“after a month of trivialities and stagnation the wheels move once more” “Our course now seems pretty clear” The May Day sets sail again this Sunday afternoon on the first of the new season’s voyages. Glancing over the Sailing Schedule, you’ll not only find our ports of call for this particular Sailing but also …
Month: September 2013
News Bulletin 139
“What is it, then?” I asked* “Ineffable twaddle” The rumours that the BBC is going to do a Sherlock Christmas Special are just “ineffable twaddle,” to quote Holmes. As for an air date for Series 3, there’s no sign of it. Early New Year seems the best bet. For those who just can’t wait, …
News Bulletin 138
“I think we may gain that by means of the law”* The Estate fights back! The Estate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has put forward a defence ingenious enough for Sherlock Holmes himself, in a US copyright case that could redraw the boundaries of copyright law, to recognise “complex literary characters,” according to a …
News Bulletin 137
“Interesting and indeed essential as these details are” “But was it not mere guesswork?” Not to be taken too seriously, some fans have been ‘reviewing’ the new BBC Sherlock Series 3, before it has even aired. Listening to Dr Morelle Peter Blau has uncovered an archive which allows you to listen and download …
News Bulletin 136
“he (Gregson) and Lestrade are the pick of a bad lot. They are both quick and energetic, but conventional-shockingly so”* The Rivals ‘The Problem of the Superfluous Finger’ [Series 2, Episode 1 of 4]. Wednesday 18 September 2013 on BBC Radio 4 at 11.30am (30 minutes). Inspector Lestrade was made to look a fool …
News Bulletin 135
“I am making up for lost time”* In the Name of Sherlock Holmes Following up on yesterday’s Bulletin (no.134), we’ve found a trailer for In the Name of Sherlock Holmes that you can watch. You can find out more about this new film for younger children (although there’s no upper age limit!) on the …
News Bulletin 134
“I confess that this is entirely new to me”* IN THE NAME OF SHERLOCK HOLMES A new Sherlock Holmes film for children is having its UK premiere in Belfast on Saturday 12 October 2013. The venue is Odeon, Victoria Square, Belfast, BT1 4QG. Showtime is set for 2pm. In Hungarian with English subtitles, the film …
News Bulletin 133
“At this period of my life the good Watson had passed almost beyond my ken”* Retirement Holmes Sir Ian McKellen will play a retired Sherlock Holmes in a new film from The Fifth Estate and Breaking Dawn director Bill Condon. Titled A Slight Trick of the Mind, the film will be set in 1947 …