“The little things are infinitely the most important” Click on the Links! Museum Piece Something is amiss at one of London’s top tourist attractions, The Sherlock Holmes Museum in Baker Street, apparently. Before you avail yourself of the story links provided, we should point out that the Museum’s claim that their site is the …
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“Anything remarkable on hand?” he asked. “Oh, no, Mr. Holmes–nothing very particular.” There’s no stopping BBC’s Sherlock! Not that long ago we heard that Sherlock Series 3 could be the very last one (the stars are too busy doing other stuff, apparently!). Not so says Mark Gatiss! He claims that the BBC hit series …
News Bulletin 109
“I understand you think out little puzzles” John Addy of The Musgraves Sherlock Holmes Society has published a new 100 Sherlockian Word Puzzles monograph. The booklet contains 100 specially designed word puzzles to challenge and entertain you. John says that he has taken place names, personal names and phrases from the Sherlock Holmes stories and …
News Bulletin 108
“There are points in connection with it which are not entirely devoid of interest and even of instruction.” BBC Sherlock Awards News If you are a dedicated BBC Sherlock fan, you’ll definitely want to vote for the series (Drama category) and Benedict Cumberbatch (Drama Male Performance category) in the latest National Television Awards (NTAs). …
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“Pray be precise as to details,” said he. The NTV Awards: Sherlock Needs You! The National Television Awards (The NTAs) Shortlist is now open. The BBC’s Sherlock is a strong contender for the Drama category but is facing intense competition from Doctor Who, Downton Abbey and Merlin. Benedict Cumberbatch (for Sherlock) may be odds-on …
News Bulletin 106
‘He turned into one of the district messenger offices, where he was warmly greeted by the manager.’* Happy Birthday DM! The District Messenger, newsletter of The Sherlock Holmes Society of London is thirty years old this month. From its inception it has been edited and distributed by Roger Johnson, who since 2007 has …
News Bulletin 105
“This case will make a stir, sir,” he remarked. “It beats anything I have seen.” Portsmouth is celebrating 125 years since the world’s most famous literary detective Sherlock Holmes appeared in his first story, A Study in Scarlet, which was featured in Beeton’s Christmas Annual (1887). Only a few first edition copies of this …
News Bulletin 104
“Very interesting reading it might be made, too,” remarked Sherlock Holmes. It’s New! It’s SHipWrite! SHipWrite, our brand new page for articles & reviews is being launched today. We’re getting underway with two articles and a selection of four book reviews. Each article has a page of its own but the reviews are all …
News Bulletin 103
“Look at this, Watson,” he cried Larry Hagman Dies, Aged 81 While he’ll be forever remembered as the unscrupulous oil baron J.R. Ewing in Dallas, in an earlier life he played the part of a Los Angles cop who falls off his motorcycle, strikes his head and wakes up believing he is Sherlock Holmes. …
News Bulletin 102
“Interesting and indeed essential as these details are” Happy Birthday Auntie Beeb! BBC Radio is celebrating its ninetieth birthday tomorrow (Wednesday 14 November 2012) by broadcasting a special three-minute programme – Radio Reunited – across its network of 60 stations (including Radio Ulster). It’s going out at 5.33pm, the exact time that the BBC first …