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Episode 86: Steven Moffat and Sue Vertue

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Anyone who has been following Sherlock Holmes on television and in popular culture over the last five years or so should be familiar with the names <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0595590/?ref_=nv_sr_1" target="_blank">Steven Moffat</a> and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0895056/" target="_blank">Sue Vertue</a>. Steven is showrunner, writer and producer for <i><a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B004132HZS" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="ab623c3a5beee56e7e8e104254750a34" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Sherlock" href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Season-1-Benedict-Cumberbatch/dp/B004132HZS/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=thebakerstree-20&linkId=ab623c3a5beee56e7e8e104254750a34&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_5954808" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sherlock</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_5954808" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=thebakerstree-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=ab623c3a5beee56e7e8e104254750a34&_cb=1450180592846" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /></i> and <i><a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B0089AD8IO" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="784475e537e09f8fc94b957a8fa32276" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="doctor who complete" href="http://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Who-Complete-First-Series/dp/B0089AD8IO/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=thebakerstree-20&linkId=784475e537e09f8fc94b957a8fa32276&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_5642734" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Doctor Who</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_5642734" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=thebakerstree-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=784475e537e09f8fc94b957a8fa32276&_cb=1450180621252" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /></i>, and Sue is a producer of a number of programs, including <i>Doctor Who</i> and <i>Sherlock</i>, as well as of numerous British television comedies.</div>
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Steven and Sue met at the Edinburgh Television Festival in 1996 and joined Hartswood Films, where Steven wrote a comedy based on their budding relationship, which became <i>Coupling</i>. And it is their coupling on <i>Sherlock</i> that we speak with them.<br />
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We take the time to discuss the making of show with Steven and Sue, as well as surprises, challenges and delights along the way. We ask the question everyone has been dying to know: <b>how much longer will Sherlock go on? And we get an answer!</b> We also learn a surprising fact about Sue (!) and get some great send-off advice from Steven, with much great information in between.<br />
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We have a dual feature for this episode's Gas-Lamp: an actual Editor's Gas-Lamp from Vol. 11, No. 4 (1961) called "Yes, Virginia, There Is a Sherlock Holmes" by Julian Wolff. And Jay Finley Christ's classic poem "The Old Tin Box."<br />
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1:46 Welcome and hear what Scott got Burt for the holidays<br />
3:05 One item worth mentioning from the <a href="http://ihose.co/ihose84" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gift Guide</a><br />
8:00 Our Facebook hack<br />
9:56 Listener mail<br />
11:01 Steven Moffat and Sue Vertue introduction<br />
12:32 Welcome Steven and Sue<br />
16:00 Some surprising information about Sue<br />
19:50 What sent them back to 19th century London?<br />
24:45 How much longer <i>Sherlock</i> will go on<br />
26:47 Other stories that might be the subject for future episodes<br />
30:25 One message for Sherlockians from Steven Moffat<br />
32:56 You won't want to miss this<br />
38:47 Post-interview chat, Twitter chat during <i><a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B013JBJ7EG" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="fb507f340c64b9da9e3016f2c4eb2fc9" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Sherlock: The Abominable Bride" href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Abominable-Bride-Benedict-Cumberbatch/dp/B013JBJ7EG/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=thebakerstree-20&linkId=fb507f340c64b9da9e3016f2c4eb2fc9&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_1995655" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sherlock: The Abominable Bride</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_1995655" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=thebakerstree-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=fb507f340c64b9da9e3016f2c4eb2fc9&_cb=1450154743094" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /></i><br />
46:41 The Editor's Gas-Lamp<br />
1:04:28 Getting in touch<br />
1:06:18 Scott and Burt get a little help<br />
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Episode 86: Steven Moffat and Sue Vertue

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by Scott Monty

Sherlock Holmes in the Classroom — One Teacher's Tale

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“it sharpens the faculties of observation, and teaches one where to look and what to look for” [STUD]</h4>
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November is my favorite time of year to teach my fifth grade class. Because, for two weeks before Thanksgiving break, we spend the majority of every day learning about and discussing Sherlock Holmes and his cases.<br />
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It all started last year when the <a href="http://sherlockholmesexhibition.com/">International Exhibition of Sherlock Holmes</a> was at the <a href="http://www.slsc.org/">St. Louis Science Center</a>, just 20 minutes across the Mississippi river from my school district in Illinois. While looking at website and anticipating its opening, I noticed that there was a <a href="http://sherlockholmesexhibition.com/sherlock-in-the-classroom/">section for educators</a>. When I checked it out, I was delighted to find lesson plans dealing with the Great Detective. Although my class was unable to take a field trip to the exhibition due to the school’s budget, I immediately jumped on the idea of teaching Sherlock Holmes to my students.<br />
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After a successful one week unit in 2014, I applied for and was awarded <b><a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2015/02/apply-for-grant-to-help-teach-sherlock.html#.VmzyrvkrLb0" rel="nofollow">a Jan Stauber grant</a></b> from the wonderful <a href="http://www.beaconsociety.com/">Beacon Society</a>. This allowed me to expand to <a href="http://rnunn5.wix.com/nunnfifth#!sherlock-holmes/ch80">a two week unit</a> of study this year. The unit started out with an introduction to Sherlock Holmes in his many incarnations over the years from books and comics to movies and puppets. We then broke up into small groups and focused on what the elements mystery stories are while they read abbreviated forms of “The Blue Carbuncle,” “The Red-Headed League,” “The Speckled Band,” “The Beryl Coronet,” “The Copper Beeches,” and “Silver Blaze.”<br />
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As a whole class, we delved into five stories, focusing on different literary elements with each one. For “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle,” we discussed character motivation which led to a class debate on if Holmes should have allowed James Ryder to go free. Our lessons on “The Adventure of the Red-Headed League” focused on character development and how characters are written for the short story format. “The Copper Beeches” discussed how a story can be structured to create tension and surprise with rising action. When we read “The Adventure of the Speckled Band,” we focused on author’s purpose and why Doyle made the choices he does in this particular story to help move the narrative. We wrapped up with “A Scandal in Bohemia” and discussed how foil characters can be used to create conflict with the protagonist.<br />
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During our Language Arts block, the students spent these two weeks creating their own Sherlock Holmes pastiches. We worked our way through the writing process, starting with identifying story elements and brainstorming. The class also learned what it means to “see but not observe” by examining jackets, and explaining what type of person that coat would belong to. This helped them to understand the importance of using detail in their writing. After the students went through several edits and revisions on their stories, they had their very own Sherlock Holmes mystery to take home, as well as a better understanding of the writing process.<br />
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For the culminating activity of the unit, the students presented two Reader’s Theater plays based off of “The Adventure of the Red-Headed League” and “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle.” They picked out and practiced their parts for a week leading up to this, deciding how the characters should move and what props and costumes would be appropriate for the performances. When the big day arrived, they performed their plays to five other fifth grade classes in our building, introducing even more students to Sherlock Holmes and his masterful deductions.<br />
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As an educator, I love being able to share my passions with my students. It is extremely rewarding to see kids want to take our book home because we didn’t have time to read “The Six Napoleons” or “The Greek Interpreter.” I have different versions of the Sherlock Holmes stories in my classroom library, and they were in high demand going into the Thanksgiving break. So who knows? Maybe there are a few budding Sherlockians in my classroom.<br />
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At the very least, I hope my students walked away from this unit of study with an appreciation for the world’s greatest detective.<br />
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Sherlock Holmes in the Classroom — One Teacher's Tale

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It's always nice to be able to step into the sitting room at 221B Baker Street. Even when one isn't able to travel to London.<br />
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In this case, student Elliott Lambert has created <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82xGxOsbW_w">a wonderful video bringing us deep within 221B Baker Street</a>. According to the description of his YouTube video, this is "a university project I worked on for 11 weeks. A 3D environment of the famous Sherlock apartment located in London, rendered in Unreal Engine 4."<br />
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To our trained eye, we can see an inspiration taken from two primary sources: the Sherlock Holmes Museum, which allows guests to follow a very similar path through the sitting room and Holmes's bedroom; and the trailers for the upcoming BBC <i>Sherlock </i>special, <i>The Abominable Bride</i>.<br />
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Take a moment to tour the famous sitting room for yourself.<br />
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What do you think? Are there details you enjoyed? Anything in particular that you might suggest that he add?<br />
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For our part, we would have appreciated the music from the Granada soundtrack, rather than the BBC version, as Granada did such a wonderful job of creating a Victorian setting throughout the entire run. But, every artist gets his inspiration from a different source.<br />
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You can follow Elliott on Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/ELambert94">@ELambert94</a>.<br />
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Amanda Lester: Sherlock Holmes Meets Nancy Drew Meets Harry Potter

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<i><a href="http://amzn.to/1jNoEkW">Amanda Lester and the Pink Sugar Conspiracy</a></i> is a smashing Holmesian debut from Paula Berinstein. The book involves a plucky young girl by the name of Amanda Lester who is a descendant of Inspector G. Lestrade, the Scotland Yard client of Sherlock Holmes. Despite her rich ancestry, Amanda wants nothing to do with Inspector Lestrade nor with the world's first consulting detective. She would rather be a film student than work on solving a mystery.<br />
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Poor Amanda is out of luck as her parents, who don't understand her, send her away to The Secret Detective School, a Hogwarts of sorts for descendants of famous detectives. At the school, Amanda must help her friends solve a mystery involving murdered cooks, sugar powered weapons, and the evil descendants of Professor Moriarty.<br />
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What I found particularly compelling was how rich and believable the teen characters are in the book. As a middle school teacher, I always look for books to share with my students, and I know my students, especially the girls, will find Amanda Lester a character they can relate to. Facing the dilemmas of parents who don't understand her, crushes which are unrequited, and friends who are not always friendly, Amanda is a character all students can understand. I highly recommend this book to all lovers of mysteries and young adult literature. I look forward to reading the further adventures of Amanda Lester in books two and three, and hopefully more!<br />
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I had the opportunity of interviewing author Paula Berinstein about her Amanda Lester series and its connection to the world of Sherlock Holmes.<br />
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<b>I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere: I have described <i>Amanda Lester and the Pink Sugar Conspiracy</i> as a cross between a Sherlock Holmes pastiche and a Nancy Drew adventure with a touch of Harry Potter added to the mix. Would you agree with this description?</b></h4>
<b>Paula Berinstein:</b> Oh, wow. That is so flattering! I’m so glad to hear you describe the story that way. I guess I would agree, although  up until now I’ve never thought of the book as a Nancy Drew adventure, and I thought a Sherlock Holmes pastiche had to include Holmes himself. (I looked up the definition and it doesn’t.)<br />
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<b>IHOSE:</b> <b>Amanda Lester is a descendant of Inspector G. Lestrade. Why of all the characters in the canon did you pick Lestrade?</b></h4>
<b>PB:</b> It is a bit of an odd choice, isn’t it? I picked him because he’s a minor character, and I’m so curious about minor characters. Each minor character is the star of his own story, which we never get to hear. I want to know more about all these stars in waiting.<br />
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But I picked Lestrade specifically because I wanted to give Amanda an obstacle to overcome. I liked the idea of her being descended from a complete twit her family thinks is the bee’s knees. She gets constant pressure from her parents to live up to Lestrade’s example. Lestrade! And then of course when they send her to the secret school for the descendants of famous detectives, she’s so afraid people will find out who her ancestor is. She’s hobnobbing with the scions of legends like Lord Peter Wimsey and Hercule Poirot (not specifically mentioned for copyright and trademark reasons) and here she is a Lestrade. Ouch.<br />
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<b>PB:</b> I’m going to keep mum on this for now. Wait a few books and you’ll find out.<br />
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<b>IHOSE: You do an excellent job capturing adolescent characters in your novel. One of my favorite characters is Ivy, Amanda's blind roommate. Did you do a lot of research on the blind to develop this character?</b></h4>
<b>PB:</b> I’m glad you like Ivy and the other kids! No, I didn’t do research on the blind. I just tried to imagine what it would be like to be blind. I do that sometimes—pretend that I’m blind or missing a hand or something like that. I like trying to understand what it feels like to be someone else, and of course, who knows? Anything can happen to anyone at any time. It helps to know what to expect. (I suppose I sound like a complete weirdo saying that. I guess I just have an active imagination.)<br />
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<b>IHOSE: How much did your background in film influence your writing of this book?</b></h4>
<b>PB:</b> I’m tempted to say that I don’t have a background in film, but I suppose I do. I’ve been around the movie industry all my life so I guess that has influenced me a lot. What’s funny is that in my original story, Amanda was going to be a young woman who was trying to escape her family’s academic background by becoming a plumber’s apprentice. She was never going to have anything to do with film. Then, when I decided to make her a kid, I wanted to give her something that was way outside her parents’ comfort zone, so I chose film. As it happened, there was a lot I could do with film, so I’ve used it extensively in the series. Do you sense a pattern here? I think I do things by instinct a lot. The Nancy Drew, the film, etc. I don’t think about those things much. They just happen because they’re part of me.<br />
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<b>PB:</b> <a href="http://www.writingshow.com/">The Writing Show</a> is the podcast I produced and hosted from 2005 to 2012. All the shows are still available on iTunes and on my site at <a href="http://www.writingshow.com/">www.writingshow.com</a> for free. There are about 350 of them. The show offers information and inspiration for writers in the form of interviews, panel discussions, readings, reality shows, and more. It's all audio, so you can listen while you walk or drive. I have published a number of books under the aegis of the show, not all of them my own.<br />
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<b>PB:</b> In the second book, <i><a amzn-ps-bm-asin="1942361009" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="6d4e497245a728aab3813275d7ee74ae" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Amanda Lester and the Orange Crystal Crisis" href="http://www.amazon.com/Amanda-Lester-Orange-Crystal-Detective/dp/1942361009/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=thebakerstree-20&linkId=6d4e497245a728aab3813275d7ee74ae&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_9858562" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amanda Lester and the Orange Crystal Crisis</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_9858562" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=thebakerstree-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=6d4e497245a728aab3813275d7ee74ae&_cb=1449637285565" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /></i>, Amanda meets a descendant of Sherlock Holmes, and does she take an instant dislike to him! Of course he’s crazy about her, so you can imagine how annoyed she gets. I don’t think it’s giving too much away to tell you that the kids find a skeleton (it’s on the cover), and much of the book involves them trying to figure out who it is. (You will never guess.)<br />
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In the third book,<i> <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="1942361025" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="88e3758847aaa15b3291d4eecc387d0d" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Amanda Lester and the Purple Rainbow Puzzle" href="http://www.amazon.com/Amanda-Lester-Purple-Rainbow-Detective/dp/1942361025/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=thebakerstree-20&linkId=88e3758847aaa15b3291d4eecc387d0d&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_1227126" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amanda Lester and the Purple Rainbow Puzzle</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_1227126" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=thebakerstree-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=88e3758847aaa15b3291d4eecc387d0d&_cb=1449637293257" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />,</i> a dangerous hacker emerges and the kids think they’re seeing zombies all around the English Lake District.<br />
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In the fourth book, <i>Amanda Lester and the Blue Peacocks’ Secret</i>, which I’m writing now, we get into the school’s back story and the kids battle a new enemy. And in the fifth book, <i>Amanda Lester and the Red Spider Rumpus</i>, which I’ve completely outlined, an odd new student comes to the school and gets everyone in a tizzy, plus the kids discover the aforementioned spiders, who have some very interesting abilities. Of course there are monkeys in all the books too. Readers seem to like them.<br />
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<b>PB: </b><i>The Hound of the Baskervilles</i>! It’s so creepy and atmospheric and dark. In fact, I got so inspired by the setting that I asked my husband, who is English, if he’s ever been on a moor at night. I’d love to go! I also like the fact that it’s one of the longer stories. When I enjoy a story I want it to go on forever, and this one just about does.<br />
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<b>PB:</b> I will be doing a two-week blog tour starting November 30, 2015. The tour will include a guest post on December 11 entitled “Paula B’s Crazy Character Name Generator” (<a href="http://creativityandcrazy.blogspot.com/">http://creativityandcrazy.blogspot.com</a>/) and another one, probably on December 7th, called “Lights, Action, Book Cover” (<a href="http://www.lolasblogtours.net/">http://www.lolasblogtours.net</a>/). I wrote the first one because so many people ask me how I come up with my character names (e.g., Particle Peaksribbon), and the second one because people ask how my artist and I did the covers. I think your readers might enjoy these.<br />
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Also, I am available to give talks about the books, including how I create my covers, simple forensics (I’m taking some classes on that, and boy are they interesting), and writing. Just contact me at <a href="mailto:paula@writingshow.com">paula@writingshow.com</a> if you’re interested. (I am located in the Los Angeles area.) I am also producing some Amanda games, which I think people will enjoy. You can find prototypes of the jigsaw puzzles on my site at <a href="http://amandalester.net/">amandalester.net</a>, but there will eventually be others as well. Please look for those.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Paula-Berinstein/e/B001K8MCGG">Paula Berinstein</a></b> is the former producer and host of the popular podcast <a href="http://writingshow.com/">The Writing Show</a>. She lives in Los Angeles.<br />
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Amanda Lester: Sherlock Holmes Meets Nancy Drew Meets Harry Potter

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Nicholas Smith Had Two Sherlock Holmes Connections

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Nicholas Smith, who famously portrayed the bewildered store manager Mr. Rumbold in the comedy series <i><a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B002I9TZHA" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="b98875fd88082f53873debcb0885385e" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Are You Being Served?" href="https://amzn.to/3iMv8lV" id="amznPsBmLink_3136865" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Are You Being Served?</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_3136865" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=thebakerstree-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=b98875fd88082f53873debcb0885385e&_cb=1449555442231" style="border: none; height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 0px;" width="0" /></i> has passed away, at the age of 81, <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35023713">according to the BBC</a>. Smith had been in hospital for some weeks following a fall and died on Sunday.<br />
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While he made a name for himself from 1972 through 1985 as Cuthbert "Jug Ears" Rumbold in the comedy set in a London department store, Sherlock Holmes fans may know him from his appearance in the 1975 Gene Wilder farce <i><a href="https://amzn.to/3Ay7eRd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother</a></i>. But you may not know him from one other Sherlockian reference.<br />
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While the film does not have many redeeming qualities about it overall, there are a few gems sprinkled throughout, including Leo McKern's delicious Professor Moriarty, who has to do something absolutely rotten every 24 minutes ("YES! YES!"), and Dom DeLuise's overwrought Italian opera singer Gambetti.<br />
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As a bonus, Peter Blau, BSI, 2s ("Black Peter") informs us that Smith played another unexpected role, as reported in <a href="http://www.sherlocktron.com/1997.pdf">the April 1997 issue of Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press</a>: </div>
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Ernest Dudley's play "The Return of Sherlock Holmes" (in which Eille Norwood starred in 1923) was recently produced in Newcastle upon Tyne, with Michael Cashman as Holmes and Frederick Pyne as Watson, and Nicholas Smith as Milverton. Nicholas Smith has been seen here for many years on some PBS-TV stations as the bald, jug-eared, store manager in the British series "Are You Being Served?" (and if you've seen the series you will know how unexpected he is a Milverton).</blockquote>
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Smith was the last surviving member of the original cast of <i>Are You Being Served?</i> and more recently played the role of the eccentric Reverend Clement Hedges in Wallace and Gromit's <i><a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B000CZ0PT4" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="707e8b3cd2a567435f412878c4df4d2b" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="The Curse of the Were-rabbit" href="https://amzn.to/3BAIicU" id="amznPsBmLink_1194085" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Curse of the Were-Rabbit</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_1194085" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=thebakerstree-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=707e8b3cd2a567435f412878c4df4d2b&_cb=1449556667506" style="border: none; height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 0px;" width="0" /></i>.<br />
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Tom Francis, BSI ("The Imperial Opera at Warsaw") pointed out two more connections: Smith appeared in two television series related to Sherlock Holmes: <i>The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes</i> and <i>Sir Arthur Conan Doyle</i>. Check them out at <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0809448/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1">Smith's IMDb page</a>.<br />
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The Adventure of the Peculiar Provenance — A Review

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It is winter in 1890, and Holmes and Watson are portrayed much like themselves. Watson has been absent from Baker Street, enjoying married life, but he is still the stalwart companion and admiring friend he always should be. Holmes has his feats of deduction, and moments of vanity, but most importantly gets to enjoy himself both in pursuit of the case and in everyday life. There are the occasional linguistic anachronisms, (for example, at one point Watson refers to a “cookie tin,” rather than a “biscuit tin,”) but they are few and minor.<br />
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Mr. Belanger does a wonderful job not only of reconciling Holmes’ friendship with Watson and Watson’s marriage to Mary, but of interweaving scenes of domestic life with the mystery plot. Mary even invites Mrs. Hudson and Holmes to supper, and Holmes not only accepts, but actually goes with full intention to enjoy himself with none of the uncomfortable awkwardness that would accompany so many modern incarnations of the Detective. It’s refreshing.<br />
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The little forward at the beginning of the book explaining the ‘discovery’ of the story at first struck me as unnecessary (this story stands on its own just fine, I neither require nor desire justification for its existence as yet another ‘lost tale’ of Watson,) but the comments in the author’s afterword suggest it’ll come into play in future stories. Mr. Belanger has set himself up for a series, and he has started with a strong first installment.<br />
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Episode 85: Nicholas Meyer

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Those Sherlockians who came to the hobby from the 1970s onward will be familiar with the name Nicholas Meyer, BSI ("A Fine Moroccan Case"). His book <i><a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B000S8RP84" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="132d5ffc1e77937f9c77b3224541c819" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="The Seven Per-Cent Solution" href="https://amzn.to/3twsq8b" id="amznPsBmLink_6769953" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Seven Per-Cent Solution</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_6769953" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=thebakerstree-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=132d5ffc1e77937f9c77b3224541c819&_cb=1448900995622" style="border: none; height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 0px;" width="0" /></i> became a runaway hit in 1974 and 1975, eventually becoming a movie for which Meyer himself wrote the screenplay. The <b>2015 <a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.com/" target="_blank">Baker Street Journal</a> Christmas Annual</b> <i>Together Again for the First Time</i>, which celebrates the four decades since the book and film appeared.</div>
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A master of storytelling, Nick Meyer brings us behind the scenes of becoming a Sherlockian at the tender age of 11, followed closely with his first film, the influence of music, musicals and film in his budding career and how he lost Sherlock Holmes and found him again. We hear all about what it was like to take a manuscript from concept to publication and the challenges of agents, publishers, the Conan Doyle Estate and others along the way. And then the thrill of casting selections and adapting the book for the screen, even though writing for the screen is vastly different than for the printed page.</div>
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It's rare that a pastiche has as much impact as Meyer's book — or was as popular as the original stories. We explore how his early and rabid consumption of the writings about the Writings (as well as a degree of hubris) allowed him to approximate Doyle's style and be a stickler for details. His craft even granted him an invitation to the <a href="http://bsiweekend.com/" target="_blank">BSI dinner</a> in 1975 — but he turned it down (!); and how his opportunity to direct <i><a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B0035IGHNI" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="c0d83f32ecfe053d115fee0a2fab6f2b" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Young Sherlock Holmes" href="https://amzn.to/3zUj3kV" id="amznPsBmLink_3922447" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Young Sherlock Holmes</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_3922447" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=thebakerstree-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=c0d83f32ecfe053d115fee0a2fab6f2b&_cb=1448904127317" style="border: none; height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 0px;" width="0" /></i> dissipated —  you'll find out why when you tune in.</div>
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Nick was also a great sport and managed to make it through our "Mental Exaltations" quiz relatively unscathed.</div>
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1:44 Welcome, friends!<br />
4:08 Thank you<br />
6:11 Introduction to Nicholas Meyer<br />
10:01 Nicholas Meyer, BSI ("A Fine Moroccan Case") joins us<br />
42:20 An important interlude<br />
48:49 Whatever happened to Sally?<br />
57:07 The Conan Doyle Estate again<br />
1:03:35 The BSI Dinner invitation arrives - but with conditions<br />
1:12:30 From page to screen<br />
1:44:56 "Mental Exaltation"<br />
1:50:15 Wrap up<br />
1:53:50 A change in our status<br />
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Episode 85: Nicholas Meyer

"its neat morroco case" [SIGN] Those Sherlockians who came to the hobby from the 1970s onward will be familiar with the na...

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Celebrate Black Friday, Sherlockian Style

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The day after the American holiday of Thanksgiving is typically referred to as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_(shopping)#Origin_of_the_term">Black Friday</a>, named because of the intense shopping spree that happens at most major retailers on that day and the resultant crowds, traffic jams and the like.<br />
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More recently, Cyber Monday has joined Black Friday as an alternate day for shopping, only with Cyber Monday (the Monday following the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S.) referring to online shopping. Just as with Black Friday, shoppers on are the hunt for a good bargain as the holiday shopping season kicks off.<br />
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Our most recent episode (<a href="http://ihose.co/ihose84" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 84: Our Favorite Sherlockian Things</a> - listen below) was a holiday shopping guide of sorts, filled with suggestions that our readers and listeners sent in. We even included some of our favorite items as well.<br />
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And to make things easier for you, we've even created a dedicated page of <a href="http://ihearofsherlock.com/merchandise" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sherlockian gifts</a>, which you can see via the link or in the navigation bar above. We have Sherlock Holmes books, Sherlock Holmes DVDs and videos on demand, Sherlock Holmes games, Sherlock Holmes jewelry, 221B and 1895 oval stickers, and other ephemera. The items range from the original Sherlock Holmes stories to writings about the writings, portrayals of Sherlock Holmes by Basil Rathbone, Jeremy Brett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Robert Downey, Jr., Jonny Lee Miller and more.<br />
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Whether you're thinking of buying something for yourself or for a Sherlockian in your life, I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere is a great starting point for your search. Here are <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Books-104620010-Sherlock-Holmes/zgbs/books/10477/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&linkCode=ur2&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkId=5UTGXQ7DPBGHXL7Y" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon's best-selling Sherlock Holmes books right now</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=ur2&o=1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />. Or if you like, why not start your search here?<br />
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