News Bulletin 206

“I was compelled to leave you without much news”* Things have been extra busy at the Shipping office recently, what with preparing for Reel Back 1 last Sunday (acknowledged as a considerable success) and much else besides, details of which we needn’t trouble you with  here. The consequence of all this is that Bulletins have had to be left to one …

News Bulletin 205

“It sounds plausible”* Reel Back Part 1 The final touches are now being put to our Reel Back excursions, the first of which will unfold this day week (Sunday 23 March). Reel Back will explore many of the Sherlock Holmes films and the cinemas they first appeared in here in Belfast. Booking for this Sailing …

News Bulletin 204

‘Sherlock  Holmes and I read these notices over together at breakfast, and they appeared to afford him considerable amusement.’*   The waiting game It’s truly dreadful news for fans of the programme. Sherlock won’t be returning to our screens until 2016. But for anyone who thinks Sherlock is “a truly dreadful programme,” it’s probably a cause for some …

News Bulletin 203

“It is a curious collection”* Battling Super Sleuths: The Awkward Case of Elementary, Sherlock, and Building the Better Adaptation. Nothing better to start an argument between people like us than to raise the subject of Sherlock or Elementary, or, better still, both together. Purists may prefer to avoid this one. Alistair Duncan’s blogs are always interesting, frequently thought provoking. …