Episode 23: Weekend in Review

Burt and Scott have returned from the Baker Street Irregulars Weekend to take us on an audio journey of what it was like in New York in January. We bravely go from club to club, meal to meal, and Sherlockian to Sherlockian, to bring you a recap of a few of the many events that make up this largest annual gathering of Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts in the world. And because so much of the fun of the Game is in associating with other people, we'll be bringing you an audio montage of some of the people who were there as well.

Together, we bring you audio coverage from the Players Club, where Burt hosted his annual Lunch of Steele to honor Frederick Dorr Steele. We also grant you insider's access to the hallowed halls of the BSI Dinner itself, where you'll hear from Sherlockian raconteur extraordinare Peter Blau as he gives a Tribute to an Old Irregular. Then we'll get a man-on-the-street view of what it's like to receive an Irregular Shilling.

Finally, we wrap up the show with an announcement of the winners (that's right - there were TWO!) of the BBC Sherlock Holmes DVD and a question about potential sponsorship on this podcast. You can take the poll over in the right column. Please let us know what you think.

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Links

• Players Club
• Grillparzer Sittenpolizei Verein
• Voices from Baker Street
• Near real-time writeups of the BSI Weekend
• Sherlock Holmes for Dummies
• Baker Street Breakfast Club conference - Sherlock Holmes: A Man and His Worlds
• Mentioned in passing: David Stuart Davies' Johnny One Eye
• Laurie R. King's body of work
• Patricia Guy's Bacchus at Baker Street: Sherlock Holmes & Victorian Drinking Lore

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Episode 22: Sherlock Holmes at the Movies (Part 2)

You'll recall that on the last episode, we were joined by David Morrill, BSI ("Count von Kramm"), who offered an informed opinion about the new Sherlock Holmes film.


And as they do in the film business, we're offering you the sequel: part two of Sherlock Holmes at the Movies. Here we continue where we left off, discussing Jude Law's turn as Watson, working with animals, the potential for a sequel and more. Burt wraps up the show with an alternative to our traditional Editor's Gas-Lamp by sharing an excerpt from The Films of Sherlock Holmes by Chris Steinbrunner, BSI ("The Tankerville Club Scandal")

We're also running a contest for our listeners. Please be sure to listen or download the episode to hear how you can be eligible to win one of our prizes.

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Links:

• Sherlock Holmes and autism (via the New York Times)
• David's opus magnum: 2008 Baker Street Journal Christmas Annual - Reading the Signs: Some Observations and Aperçus on Film and Television Adaptations of The Sign of the Four
• Sherlock Holmes: the Complete Series featuring Ronald Howard
• See Brad Pitt as Professor Moriarty
• The next Sherlock Holmes movie - by the Asylum
• Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
• For those interested in the other cartoons and films mentioned in passing: Secret Squirrel, Wile E. Coyote and Animal House can be found by clicking here.
• Jeremy Brett's portrayal of Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Granada Television Series
  
• Basil Rathbone in The Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection
  

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Episode 21: Sherlock Holmes at the Movies (Part 1)

Well, it's been in the news quite frequently lately. The new Sherlock Holmes movie has brought new life to the literary franchise we all know and love.

But Holmesians have a number of questions: how is it? Does Robert Downey, Jr. make a decent Holmes? Is the "bromance" just a little too much for the purists? Will those raised on Rathbone be able to stand the latest reincarnation?

To help us answer these questions and perhaps raise a few more, Scott and Burt are joined in this episode by Sherlockian film critic David F. Morrill, BSI ("Count Von Kramm"), a man who owns as many as 10,000 movies - some of which are actually worth watching. David helps us discern what makes a good cinematic Holmes, shares his picks of the best film editions of The Sign of the Four, and shares his opinion on how Downey stacks up while dressing down.

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Links:

• 2008 Baker Street Journal Christmas Annual - Reading the Signs: Some Observations and Aperçus on Film and Television Adaptations of The Sign of the Four
• David's picks for the best versions of The Sign of the Four: the Ian Richardson version, the Jeremy Brett outing, and the Matt Frewer edition.
• Sherlock Holmes: the Complete Series, featuring Ronald Howard
• For those interested in the other cartoons & films mentioned in passing: Secret Squirrel, Wile E. Coyote and Animal House can be found here.

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Episode 20: Cleaning (The Empty) House

As we finished the last episode, we realized that we never got around to talking more about "The Adventure of the Empty House," as we had promised. We've filled that gap nicely this time out, with a discussion ranging from the multitude of commentary on "The Empty House," to illustrators, to a sneak peek at a future episode.

We're also running a contest for our listeners. We have a copy of The Sherlock Holmes Collection DVD set from the BBC / A&E (pictured to the left) to give away. All you have to do to have a chance to win is leave us a comment here on the site, on our Facebook page, an email, or an audio comment at (774) 221-READ (7323).

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Links:

• Tit-Bits magazine
• The Annotated Sherlock Holmes (Baring-Gould edition)
• The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes
• Info on Frederic Dorr Steele
• Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collection
• The I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere Facebook page

Sherlock Holmes Collection Newsletter Vol 6 No 2


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