I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere
Episodes
75 Years of the Sherlock Holmes Society of London
30 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"the celebrated Mr. Sherlock Holmes" [SCAN] The Sherlock Holmes Society of London marks its 75th anniversary in 2026, and today we talk with ...
Irregular Chronicles of the Early 'Fifties
30 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"That chronicle of our successes" [NORW] After a 25-year pause, the definitive history of the Baker Street Irregulars finally continues. Join our...
The Amateur Mendicant Society
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"Those were the early days" [VALL] Join us as we explore the roots of Sherlockian tradition in the Motor City with Christopher Music, archivist ...
And It Is Always 1895
15 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"A collector of obscure volumes" [EMPT] Today we honor the enduring legacy of Vincent Starrett — the legendary journalist, bibliophile, and f...
The Epilogues of Sherlock Holmes
28 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"Only one word of epilogue" [DANC] Today we're joined by Bob Katz, BSI, the founder of The Epilogues of Sherlock Holmes, a scion society that ...
On the Shoulders of Giants
15 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"I cultivate a large number of friends" [WIST] What does it take to build a legacy that lasts nearly a century? Today we're joined by Peter Eck...
The 2026 BSI Weekend in Review
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"I was invited to a week-end gathering" [LAST] Join us as we look back on four whirlwind days of Sherlockian festivities in New York City, when...
But I Digress
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"All good comradeship and friendship" [ABBE] Bob Sharfman's first impression of Sherlock Holmes came from Basil Rathbone's movies. Bob read Wat...
The Unexpurgated Sherlock Holmes
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Holmes took it with admirable good-humour" [PRIO] For years, Holmes and Watson have served as a blueprint for an "odd couple" dynamic, usua...
Sherlockian Road Tripping
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Important issues might hang upon our journey." [SIGN] Join us as we speak to Steve Mason and Greg Ruby about their adventure this past summ...
Sherlock Holmes and the 12 Days of Christmas
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Particularly bright and joyous" [THOR] Forget about the silence you might think is suggested by the word "pantomime." British panto is a raucous...
The Scourers of Dancing Men
15 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"'Why, Holmes, it is a child's drawing,' I cried." [DANC] Just when you thought everything about Sherlock Holmes and popular culture was known,...
Sherlock Holmes Into the Fire
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"An expression of the most dreadful horror." [HOUN] Join us as we explore Sherlock Holmes Into the Fire, a new, two-volume collection that reima...
It Is NOT Always 1895
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Sherlock Holmes Club in Denmark
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"a member of an aristocratic club" [BERY] Sherlockians from around the world joined the members of the Sherlock Holmes Klubben i Danmark earlier ...
Sherlock Holmes 5-Minute Mysteries
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"the goodness of Providence." [NAVA] It began with an idea for a series of radio mysteries, each five minutes long, that listeners could sol...
Sherlock Holmes and the Real Thing
30 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Pooh, pooh! Forgery." [SCAN] Nicholas Meyer, BSI ("A Fine Morocco Case") is an accomplished storyteller who has made a mark in both the litera...
The Sherlock Holmes Pub
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Here is the key. You can look for yourself." [GOLD] Imagine having the key to 221B Baker Street, and what it must feel like to open that door. ...
The Sherlock Holmes LEGO Book Nook
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"you could just fill that gap on that second shelf" [EMPT] If you discovered Sherlock Holmes when you were young, you might still recall the ...
52 Weeks | 52 Sherlock Holmes Novels
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"a case for personal investigation" [SUSS] The number of Sherlock Holmes pastiches is endless. They include stories and novels set in any era...
Knave of Diamonds
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"it's the king of diamonds" [MAZA] It took Laurie R. King six years to find a publisher for her first book, but it was worth the wait. She won the ...
World Wide Doyle
15 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"from Portsmouth at midday" [LAST] The Portsmouth Library is home to the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection, largely made possible by the bequest ...
The Digital Archives at the Toronto Public Library
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"You can file it in our archives, Watson" [RETI] North America is home to a number of public collections, libraries, museums, and archives th...
White Smoke
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"we can bring it to a successful conclusion" [EMPT] When we discussed the Midwest Canonical Conclave in Episode 308, we weren't exactly sure ...
Holmes In an Hour or Two
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"good enough to chronicle one or two of my trifling experiences" [SCAN] Don't care for Sherlockian chronologies? Well, you're not alone! Neither...
The BSI Midwest Canonical Conclave
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"grazed the subclavian artery" [STUD] While the Baker Street Irregulars is the most well-known of Sherlockian societies, it is by no means th...
The Evolution of 221B Con
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"able to evolve from their own inner consciousness" [STUD] Now in its 12th year, 221B Con has become a mainstay of annual Sherlockian events,...
The Golden Era of Sherlock Holmes an His Contemporaries
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"the high opinion formed of him by his contemporaries." [VALL] When the first Sherlock Holmes short stories came on the scene, they were something o...
That Ghastly Face
15 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"a wistful look on his wrinkled face" [BLAN] The first Sherlock Holmes adventure authored by Sherlock Holmes was "The Blanched Soldier." It tells t...
Sherlock Holmes and the Empire Builders
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"One of the most precious public possessions of the empire" [BERY] Joel Meadows began what eventually became Sherlock Holmes and the Empire B...
The Serpent Under
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"the rapidity and noiselessness of a serpent" [STUD] Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, and Bonnie MacBird are back! In the sixth book in her series, ...
Sherlock Holmes: A Year in Review
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"a combination of events" [3STU] Keeping track of everything going on in the Sherlockian world is no easy task. And yet, every year without fail...
Sherlock Holmes: Leviathan
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"the preparation for submarine attack" [LAST] Good storytellers transport us to other places and times by virtue of their ability to create interes...
Sherlock & Co.'s Sherlock
30 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Holmes' triumphant expression and the ring of his voice" [STUD] Regular listeners know that when we have an opportunity to speak with other indivi...
Interrogating Sherlock Holmes
16 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I listen to their story, they listen to my comments" [STUD] Trial lawyers are supposed to be experts in conducting interviews and interrogating...
Monsters & Ghosts
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"no ghosts need apply" [SUSS] 'Tis the season! The season for monsters and ghosts, that is. And who better to treat us with a discussion of mons...
Mysterious Tales of Old St. Paul
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"the summit of St. Paul's" [SIGN] After one episode, we find ourselves back in Minnesota — this time, talking with longtime author Larry Mi...
Spy Hunter
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"You are here as a spy" [ILLU] In Spy Hunter, it's 1914 and Sherlock Holmes has been murdered. Nobody knows who did it, but Wiggins, former Bake...
Holmes Poirot
15 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"two tickets for the theatre" [BRUC] Jeffrey Hatcher, BSI ("The Five Orange Pips") and Steve Hendrickson have teamed up for a new Sherlock Ho...
Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell
31 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"there appeared a long telegram" [SECO] Nicholas Meyer's first Sherlock Holmes book, The Seven Per-Cent Solution, became and remains the high-wa...
Tales of Light, Shadow, and Darkness
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"culminated in that moment of revelation" [3GAR] As an educator, Tracy Revels makes sure her students have fun learning. Which would explai...
This Work of Storytelling
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"we have our story-teller here" [SIGN] Glen Miranker is always good for a story. And more times than not, his stories involve fascinating items fro...
Luke Barton as Sherlock Holmes
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"quick insight into character" [BERY] As Americans, it is always a joy to meet an Englishman, and doubly so if he portrays Sherlock Holme...
Legends of the BSJ: James Montgomery
30 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"remarkably rich tenor voice" [VALL] Following the feedback we got from our previous Legends of the BSJ episode on Edgar W. Smith, we tho...
A West Wind
15 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"we turned our faces westward" [SIXN] While Sherlock Holmes is a perennial British subject, his influence in and by America cannot be den...
Celebrating the Anniversary of the Oldest Sherlock Holmes Podcast
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"seventeen years of age" [SIGN] Mycroft Holmes spoke for all of us in "The Greek Interpreter" when he greeted Dr. Watson with the fateful line: "...
Clutches of a Fiend
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"do but get into the clutches" [BOSC] We've held off a bit on the traditional interview with the editor of the BSI Manuscript Series this...
Legends of the BSJ: Edgar W. Smith
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I wanted to speak with Mr. Smith" [SIGN] This is the third in our series on Legends of the Baker Street Journal; we've previously explor...
The Autistic Sleuth
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"That was the curious incident" [SILV] From time to time, we see analysis and debate about whether Sherlock Holmes was autistic, had Aspe...
Hounds of the Hollywood Baskervilles
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I am one of the hounds" [STUD] The golden age of Hollywood brought us stars like William Powell and Myrna Loy, and of course Basil Rathbone...
BrettCon
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Canonical Cornerstones
16 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"some short sketch of the essentials" [BLAC] What are the essential volumes that every Sherlockian should have in their library? John Benn...
A History of the Woman
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"to Sherlock Holmes, she is always the woman" [SCAN] This is a fascinating episode that brings us closer to the inside story of "The Woman" —...
The Lantern's Dance
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"a most complete and remarkable woman" [LION] It's odd to think that the Mary Russell series predates this show, yet we've never spoken wit...
BSI Weekend Recap
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"those week-end parties" [SOLI] The Baker Street Irregulars just marked their 90th anniversary with the BSI Weekend, filled with events for...
The Classified Dossier of Sherlock Holmes
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"you have a good dossier there" [LAST] There were supernatural elements in the original Sherlock Holmes stories. Elements of gothic intrigu...
A Christmas Story Without Slush
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"I've read enough of the slush" [VALL] Following our recent appearance on Sherlock Mondays, we revisited Christopher Morley's wonderful int...
Belanger Books
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"a line of books" [NOBL] Derrick Belanger is one half of the duo responsible for Belanger Books, one of the prominent Sherlockian publisher...
Sherlock Mondays
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"I was much astounded by this programme" [HOUN] When Sherlockians are looking for more ways to fill their listening and viewing time, what ...
On the Road with Erik Deckers
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"the man flew past us on the road" [PRIO] Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons We love writers and we love humor, so when we meet a write...
Sherlock & Co.
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"the reputation of being excellent company" [ENGR] For this 275th episode of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere, we're joined by another podcast. ...
The Worlds of Sherlock Holmes
15 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"How came you there?" [BLAC] Questing was Sherlock Holmes's business. He took in the world around him and tried (and succeeded most often) ...
Close to Holmes
30 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"The table was set out ready for me, and Mr. Duncan" [REDH] The wonder and magic of the Sherlock Holmes stories is that they were set, for...
Legends of the BSJ - Christopher Morley
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"For three hours we strolled about together" [RESI] As we continue our look at some of the early Baker Street Irregulars associated with Th...
The Collected Papers of Sherlock Holmes and More
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"put the papers on the sundial" [FIVE] David Marcum is still at it. When we last left this prolific author and editor, he was 28 volumes in...
CrimeReads with Olivia Rutigliano
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"read twelve hours a day at the annals of crime" [VALL] We all come to Sherlock Holmes in our own way. And Olivia Rutigliano is the first o...
Ben Abramson Speaks
30 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"my strange old book-collector" [EMPT] Ben Abramson with Vincent Starrett at a signing event for 'Books Alive' Circa 1940. Location Unknown ...
A Study in Sherlock - Watson's Notebook
16 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Out came the official notebook" [WIST] As we know from experience with Jonas Oldacre, when a builder puts his mind to something, he can re...
Sherlock Holmes Re-Imagined
01 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"a cascade of children's bricks" [TWIS] Sherlock Holmes has been given form thanks to artists like Sidney Paget, Frederic Dorr Steele, Howa...
Holmes in the Heartland
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"an event of extreme importance" [SIGN] There seems to be an explosion of Sherlock Holmes events of late. And the second outing of Holmes i...
Ken Ludwig's Moriarty
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Look how close they play the game" [3GAB] Ken Ludwig, BSI ("Jack Stapleton") has seen his plays, Sherlockian and otherwise, grace the stag...
The Baker Street Journal's New Editor
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"some stuff that would suit my editor" [VALL] It's not that often that editor's door at The Baker Street Journal swings open. In fact, the ...
Sherlock Holmes: A Father's Time
30 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Children, my dear boy, children." [GREE] Parenting is a mystery to everyone — even to Sherlock Holmes. That's the premise of the books b...
Embellishments in the Sherlockian Spring
15 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"see how beautifully the spring works" [STUD] The world of Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts is alive and blooming! It is the spring, after all. An...
Stimulating Medicine
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"there is nothing more stimulating" [HOUN] The latest entry in the BSI Press Professions series is a sequel: Stimulating Medicine: More Ner...
A Dose of Curare
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Well up in belladonna, opium, and poisons generally" [STUD] There's a large number of Sherlock Holmes stories that involve poisons or toxi...
Sketches of Scions
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"fitting subjects for this series of sketches" [REIG] One of Burt's and Scott's great interests is music. When it converges with the worl...
The Monstrum Opus of Sherlock Holmes
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"the fruit of my leisured ease, the magnum opus" [LAST] What happens when Sherlock Holmes faces off against forces of the supernatural? W...
The Haven Horror
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"our visit to The Haven" [LION] The latest in the BSI Manuscript Series from the BSI Press is The Haven Horror. If that reference isn't i...
The BSI Weekend in Review
15 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Holmes gave me a brief review of what had passed" [THOR] The 2023 BSI Weekend has come and gone, and it was filled with plenty of food, ...
Sherlock Holmes in the Public Domain
30 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"enter the sacred domain to-night without fear" [SHOS] When the #FreeSherlock movement began a decade ago, there were 50 of the original ...
The Life and Times of Sherlock Holmes
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"a strange and wild life" [STUD] How often have you come across a phrase in the Sherlock Holmes stories that you're not familiar with? Or...
My Scientific Methods
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"duly considered and scientifically handled" [HOUN] The Baker Street Irregulars Press follows the success of its Professions Series (previous tit...
The Devil's Blaze
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"You can go to blazes!" [3STU] The Devil's Blaze: Sherlock Holmes 1943 is the follow-up novel to Robert J. Harris' highly-acclaimed first...
What Child Is This?
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"a child has done the horrid thing" [SIGN] Bonnie MacBird, BSI ("Art In the Blood") is back with her fifth Sherlock Holmes novel. This ti...
A Sherlockian Semiquincentennial
15 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Each daughter can claim an income of £250" [SPEC] Well, this managed to sneak up on us. It's the 250th episode of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere...
Remembering Nicholas Utechin
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"conversation through the length and breadth of England." [SILV] In August 2022, we lost a towering figure in the world of Sherlock Holmes f...
The Sherlock Home
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"That and a toothbrush are, I think, all that we need" [SPEC] What if you could stay in a Victorian-themed home with plenty of Sherlock Holmes-insp...
Big Finish
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"some interest to finish" [DANC] We live in an age when Sherlock Holmes audio productions are more prolific than ever. For listeners of a show li...
Sherlock Holmes and the British Empire
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"One of the most precious public possessions of the empire" [BERY] At the end of July 2022, the Baker Street Irregulars held a conference in upsta...
Moriarty: The Devil's Game
30 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Now, then, listen to this" [SIGN] Earlier this month, Audible and Treefort Media released a ten-part podcast, Moriarty: The Devil's Game, writ...
The Finest Assorted Collection
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Maybe you collect yourself" [EMPT] Many Sherlockians are collectors. Most of those collect books or related written material. But collectors are ...
On the Trail of Sherlock Holmes
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I may be on the trail in this matter" [BERY] There are a number of Sherlock Holmes tours one can take in and around London. But for the true f...
Foundational Fandoms
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"the very foundations of revealed religion" [GOLD] Thanks to two decades of digital expansion, you can now find fandoms pretty much everywhere acr...
Baker Street Inquiries
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"How did you word your inquiries?" [STUD] Sherlock Holmes has lived a rich life beyond the 60 stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A much fuller...
Anticipations in A Sherlock Holmes Commentary
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"a turn which neither of us could have anticipated" [REIG] D. Martin Dakin's A Sherlock Holmes Commentary is one of the more important contribu...
Sherlock Holmes in Comics
30 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"this comic interlude" [3GAB] Sherlock Holmes has appeared in comic strips for nearly a century and in comic books for almost as long. And the comics ...
Referring to My Notes
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"on referring to my notes" [REIG] Long-time students of Sherlock Holmes might think that Guy Warrack covered all there was to say in his 1947 classic ...
A Celebration of Sherlock Holmes
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"your celebrated friend, Mr. Sherlock Holmes" [NAVA] A free event at DePaul University is on our radar, and it should be on yours too. Paul Booth,...
The Legion of Zoom
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"the Order of the Legion" [GOLD] What's an active Sherlockian to do when the world goes into lockdown mode and all regular Sherlockian society meeti...