“I would have made a highly efficient criminal” [CHAS]   Sherlock Holmes always sought the truth. As he reminded Watson,  “How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?” [SIGN] He let data lead him where he needed to go, even if the conclusion was less than ideal. But he was careful about collecting that data: “Circumstantial evidence is a very tricky thing,” answered Holmes thoughtfully. “It may seem to point very straight to one thing, but if you shift your own point of view a little ..read more

 “wondering whether the whole thing was an elaborate hoax” [STOC]  Today marks 17 years since one of the greatest Sherlockian hoaxes since... well, we were going to say since the Cottingley Fairies, but that wasn't strictly Sherlockian, was it? Back in 2007, the entertainment world was in a bit of a Sherlock Holmes drought. We were 13 years past "The Cardboard Box," the final episode in the Granada Sherlock Holmes series, made popular in part by Jeremy Brett in the starring role. And it was three years before Sherlock with Benedict Cumberbatch would debut, and five years befor ..read more

“five hundred cases of capital importance” [HOUN]   Thanks to you, dear reader, the Baker Street Elementary comic strip is watched and read all around the world. And given this particular issue number, perhaps it's worth stopping to celebrate. Joe Fay, Rusty Mason, and Steve Mason created the Baker Street Elementary comic strip in the image of the classic Peanuts comics over late-night pizza during a BSI weekend. They thought they'd have enough ideas for about six months' worth of strips. With today's issue, they reach #500. We've been proud to syndicate some of their strips; we ..read more

“the affair which you have commemmorated” [MUSG]   One of the most influential adaptations of Sherlock Holmes in the last half century is inarguably the Granada/ITV series starring Jeremy Brett. And 2024 marks the 40th anniversary of the program's first airing. Who better to lead a celebration of this iconic show and all who were associated with it, than the team from The Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes Podcast? Gus and Luke Holwerda return to IHOSE to talk about their plans, along with their producer David Youell. This trio is planning a jam-packed agenda with members of the cast and ..read more

 “took his children over to America” [COPP]   Still from The Irregulars (credit: IMDb) The news of Sherlock & Daughter, a TV show picked up by the CW in which Holmes (David Thewlis) meets Amelia (Blu Hunt), an American who thinks he may be her father, got me thinking about other Sherlockian offspring.  While there is no indication that Sherlock Holmes had offspring (or even a true romantic interest) in the Canon, that hasn't stopped scores of authors, screenwriters, and other creators from imaginatively giving him some in latter-day works in all forms of ..read more

“I’ve no doubt it was well stage-managed.” [VALL]  Following the extraordinary success of its 2022/23 world premiere tour, Sherlock Holmes: The Valley Of Fear makes a much-anticipated return in a production that combines original live music, stylish theatricality, and magical storytelling for an unforgettable theatrical experience.  Blackeyed Theatre's highly acclaimed production of The Valley of Fear brought Nick Lane's stage adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's epic final Sherlock Holmes novel to the public in 2022. In this drama, we find the great detective drawn into a myster ..read more

“Wiggins has just been up to report” [SIGN]  aka "Kean" Sherlock Holmes didn't have an easy time with the Baker Street Irregulars. This group of rag-tag street urchins made a memorable first appearance in A Study in Scarlet: “What on earth is this?” I cried, for at this moment there came the pattering of many steps in the hall and on the stairs, accompanied by audible expressions of disgust upon the part of our landlady. “It’s the Baker Street division of the detective police force,” said my companion, gravely; and as he spoke there rushed into the room half a dozen of the ..read more

“some short sketch of the essentials” [BLAC]   What are the essential volumes that every Sherlockian should have in their library? John Bennett Shaw had an idea with what became known as The Shaw 100. But a more modest and attainable version was needed. In stepped Peter Eckrich and Rob Nunn, BSI (“Elementary”). IHOSE listeners may recall Peter and Rob from their previous work, The Finest Assorted Collection. This time, they collected individuals who had a strong view as to which Sherlockian books ought to be part of every Sherlockian's library to develop 17 recommendations that ..read more

“It must tend to some end, or else our universe is ruled by chance” [CARD]  Multiverse of Mystery, now crowdfunding, is a collection of new stories about Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson across the multiverse. The authors are all members of the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers, so they know how adaptations work. As the project page says,  "Our writers have placed the archetypal detectives into new genres, new alien worlds, or new historical time periods that may or may not exist. We go from medieval India to futuristic military sleuths, from 12th-century m ..read more

 “The world is big enough for us. No ghosts need apply.” [SUSS] Sherlock Bones and the Horror of the Haunted Castle is the fourth in a series of Puzzle Quest paperback books from author Tom Collins and illustrator John Bigwood. This “Sherlock Bones” is not to be confused with the character in one of The Earliest Sherlock Holmes-Star Trek Crossovers. The adventure follows Sherlock Bones and Dr. Catson as they help a wealthy dog couple who have inherited their wealthy cousin’s kennel, a castle in the Catpathian Mountains, complete with a ghost. The couple brings the detectives to the c ..read more