“filled with photographs” [CHAS]. Quick — name two canonical villains who claimed photography was a hobby of theirs. We'll hazard a guess that one came to you quite easily, but you may have had to struggle to think of the other. If you answered ...
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Baker Street Elementary – Say Cheese

“filled with photographs” [CHAS]

Quick — name two canonical villains who claimed photography was a hobby of theirs.

We'll hazard a guess that one came to you quite easily, but you may have had to struggle to think of the other.

If you answered Vincent Spaulding, who kept darting into the basement of Jabez Wilson's pawnshop to develop his photos (why didn't Wilson ever ask to see those photos?) in "The Red-Headed League," you were correct.

And if you also answered Jephro Rucastle,...

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June Wyndham Davies, Producer of Granada Sherlock Holmes Series, Aged 97

“a certain gracious lady” [BRUC]



News reached Sherlockians today that June Wyndham Davies, the Granada Television producer who was a key part of the acclaimed Sherlock Holmes series, passed away on September 9 in Spain.

Fittingly, word came from our friends at The Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes Podcast, whose producers have become close to many of the cast and crew of the series. They wrote:

“We are deeply saddened to share news of the passing of our friend, June Wyndham Davies. Her...

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Episode 341: The Illustrious Clients of Indianapolis

“All good comradeship and friendship” [ABBE]


The Illustrious Clients of Indianapolis, one of the oldest Sherlock Holmes societies in the United States, is celebrating its 80th anniversary this September. Today, we talk with leaders Shelly Gage and Mark Walters about their own introductions to Sherlock Holmes, and the remarkable history of the Illustrious Clients. It’s a story that begins with the very young Jerry Williamson, who discovered Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce at the movies,...

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Baker Street Elementary – That's Life

“The ways of fate are indeed hard to understand” [VEIL]

One of the most philosophical scenes in the Sherlock Holmes story takes place in "The Naval Treaty," when Holmes is reflecting on the existence of a higher power as he focuses on the natural beauty of a flower:
“What a lovely thing a rose is!”

He walked past the couch to the open window, and held up the drooping stalk of a moss-rose, looking down at the dainty blend of crimson and green. It was a new phase of his character to me,...

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Baker Street Elementary – What Is It Good For?

“then so prepare for war” [SECO]

General William Sherman once said, "War is hell." Partly because it's never-ending. In the mid- to late-20th century, historians Will and Ariel Durant estimated that over the past 3,421 years, humans experienced only about 268 scattered years without war.

In the Sherlock Holmes stories, we open with war: Watson introduces himself to us in A Study in Scarlet as a veteran wounded at the Battle of Maiwand. In The Sign of Four, we find ourselves at the Fort of...

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