Episode 05: Sherlockian 101 (Part 2)

The discussion continues from last week's episode's topic of the basics of the Sherlockian world. You'll hear us discuss the societies, scholarship, international groups, regular gatherings and a healthy how-to of getting involved.

Topics covered in this week's show

• The Baker Street Irregulars and the origins of Sherlock Holmes societies
• The Baker Street Journal Christmas Annuals
• Some society proceedings
• Overview of the past & present heads of the Baker Street Irregulars
• Why the "Baker Street Irregulars"?
• Some international groups, including the U.K., Canada, Japan, Australia, Denmark, Germany, Italy and France
• How to join a Sherlockian society / what goes on at meetings
• How to find out when the meetings are
• Answering the age-old question: "How can I become a member of the BSI?"
• The BSI Weekend activities
• Other online resources for your edification
• And some offline resources
• The Editor's Gas Lamp, from Vol. 9, No. 4, 1959
  

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Links

• The Baker Street Journal Christmas Annuals
• A list of Sherlockian societies worldwide
• The Sherlock Holmes Society of London
• The Baker Street Journal
• The entire BSJ on CD-ROM
• The Bootmakers of Toronto and the Canadian Holmes
  
• The Arthur Conan Doyle Society
• The Sherlockian Calendar of Events
  
• The District Messenger
  
• Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press
• The Baker Street Blog
  
• The Baker Street Dozen by p.j. Doyle
• What goes on at the BSI Weekend
• Sherlockian.net
• The Sherlockian Who's Who
• SherlockPeoria
• The Serpentine Muse

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