“a case for personal investigation” [SUSS]&nbsp;   &nbsp;  The number of Sherlock Holmes pastiches is endless. They include stories and novels set in any era, any place, and any time. They all bring the Great Detective to new audiences — so how do you go about selecting (just) fifty-two to explore? Join our conversation with Paul Bishop as we explore his new book, . Paul is the author of 15 novels and numerous TV and film scripts — and also a 35-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department. Paul’s new book is a selection of Sherlockian pastiches chosen and recommended by the individual essay writers themselves. Beyond the plots and author bios, Paul’s writers give personal perspectives on why these stories were important to them, and the connection Sherlock Holmes has played in their lives.&nbsp; Paul also discusses his writing career, which spans multiple genres including screenplays, westerns and other novels. He discusses his journey as an author, and how storytelling has shaped his life. We also talk about connecting with fellow writers, and the remarkable variety of people drawn to Sherlock Holmes. Some of those remarkable people will be gathering in person and virtually in the weeks ahead, so you will want to hear about August events in “The Learned Societies” segment. Madeline Quiñones is back with “A Chance of Listening,” and the Canonical Couplet quiz tests your Sherlock Holmes knowledge, with&nbsp;a copy of&nbsp;Paul's book&nbsp;for the winner. Send your answer to comment @ ihearofsherlock.com by July 29, 2025 at 11:59 a.m. EST. All listeners are eligible to play. Don't forget to become a&nbsp;&nbsp;of the show on the platform of your choice (&nbsp;|&nbsp;).&nbsp;      &nbsp;  &nbsp;  Leave I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere a five-star rating on&nbsp;&nbsp;and&nbsp;; listen to us&nbsp;.   &nbsp; &nbsp;   Sponsors   &nbsp;has a number of new Sherlock Holmes books out by various authors. You'll want to check out the breadth of their offerings by&nbsp;&nbsp;to learn more.    &nbsp; Would you care to advertise with us? You can find&nbsp;. Let's chat!  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  Links   (Amazon) &nbsp;(Genius Books)  Paul's newsletter:  Paul opines on  (Substack) Other episodes mentioned:  &nbsp; The Learned Societies:&nbsp; A Chance of Listening:&nbsp;  Find all of our relevant links and social accounts at&nbsp;.   &nbsp;    &nbsp; And would you consider leaving us a rating and or a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Goodpods? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. &nbsp; Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at 5-1895-221B-5. That's (518) 952-2125.  &nbsp;     &nbsp; &nbsp;

52 Weeks | 52 Sherlock Holmes Novels

“you could just fill that gap on that second shelf” [EMPT]&nbsp;   &nbsp;  If you discovered Sherlock Holmes when you were young, you might still recall the joy of your first reading. The world of Baker Street is fun, so much so that some adults still extend the Great Detective's career with their own stories.&nbsp; Many adults also enjoy LEGO as a nostalgic, relaxing, and creative outlet. That’s why we were eager to talk to LEGO Group Design Master Antica Bracanov and Graphic Designer Crisy Dyment about their creation of the LEGO Sherlock Holmes Book Nook.&nbsp; Joining us from LEGO’s offices in Billund, Denmark, Antica and Crisy take us through the concept, the process, and the community of designers, engineers, and model-makers who brought it to life. You’ll hear how the key moments and objects Sherlock Holmes fans will recognize were selected, and how they were adapted to fit LEGO’s style and humor. You’ll find there are some self-described “Sherlock Holmes nerds” on the LEGO team, too. Speaking of Sherlockian nerds (guilty), we share upcoming events for the first half of September in our "The Learned Societies" segment. Then, you will not want to miss this episode’s Canonical Couplet quiz, which this time is . This episode’s prize is a LEGO Sherlock Holmes Book Nook! Send your answer to comment @ ihearofsherlock.com by August 14, 2025 at 11:59 a.m. EST. If your correct answer is selected at random, you’ll win! &nbsp; Don't forget to become a&nbsp;&nbsp;of the show on the platform of your choice (&nbsp;|&nbsp;).&nbsp;      &nbsp;  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  Leave I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere a five-star rating on&nbsp;&nbsp;and&nbsp;; listen to us&nbsp;.   &nbsp; &nbsp;   Sponsors   &nbsp;has a number of new Sherlock Holmes books out by various authors. You'll want to check out the breadth of their offerings by&nbsp;&nbsp;to learn more.    &nbsp; Would you care to advertise with us? You can find&nbsp;. Let's chat!  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  Links   (LEGO)  (Barnes &amp; Noble) Other episodes mentioned:   The Learned Societies:&nbsp;  Find all of our relevant links and social accounts at&nbsp;.   &nbsp;  &nbsp; And would you consider leaving us a rating and or a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Goodpods? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. &nbsp; Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at 5-1895-221B-5. That's (518) 952-2125.  &nbsp;     &nbsp;

The Sherlock Holmes LEGO Book Nook

“Here is the key. You can look for yourself.” [GOLD]&nbsp;    Imagine having the key to 221B Baker Street, and what it must feel like to open that door. And imagine being trusted to keep Holmes and Watson’s famous sitting room in good order. That rare honor belongs to Roger Johnson, BSI ("The Pall Mall Gazette") and Jean Upton, BSI ("Elsie Cubitt"), a well-known couple among the small community of married Sherlockians.&nbsp; Jean and Roger have preserved and maintained the sitting room at London’s Sherlock Holmes Pub for 30 years. Join us as we hear how the Northumberland Hotel evolved into the pub, and why Sir Henry Baskerville would have been an unlikely guest.&nbsp; You'll learn the origin of the sitting room in 1951’s Festival of Britain, how Jean and Roger saved it from neglect, and how it stands today after the pub’s recent renovation. Then we look ahead to Sherlockian gatherings for the last half of September in "The Learned Societies" segment. Madeline Quinones is back with "A Chance of Listening," and the Canonical Couplet quiz tests your Sherlock Holmes knowledge, with something from the vaults for the winner. Send your answer to comment @ ihearofsherlock .com by August 29, 2025 at 11:59 a.m. EST. All listeners are eligible to play. We have some wonderful images of the pub, the sitting room, and the exhibition that led to it, courtesy of Roger and Jean and they're available exclusively for our . Join us on the platform of your choice (&nbsp;|&nbsp;).&nbsp;      &nbsp;  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  Leave I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere a five-star rating on&nbsp;&nbsp;and&nbsp;; listen to us&nbsp;.   &nbsp; &nbsp;   Sponsors   &nbsp;has a number of new Sherlock Holmes books out by various authors. You'll want to check out the breadth of their offerings by&nbsp;&nbsp;to learn more.    &nbsp; Would you care to advertise with us? You can find&nbsp;. Let's chat!   &nbsp;  &nbsp;  Links   (Greene King)  (Smithsonian)  Other links:  A Chance of Listening:  The Learned Societies:&nbsp;  Find all of our relevant links and social accounts at&nbsp;.   &nbsp;    &nbsp; And would you consider leaving us a rating and or a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Goodpods? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. &nbsp; Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at 5-1895-221B-5. That's (518) 952-2125.  &nbsp;     &nbsp;

The Sherlock Holmes Pub

“the goodness of Providence.” [NAVA]&nbsp;     &nbsp; It began with an idea for a series of radio mysteries, each five minutes long, that listeners could solve by considering the evidence. Sherlock Holmes would then give the solution — and to make it even more interesting, Watson could conclude with a moral lesson reflecting the story.&nbsp; Thanks to the author, journalist, and broadcaster Kel Richards, it became a popular feature on Australian radio, and Ray Riethmeier, BSI ("Morrison, Morrison, and Dodd") thought it would make a wonderful book. Through a strange series of circumstances — destiny, perhaps? — Ray eventually found Richards and reunited&nbsp; him with transcripts of the programs. Join us as we talk to Ray about the result: Sherlock Holmes 5-Minute Mysteries, a collection of fifty fair-play puzzlers that also enable personal, Christian exploration.  Next, we explore Sherlockian gatherings for the first half of November in "The Learned Societies" segment. Madeline Quinones is back with A Chance of Listening, and the Canonical Couplet quiz tests your Sherlock Holmes knowledge, with something from the vaults for the winner. Send your answer to comment @ihearofsherlock.com by September 29, 2025 at 11:59 a.m. EST. All listeners are eligible to play. As a reminder, our&nbsp;&nbsp;can listen to the show ad-free and have access to occasional bonus material. Join us on the platform of your choice (&nbsp;|&nbsp;).&nbsp;     &nbsp;  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  Leave I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere a five-star rating on&nbsp;&nbsp;and&nbsp;; listen to us&nbsp;.   &nbsp; &nbsp;   Sponsors   &nbsp;has a number of new Sherlock Holmes books out by various authors, including&nbsp;The Other Woman&nbsp;by Richard Ryan,&nbsp;The Infinitely Stranger Cases of Sherlock Holmes&nbsp;by Paula Hammond, and&nbsp;A Necessary End&nbsp;by Ellora Lawhorn. You'll want to check out the breadth of their offerings by&nbsp;&nbsp;to learn more.    &nbsp; Would you care to advertise with us? You can find&nbsp;. Let's chat!   &nbsp;  Links  &nbsp;() Previous episode mentioned:  Other links:  A Chance of Listening:&nbsp; The Learned Societies:&nbsp; Bonus event:&nbsp; returns&nbsp;on September 27  Find all of our relevant links and social accounts at&nbsp;.    &nbsp; And would you consider leaving us a rating and or a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Goodpods? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. &nbsp; Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at 5-1895-221B-5. That's (518) 952-2125.  &nbsp;     &nbsp;

Sherlock Holmes 5-Minute Mysteries

“a member of an aristocratic club” [BERY] 

Sherlockians from around the world joined the members of the Sherlock Holmes Klubben i Danmark earlier this year to mark their 75th anniversary. While the club first met in 1950, the Danish appreciation of Sherlock Holmes is as old as the Great Detective himself, when translations, movies, and parodies of his cases first graced the pages of the country’s newspapers. 

Join us for a wide-ranging discussion with Christian Monggaard, BSI ("Neville St. Clair") to discover the exceptional community of artists and writers who first brought Holmes to the Danish public and formed the first societies. You’ll hear about noted the artists and illustrators Robert Storm-Petersen and Henry Lauritzen, and learn the twists and turns that led to Christian’s career as a film critic and journalist.

Of course we lead off with Sherlockian gatherings for the second half of November in "The Learned Societies" segment. Madeline Quinones is back with "A Chance of Listening," and the Canonical Couplet quiz tests your Sherlock Holmes knowledge, with something from the vaults for the winner. Send your answer to comment @ihearofsherlock.com by October 14, 2025 at 11:59 a.m. EST. All listeners are eligible to play.

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The Sherlock Holmes Club in Denmark

“the biggest mystification of all” [COPP] 

Bruce Harris, BSI ("Harris") is a longtime Sherlockian whose love of the stories goes back more than half a century. During that time, Bruce has put his considerable talents to work in a number of directions, not least of which is in chronologies.

In fact, his latest work ("Rolling on the River in The Sign of Four") appears in Autumn 2025 issue of The Baker Street Journal and poses an interesting question around the involvement of Athelney Jones. It was thanks to his work on chronologies that got him there.

Bruce has of course contributed to the literature of the subject of dating the Sherlock Holmes stories, but he goes beyond the usual of his first entry, It Is NOT Always 1895 and gets us into an entirely different realm with his second, The Duration Debate. We had to admit that it was the first time we thought about the stories that way.

Once again, we give you a glimpse of Sherlockian society activities, this time in the first half of December in "The Learned Societies" segment. Madeline Quinones is back with "A Chance of Listening," and the Canonical Couplet quiz tests your Sherlock Holmes knowledge, with one of Bruce's books for the winner. Send your answer to comment @ihearofsherlock.com by October 29, 2025 at 11:59 a.m. EST. All listeners are eligible to play.

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It Is NOT Always 1895

“An expression of the most dreadful horror.” [HOUN] 

Join us as we explore Sherlock Holmes Into the Fire, a new, two-volume collection that reimagines Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Gothic tales through the lens of Sherlock Holmes. Our guest Margie Deck discusses how Doyle’s eerie, atmospheric stories — often overshadowed by Sherlock Holmes — reveal the author’s deeper fascination with mystery, psychology, and the supernatural. 

We talk about the creative process behind pairing each original tale with a modern Holmesian retelling, the challenges of preserving Gothic dread while introducing rational deduction, and how contributors balanced Doyle’s voice with their own. Our conversation sheds light on what might be lost and gained when the world’s greatest detective steps into the shadows of Conan Doyle’s darker imagination — and why these stories continue to inspire new interpretations more than a century later.

Once again, we give you a glimpse of Sherlockian society activities, this time in the second half of December in "The Learned Societies" segment. Madeline Quinones is back with "A Chance of Listening," and the Canonical Couplet quiz tests your Sherlock Holmes knowledge, with a copy of Sherlock Holmes Into the Fire for the winner. Send your answer to comment @ihearofsherlock.com by November 14, 2025 at 11:59 a.m. EST. All listeners are eligible to play.

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Sherlock Holmes Into the Fire

“‘Why, Holmes, it is a child’s drawing,’ I cried.” [DANC] 

Just when you thought everything about Sherlock Holmes and popular culture was known, a new mystery emerges from dusty U.S. newspaper archives. 

Join us as we interview the remarkable Ross E. Davies, BSI ("The Temple"), organizer of "The Scourers of the Dancing Men," a fascinating research project that dives deep into a 1903 advertising campaign for the publication of "The Adventure of the Dancing Men" in Collier’s magazine. 

They've discovered dozens of unique advertisements — including a particularly intriguing “third format" whose cryptic figures bear a striking, unexplained resemblance to the original drawings that inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

You’ll hear about the ongoing, national hunt for missing ads and the perplexing questions these newly found "Collier’s dancing men" pose. You can even join the search to gather the data and help solve this curious, 120-year-old mystery.

Once again, we give you a glimpse of Sherlockian society activities, this time in the first half of January in "The Learned Societies" segment. Madeline Quinones is back with "A Chance of Listening," and the Canonical Couplet quiz tests your Sherlock Holmes knowledge, with a copy of a prize from the IHOSE vaults for the winner. Send your answer to comment @ihearofsherlock.com by November 29, 2025 at 11:59 a.m. EST. All listeners are eligible to play.



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The Scourers of Dancing Men

 “Particularly bright and joyous” [THOR]

Forget about the silence you might think is suggested by the word “pantomime.” British panto is a raucous, musical, holiday tradition that expects the audience to be as loud as possible, booing the villain and cheering the hero. It’s usually a comic, theatrical retelling of a fairy tale — like Cinderella or Aladdin — with slapstick for the kids, cheeky innuendo for the adults, and a cast that includes a campy "Dame" (a man in an over-the-top dress). 

Now Holmes, Watson, and the world of 221B have been lovingly added to the panto tradition in Sherlock Holmes and the 12 Days of Christmas, playing through January 18, 2026, at England’s Birmingham Rep. The show is also a genuine whodunnit: West End stars are being murdered in mid performance. Can Sherlock Holmes solve the case?

It’s all the work of our guests Humphrey Ker and David Reed, writers and stars whose love of the Victorian Age, history, and classic literature has infused almost twenty years of collaboration. You’ll hear about their work creating radio plays for the BBC, stage shows for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and their adventures as two-thirds of the comedy troupe “The Penny Dreadfuls.” 

You’ll also learn how Sherlock Holmes and the 12 Days of Christmas came about, and how it came to inspire new songs by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber — creators of some of the most enduring musicals in history.

Then it’s on to our review of Sherlockian society activities in the second half of January in "The Learned Societies" segment. The remarkable Madeline Quinones caps her series of Holmesian podcast reviews with her final report in “A Chance of Listening,” with our thanks and admiration. And the Canonical Couplet quiz tests your Sherlock Holmes knowledge, with a prize from the IHOSE vaults for the winner. Send your answer to comment @ihearofsherlock.com by December 14, 2025 at 11:59 a.m. EST. All listeners are eligible to play.

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Sherlock Holmes and the 12 Days of Christmas

&nbsp;“Important issues might hang upon our journey.” [SIGN]&nbsp;   &nbsp; Join us as we speak to Steve Mason and Greg Ruby about their adventure this past summer — a whirlwind, five-day odyssey through the rugged landscapes of Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico, tracking down 39 locations with hidden ties to Baker Street. Decades after a simpler, four-stop Texas road trip set the precedent, our intrepid investigators clocked 2,414 miles in heat of the last week of August, all to prove that the Great Detective’s influence knows no borders.&nbsp; You’ll hear how they bridged the gap between the dusty plains and the foggy streets of London, and found Holmesian echoes in the most unexpected places. It’s all about imagination, and how their “Great Sherlockian Whimsical Tour II” transformed the American Southwest into a sprawling map of Victorian mystery. We also give you a glimpse of Sherlockian society activities, this time in the first half of February in "The Learned Societies" segment. Then we announce an exciting new segment launching in 2026, and the Canonical Couplet quiz will test your Sherlock Holmes knowledge, with a prize from the IHOSE vaults for the winner. Send your answer to comment @ihearofsherlock.com by December 29, 2025 at 11:59 a.m. EST. All listeners are eligible to play. As a reminder, our&nbsp;&nbsp;can listen to the show ad-free and have access to occasional bonus material, such as additional conversation from this episode. Join us on the platform of your choice (&nbsp;|&nbsp;). And if you need some show swag or gift ideas, check out our&nbsp;, with mugs, notepads and more. &nbsp;  Leave I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere a five-star rating on&nbsp;&nbsp;and&nbsp;; listen to us&nbsp;. &nbsp; Links   (Crew of the Barque Lone Star) Episodes mentioned in this show:  Steve's episode appearances: ;&nbsp; Greg's episode appearances:   Other links:  The Learned Societies:&nbsp;    &nbsp;  &nbsp; . Find all of our relevant links and social accounts at&nbsp;. &nbsp; And would you consider leaving us a rating and or a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Goodpods? It would help other Sherlockians find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at 5-1895-221B-5. That's (518) 952-2125. &nbsp;

Episode 1: Welcome and an Introduction

Elementary