I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere

"No Question As To the Authorship" [SIGN]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxVxnXTMndr4aYKz0FrHlTcakQUCvb1XnVaB24eeSYv9lTYB8HgxJDkCapQC1Pi8sP8ehygdOHljEa8ii4eYFgH3QwZ9cDkT_8hzVT_iiSnx9_yTettBMVX7M_vGs15BILfOor4M3rv78/s1600/acd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxVxnXTMndr4aYKz0FrHlTcakQUCvb1XnVaB24eeSYv9lTYB8HgxJDkCapQC1Pi8sP8ehygdOHljEa8ii4eYFgH3QwZ9cDkT_8hzVT_iiSnx9_yTettBMVX7M_vGs15BILfOor4M3rv78/s200/acd.jpg" width="153" /></a></div>For many Sherlockians, there is a great curiosity to actually see - and hear - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle discuss the background around the creation of the Great Detective's exploits. It is one thing to read his thoughts; it is another to observe him as he discusses his works. May 22, 2012 marks the 153rd birthday of Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, who brought the world such wonders as Professor Challenger, Sir Nigel, Alleyne, Brigadier Girard and of course, Sherlock Holmes. His work spanned decades and included a variety of written work from the medical and scientific to the fantastic and spiritualistic. But it is not often that one gets to hear the Scottish brogue and strident voice that are behind the considerable visage we know so well. Now available via the Internet Archive, here is a <a href="http://archive.org/details/SirArthurConanDoyleSpeaks_272" target="_blank">1927 newsreel in which Arthur Conan Doyle discusses the origins of Sherlock Holmes</a>. The first five minutes of this video focus on Holmes; the remainder cover his exploration of spiritualism. (Both overlap in a surprising way, but please feel free to watch in order to avoid spoiling). Enjoy! <a name="more"></a> <center><iframe frameborder="0" height="480" src="http://archive.org/embed/SirArthurConanDoyleSpeaks_272" width="480"></iframe></center> On the occasion of his birth, what would you say to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle? As a spiritualist, you know he's listening. Editor's note: Gordon regularly covers the intersection of Sherlock Holmes and the entertainment industry. You can also find him at <a href="http://www.blogthispal.com/">Blog THIS, Pal!</a> and <a href="http://www.comicrelated.com/">Comic Related</a>. --

"No Question As To the Authorship" [SIGN]

For many Sherlockians, there is a great curiosity to actually see - and hear - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle discuss the background around the crea...

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by Scott Monty

"Possible Actors in This Drama" [SECO]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPVDnjBC2P0lbj22pGIkDdRkKmEMyKx4bUkX7mcAHCe38wYfgcESDlek8eJB0gDsUIKvk39HQPgLJ0Zgi4S57Dh1_5k_c6oWYlRxCML9xwTC375qAni-bNlN_hxNoKU3pD50IC02SUB9oc/s1600/basil-rathbone-and-nigel-bruce-on-radio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPVDnjBC2P0lbj22pGIkDdRkKmEMyKx4bUkX7mcAHCe38wYfgcESDlek8eJB0gDsUIKvk39HQPgLJ0Zgi4S57Dh1_5k_c6oWYlRxCML9xwTC375qAni-bNlN_hxNoKU3pD50IC02SUB9oc/s320/basil-rathbone-and-nigel-bruce-on-radio.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Sherlock Holmes has a long history in the medium of radio, stretching back as far as 1930 and possibly (if certain reports are to believed) <a href="http://www.mwotrc.com/rr2008_06/holmes.htm">even earlier</a>. Among the notable actors who have played Holmes and Watson on the radio are such luminaries as William Gillette, Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Clive Merrison, Michael Williams, Andrew Sachs, John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, John Neville, Cartlon Hobbs and Norman Shelley, among many, many, many others. For every screen appearance by Holmes and Watson there are at least three times that number in the medium of sound. Do you have what it takes to join their ranks? This July the Post Meridian Radio Players will be presenting an original live radio adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles as part of their Summer Mystery Radio Theater. The Hound will close out an evening of other classic radio mysteries, including a recreation of the Burns and Allen classic "Gracie Take Up Crime Solving" and the Suspense classic "Sorry, Wrong Number." For those Baker Street Blog readers of a theatrical bent who are in the Boston area, auditions will be held in Somerville, MA on the evenings of May 21st and 22nd. Further information on the production can be found on the <a href="http://www.huboftheuniverseproductions.com/events_srt12.html">Hub of the Universe website</a>. <a href="http://www.huboftheuniverseproductions.com/index_auditions.html">Check out their site</a> for information on auditions, including sides and sign-up. All are welcome. When you make purchases from the links we share, it provides us with a stream of revenue to help keep this site running. Thank you for your generosity. --

"Possible Actors in This Drama" [SECO]

Sherlock Holmes has a long history in the medium of radio, stretching back as far as 1930 and possibly (if certain reports are to believed) ...

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by Scott Monty

"Breaking the News" [HOUN]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4x9aJcxgvvy63NVKXf4-Z04HojeCdE1_h9AOBB-fA72E_qIX3Rj32YtgvePNrqnuOJn0gxiY6WyJMFjSmsDLidjlXAOhU2SbYXx3gB5eCU_jcOXdVD3GF-8Djd68i77ojTRPTLEH4Sro3/s1600/MycroftHolmes_Gatiss.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4x9aJcxgvvy63NVKXf4-Z04HojeCdE1_h9AOBB-fA72E_qIX3Rj32YtgvePNrqnuOJn0gxiY6WyJMFjSmsDLidjlXAOhU2SbYXx3gB5eCU_jcOXdVD3GF-8Djd68i77ojTRPTLEH4Sro3/s320/MycroftHolmes_Gatiss.png" width="320" /></a></div>BREAKING NEWS We're pleased to announce that you can participate in a live chat with Mark Gatiss, co-creator and star of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004QOB8SO/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=as3&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B004QOB8SO">Sherlock</a>, right here on The Baker Street Blog at 1 p.m. EDT on Monday, May 14. Details are below. The <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/sherlock/twitter.html">#SherlockPBS Twitter chats</a> are one thing, and the  <a href="http://www.bakerstreetblog.com/2012/05/awaiting-return-of-our-colleagues-vall.html">PBS-hosted event in New York</a> was another, but we think this takes things to a much higher level. The <a href="http://pbs.org/sherlock">PBS Masterpiece Sherlock</a> team are giving you an opportunity to ask questions directly to Mark Gatiss in real-time for all to see! You might consider asking him about the creative process, how he came to realize a Sherlock Holmes for the 21st century, how he collaborates with Steven Moffat, or what he thinks of playing Mycroft Holmes, the much smarter (and usually much heavier) brother of Sherlock Holmes. In our experience with live chats, there will likely be many more questions submitted than the subject can answer, and not all of the questions may be able to be displayed, due to the rather ponderous administrative task of the moderators. But if you ask insightful and appropriate questions, we can all be the beneficiaries of them if Mark can answer. If you'd like to be reminded of the chat, simply enter your email address in the form below and select when you'd like to be notified. And if you miss the opportunity to participate live, we'll have the transcript available in the same embedded chat below, so you can replay it at any time. And bookmark this post so you can come back on Monday to participate. <a name="more"></a> <center><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="550px" scrolling="no" src="http://www.coveritlive.com/index2.php/option=com_altcaster/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=9ea06e3958/height=550/width=470" width="470px">&lt;p&gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=9ea06e3958" &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Online Chat with Sherlock's Mark Gatiss&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&lt;/p&gt;</iframe></center> We hope you'll have the opportunity to join us on Monday. And as an aside: how appropriate that we found the titular quote above that happens to be from the same story upon which the next episode of Sherlock is based. --

"Breaking the News" [HOUN]

BREAKING NEWS We're pleased to announce that you can participate in a live chat with Mark Gatiss, co-creator and star of Sherlock , righ...

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by Scott Monty

"Back Upon the Moor Once Again" [HOUN]

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#SherlockPBS is back for a second week. As you no doubt recall, Season 2 of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004QOB8SO/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=as3&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B004QOB8SO">Sherlock</a> premiered on PBS's Masterpiece on Sunday, and evidently <a href="http://www.pbs.org/about/news/archive/2012/sherlock2-premiere-ratings/">the ratings were quite strong, with over 3,200,000 viewers</a>. That's a figure that more than doubles the average primetime viewership for PBS. 
 
Even Masterpiece Exeuctive Producer Rebecca Eaton was excited to share the news when she said, "Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman have taken Sherlock and Watson to a whole new level. We're thrilled that viewers have responded so enthusiastically to this groundbreaking series." 
 
As you may recall, <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2012/05/for-second-time-abbe_4.html" target="_blank">we participated in the live Twitter chat</a> during the show in which we shared observations, commentary and discussion related to the characters, inspiration and other elements of "A Scandal in Belgravia." [If you missed the episode, you can still <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/watch/sherlock_belgravia.html">watch it on PBS online until June 15</a>.] There were over 5,000 mentions of the <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23SherlockPBS">#SherlockPBS</a> hashtag on Twitter and <a href="http://getglue.com/tv_shows/sherlock">over 15,000 people checked in via GetGlue</a>, which is an a social TV site that connects viewers via the web (where you can earn stickers such as the image above). 
 
On Sunday May 13, you'll be treated to Episode 2 of Season 2, titled "The Hounds of Baskerville." For those of you screaming "That should be 'The Hound of the Baskervilles'!" that's not a typo. In this case, Baskerville is a top-secret military compound where it is rumored that there are biological weapons and experimentation on genetically engineered animals, which may or may not account for "the footprints of a gigantic hound!" 
 
You can see a preview here: 
 
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And if you're in the mood on Sunday evening, you may once again join us for the Twitter chat (check out the Tweetgrid we've set up to follow it), along with co-hosts <a href="http://www.lyndsayfaye.com/">Lyndsay Faye</a> (@<a href="http://twitter.com/LyndsayFaye">LyndsayFaye</a>), <a href="http://www.bakerstreetbabes.com/">The Baker Street Babes</a> (@<a href="http://twitter.com/BakerStBabes">BakerStBabes</a>) and for the west coast, <a href="http://www.lesliesklinger.com/">Leslie Klinger</a> (@<a href="http://twitter.com/lklinger">lklinger</a>). 
 
We hope to see you there! 
 
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