerapp.

“What good are you going to get out of your diamond?” [MAZA]  We're back in the theater for another Sherlock Holmes story in our series on the Apocrypha of Sherlock Holmes. It seems that Conan Doyle saw great potential in other mediums (not just the seance type, either). The Crown Diamond: An Evening With Sherlock Holmes is clearly a rehash of the short story "The Mazarin Stone." Or was thought to be, anyway. That is, until James Montgomery, BSI ("The Red Circle") discovered it in an exercise book and determined the publication order. And it's just a Trifle.  If you have a question for us, please email us at trifles@ihearofsherlock.com. If you use your inquiry on the show, we'll send you a thank you gift.   Don't forget to listen to "Trifling Trifles" — short-form content that doesn't warrant a full episode. This is a benefit exclusively for our paying subscribers. Check it out (Patreon | Substack).   Leave Trifles a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify; listen to this episode here or wherever you get podcasts   Links The Crown Diamond (Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia) Exercise book containing The Crown Diamond (Toronto Public Library) Episode 290: James Montgomery (I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere) All of our social links: https://linktr.ee/ihearofsherlock Email us at trifles @ ihearofsherlock.com    Music credits Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra Publisher Info.: Washington, DC: United States Marine Band. Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0      

In 1939, Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce were cast as Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson in 20th Century Fox's 'The Hound of the Baskervilles', a teaming which led to thirteen more films, and five seasons of a radio show containing over 200 episodes. In this special, feature-length documentary, Adam leads you through their seven year-long tenure as Conan Doyle's famous characters, revealing the workings behind the series, the names responsible for its inception, and the effect of the films on the careers of Rathbone and Bruce. Who got top billing in 'The Hound of the Baskervilles', and why? Who was Harry "The Henchman"? What did The Hoxton Creeper have in common with Abraham Lincoln? Who was involved in a notorious sex scandal during the making of 'Sherlock Homes and the Secret Weapon'? For instant access to the remaining episodes of THE GAME IS AFOOT, as well as the movies themselves in the Classic Movie Library, simply sign up now at ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1939, Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce were cast as Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson in 20th Century Fox's 'The Hound of the Baskervilles', a teaming which led to thirteen more films, and five seasons of a radio show containing over 200 episodes. In this special, feature-length documentary, Adam leads you through their seven year-long tenure as Conan Doyle's famous characters, revealing the workings behind the series, the names responsible for its inception, and the effect of the films on the careers of Rathbone and Bruce. Who got top billing in 'The Hound of the Baskervilles', and why? Who was Harry "The Henchman"? What did The Hoxton Creeper have in common with Abraham Lincoln? Who was involved in a notorious sex scandal during the making of 'Sherlock Homes and the Secret Weapon'? For instant access to the remaining episodes of THE GAME IS AFOOT, as well as the movies themselves in the Classic Movie Library, simply sign up now at ⁠https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1939, Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce were cast as Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson in 20th Century Fox's 'The Hound of the Baskervilles', a teaming which led to thirteen more films, and five seasons of a radio show containing over 200 episodes. In this special, feature-length documentary, Adam leads you through their seven year-long tenure as Conan Doyle's famous characters, revealing the workings behind the series, the names responsible for its inception, and the effect of the films on the careers of Rathbone and Bruce. Who got top billing in 'The Hound of the Baskervilles', and why? Who was Harry "The Henchman"? What did The Hoxton Creeper have in common with Abraham Lincoln? Who was involved in a notorious sex scandal during the making of 'Sherlock Homes and the Secret Weapon'? For instant access to the remaining episodes of THE GAME IS AFOOT, as well as the movies themselves in the Classic Movie Library, simply sign up now at https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This month, we join a young doctor struggling to recruit patients for his medical practice in ‘Crabbe's Practice' from 1884, a story that Conan Doyle rewrote in its entirety in 1922.  You can read the two versions of the story here. Or listen to an audiobook version of the 1922 version here. The episode will appear on our YouTube page. Please like and subscribe. You can follow us @doingsofdoyle on BlueSky. Synopsis When they were fellow medical students at Edinburgh University, Robert Hudson had foreseen a successful and rewarding career for the eccentric but brilliant John Waterhouse Crabbe. His prophecy appears to have been fulfilled when Crabbe invites Hudson to stay at his impressive and well-appointed residence-cum-practice at Bridport. All, however, is not as it seems: Crabbe is the area's least regarded doctor, despite his local family connections, and he is desperate need of a plan to attract patients and stave off bankruptcy. Hudson provides an answer: he will play the role of a well-heeled gentleman who is suddenly taken ill on Crabbe's doorstep and then cured within. Crabbe then further dramatises the plot to involve Hudson's miraculous recovery from a staged drowning. What could possibly go wrong?  Next time on Doings of Doyle We look at one of the last stories penned by Conan Doyle, his Regency short story ‘The End of Devil Hawker' (1930). You can read the story here. Acknowledgements Thanks to our sponsor, Belanger Books (www.belangerbooks.com), and our supporters on Patreon and Paypal. Image credits: Thanks to Alexis Barquin at The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopaedia for permission to reproduce these images. Please support the encyclopaedia at www.arthur-conan-doyle.com. Music credit: Sneaky Snitch Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/  YouTube video created by @headlinerapp.  

“There are the originals” [LAST]     Sherlockians go to great pains to "play the game," meaning that Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson were real. If we can drop the mask for a moment, we all know they were creations of one Arthur Conan Doyle. We also know that every author is inspired by people, names, and places around them. So too was Conan Doyle when he created certain characters. Who were some of the characters in the Canon who were inspired by real people? It's just a Trifle.  If you have a question for us, please email us at trifles@ihearofsherlock.com. If you use your inquiry on the show, we'll send you a thank you gift.   Don't forget to listen to "Trifling Trifles" — short-form content that doesn't warrant a full episode. This is a benefit exclusively for our paying subscribers. Check it out (Patreon | Substack).   Leave Trifles a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify; listen to this episode here or wherever you get podcasts     Links The Fabulous Originals: Lives of Extraordinary People who Inspired Memorable Characters in Fiction by Irving Wallace Literary Characters Drawn from Life by Earle Walbridge  All of our social links: https://linktr.ee/ihearofsherlock Email us at trifles @ ihearofsherlock.com    Music credits Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra Publisher Info.: Washington, DC: United States Marine Band. Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0      

P&C drink and review a single-hop beer from Brookeville Beer Farm, then Crowhill quizzes Pigweed on the most important characters in English literature. Crowhill combined replies from both ChatGPT and Grok to create a test for Pigweed. The prompt read as follow: "Please give me a list of the 30 most important characters in English literature. By important I mean they have made a lasting impression on the culture, they're cited, they're imitated or referenced in other works, and so on. Please exclude the Bible. Please give no more than two characters from any given author. Please list the character, the author, the book in which the character appears, and a brief description of the character." Pigweed does a great job guessing characters from Shakespeare, Austen, Bronte, Conan Doyle, Orwell, Dickens, Twain, Orwell, and others. The boys also give an update to their "have we reached the end of woke" show. More at ... https://www.pigweedandcrowhill.com/https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYAjUk6LttQyUk_fV9F46R06OQgH39exQ#literature #authors #English

“engage a special” [FINA]    This marks the fourth episode in our series of The Apocrypha of Sherlock Holmes — stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle that are technically not part of the original Canon.  "The Story of the Lost Special" was written by Conan Doyle in 1898 about a train that has vanished from the face of the earth, but doesn't explicitly include Sherlock Holmes. How does this then tie into the great detective? Stay tuned, because it's just a Trifle.  If you have a question for us, please email us at trifles@ihearofsherlock.com. If you use your inquiry on the show, we'll send you a thank you gift.   Don't forget to listen to "Trifling Trifles" — short-form content that doesn't warrant a full episode. This is a benefit exclusively for our paying subscribers. Check it out (Patreon | Substack).   Leave Trifles a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify; listen to this episode here or wherever you get podcasts   Links "The Story of the Lost Special" (Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia)  The Apocrypha of Sherlock Holmes (The Sherlock Holmes Reference Library) All of our social links: https://linktr.ee/ihearofsherlock Email us at trifles @ ihearofsherlock.com    Music credits Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra Publisher Info.: Washington, DC: United States Marine Band. Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0      

This episode, we welcome to the podcast, James Machin, to talk about the new edition of The Stark Munro Letters (1895) he has edited for Edinburgh University Press. About James Machin James is a writer, researcher, and editor, whose recent books include the Edinburgh Edition of the Works of Arthur Conan Doyle's version of The Stark Munro Letters (2024) and The Strange Stories of John Buchan for British Library Publishing (2025). He edited Faunus, the journal of The Friends of Arthur Machen, for over ten years, and has taught at Birkbeck (University of London), the Royal College of Art, and the University of Bedfordshire. He has recently commenced work on the Edinburgh Edition of Round the Fire Stories. The Stark Munro Letters (Edinburgh University Press, 2025) The first new edition of The Stark Munro Letters since the early 1980s Contains detailed introduction and scholarly apparatus Extensive notes explore the historical and biographical references Appendixes that collect original transcriptions of previously inaccessible archival material Ideal for students and scholars interested in Arthur Conan Doyle, medical fiction, popular fiction, autobiographical fiction, and epistolary fiction This is the first scholarly edition of Arthur Conan Doyle's epistolary novel, originally serialised in the Idler, 1894–95, and long out of print. With its first-hand testimony of the life of a doctor at the outset of his career in the late nineteenth century, The Stark Munro Letters will appeal to anyone with an interest in medical history. It is based on his experiences during the eight years he spent as a General Practitioner, before becoming a professional author in 1890. By some way the most autobiographical of Conan Doyle's novels—written at the height of Holmes's popularity—it is also the most personal in terms of presenting his worldview during his formative years, including ruminations on moral philosophy, religion, science, and evolutionary theory. Moreover, it is entertaining and incredibly vivid—a contemporary critic described the mercurial Cullingworth as ‘one of the finest characters Dr. Doyle has yet drawn'. Source: https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-stark-munro-letters.html Bibliography The Strange Stories of John Buchan (British Library, 2025) British Weird: Selected Short Fiction 1893 – 1937 (Handheld Classics, 2020) Faunus: The Decorative Imagination of Arthur Machen (Strange Attractor Press, 2019) Of Mud and Flame: A Penda's Fen Sourcebook (MIT Press, 2019) Weird Fiction in Britain 1880–1939 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018) The Cosy Room and Other Stories (Tartarus Press, 2017) Also mentioned Margie Deck (ed), Sherlock Holmes Into The Fire (Belanger Books, 2025) https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Into-Fire-Margie-ebook/dp/B0FJK3H29X Next time on Doings of Doyle We continue with Conan Doyle's medical fiction with a related comic tale, ‘Crabbe's Practice' (1884). You can read the story here. Acknowledgements Thanks to our sponsor, Belanger Books (www.belangerbooks.com), and our supporters on Patreon and Paypal. Image credits: Thanks to Alexis Barquin at The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopaedia for permission to reproduce these images. Please support the encyclopaedia at www.arthur-conan-doyle.com. Music credit: Sneaky Snitch Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ YouTube video created by @headlinerapp.

El Sabueso de los BaskervilleSir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930)Translated by Arturo Costa Álvarez (1870 - 1929)El sabueso de los Baskerville, también traducido como El perro de los Baskerville o El mastín de los Baskerville, es la tercera novela de Arthur Conan Doyle que tiene como protagonista principal a Sherlock Holmes. Fue publicada por entregas en el The Strand Magazine entre 1901 y 1902. La novela está principalmente ambientada en Dartmoor, en Devon en el Condado Oeste de Inglaterra. Conan Doyle escribió esta historia poco después de regresar de Sudáfrica, donde había trabajado como voluntario médico en The Langman Field Hospital en Bloemfontein. Fue asistido en el argumento por un periodista de 30 años de edad del Daily Express llamado Bertram Fletcher Robinson (1870-1907). Sus ideas provienen de la leyenda de Richard Cabell, que fue la inspiración de la leyenda de los Baskerville. Su tumba se puede ver en un pueblo llamado Buckfastleigh. (Wikipedia)Genre(s): Detective FictionLanguage: Spanish

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durée : 00:58:31 - Mauvais genres - par : François Angelier - Frankenstein et Sherlock Holmes à l'affiche d'un Mauvais Genres british en diable. - réalisation : Laurent Paulré - invités : François Rivière Romancier, critique littéraire, éditeur, traducteur, biographe et scénariste de bande dessinée; Alain Morvan Professeur émérite à la Sorbonne Nouvelle, spécialiste du 18e siècle et de la littérature gothique

“from Portsmouth at midday” [LAST]    The Portsmouth Library is home to the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection, largely made possible by the bequest of Richard Lancelyn Green. This world-renowned collection, the work of one of the foremost Doylean scholars, is a treasure trove for researchers, enthusiasts, and the public. The Collection preserves books, manuscripts, artifacts, and ephemera that illuminate Conan Doyle's life, his beloved Sherlock Holmes, and the cultural impact of his work. Laura Weston is the Education and Learning Officer for the Collection at the Portsmouth City Council, making the collection accessible and engaging to a global audience. Laura joins us to discuss the annual Worldwide Doyle conference, a series of virtual talks by writers, fans, and academics who are passionate about Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes. The program is taking place in June and July; all events take place at 7:00 pm BST and are free of charge, and will be available online. How does a city like Portsmouth turn a literary archive into a global attraction — and why does it matter? What behind-the-scenes choices shape the talks and exhibits that bring Sherlock Holmes to life for new audiences? Laura discusses all of this, including the unexpected item in the Collection that made even its curator stop and say, “I didn't see that coming.” So you can see what's coming, we share the full calendar of July in “The Learned Societies” segment. Madeline Quinones is back with “A Chance of Listening,” and the Canonical Couplet quiz tests your Sherlock Holmes knowledge, with something from the vaults for the winner. Send your answer to comment @ ihearofsherlock.com by June 29, 2025 at 11:59 a.m. EST. All listeners are eligible to play.   Don't forget to become a  of the show on the platform of your choice ( | ).      Leave I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere a five-star rating on  and ; listen to us .     Sponsors  has a number of new Sherlock Holmes books out by various authors. You'll want to check out the breadth of their offerings by to learn more.   Would you care to advertise with us? You can find . Let's chat!     Links Lectures (YouTube) Other episodes mentioned:   The Learned Societies:  A Chance of Listening:  Find all of our relevant links and social accounts at .     And would you consider leaving us a rating and or a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Goodpods? It would help other Sherlockians to find us.   Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at 5-1895-221B-5. That's (518) 952-2125.    

“You can file it in our archives, Watson” [RETI]    North America is home to a number of public collections, libraries, museums, and archives that hold treasures related to Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Not least among them is the Toronto Public Library. Home to the famed Arthur Conan Doyle Collection, the TPL is a great friend to Sherlockians and Doyleans everywhere and regularly welcomes visitors to view and research its more than 25,000 items related to Conan Doyle. And curator Jessie Amaolo joined us to talk about the digital offerings of the collection. What can an online researcher find in the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection? What's been digitized already and what's coming up? Jessie talks about all of this, plus some of unique and wonderful surroundings of the Toronto Public Library. Speaking of Sherlockian gatherings, we share June events in "The Learned Societies" segment, Madeline Quinones is back with A Chance of Listening, and the Canonical Couplet quiz tests your Sherlock Holmes knowledge, with something from the vaults for the winner.  Send your answer to comment @ ihearofsherlock .com by June 14, 2025 at 11:59 a.m. EST. All listeners are eligible to play. Don't forget to become a  of the show on the platform of your choice ( | ). We have extra material from this show available only to supporters.   Leave I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere a five-star rating on  and ; listen to us .     Sponsors  celebrates 10 years of The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories with its final collection. Get your volumes today!   Would you care to advertise with us? You can find . Let's chat!   Links Other episodes mentioned:   The Learned Societies:  A Chance of Listening: Find all of our relevant links and social accounts at .     And would you consider leaving us a rating and or a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Goodpods? It would help other Sherlockians to find us.   Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at 5-1895-221B-5. That's (518) 952-2125.    

durée : 00:58:31 - Mauvais genres - par : François Angelier - Frankenstein et Sherlock Holmes à l'affiche d'un Mauvais Genres british en diable. - réalisation : Laurent Paulré - invités : François Rivière Romancier, critique littéraire, éditeur, traducteur, biographe et scénariste de bande dessinée; Alain Morvan Professeur émérite à la Sorbonne Nouvelle, spécialiste du 18e siècle et de la littérature gothique