Sherlock Holmes: Trifles
You know the plots, but what about the minutiae? We delve into the Sherlock Holmes stories and answers questions that arise, clarify muddy details, and look into some of the period terminology in this weekly podcast.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 453
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Carina
“Carina sings tonight at Royal Albert Hall” [RETI] We revisit our previous episodes about music, with a singular investigation: Carina. Mentioned in the last Sherlock Holmes story to be publish…
00:20:30 |
Thu 11 Aug 2022
His Last Bow — Wow!
“the judgment which we have pronounced” [ABBE] You say bow, I say bow. Potato, potato, tomato, tomato, let's call the whole thing off. Of course, that song never made sense in print, just like Lo…
00:26:34 |
Thu 04 Aug 2022
The Four Violets
“stained with violet” [IDEN] It should come as no surprise that the most common name of female leads in the Sherlock Holmes stories was Violet. We meet four of them in as many stories: "The Copper …
00:25:48 |
Wed 27 Jul 2022
The Dynamics of an Asteroid
“man in the scientific press capable of criticizing it” [VALL] Every month, we feature an episode called "Masters Class" that looks at an exemplary piece of Sherlockian scholarship that stands ou…
00:27:49 |
Thu 21 Jul 2022
A Study in Speech
“a curious lisp in her utterance” [HOUN] In the canon of Sherlock Holmes stories, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle gave us settings and characters that spring to life in our minds. His vivid descriptions help…
00:28:38 |
Wed 13 Jul 2022
A Note on The Priory School
“one might think that you were afraid of our finding something out” [PRIO] The first week of the month means it's time for another round of Mr. Sherlock Holmes the Theorist, in which we take a look …
00:26:09 |
Wed 06 Jul 2022
Sherlock Holmes and Advertising
“run down to the advertising agency and have this put in the evening papers” [BLUE] We know Sherlock Holmes valued the agony column; we discussed that previously on Episode 50. Looking back at a pape…
00:29:29 |
Thu 30 Jun 2022
Strange Business
“the rest of that strange company” [DANC] Men and women from professions of all kinds consulted Sherlock Holmes. And throughout the Canon we're introduced to a number of companies, either by name or…
00:30:07 |
Wed 22 Jun 2022
Watson's Hidden Addiction
"much addicted" [TWIS] This month's Masters Class brings us back to a Morley-Montgomery Award-winning article from The Baker Street Journal. Susan Rice wrote "Watson's Hidden Addiction" for Vol.…
00:27:29 |
Wed 15 Jun 2022
Witchcraft in Baker Street
“What's this, Mr. Holmes? Man, it's witchcraft!” [VALL] Continuing on our supernatural theme, we land on witchcraft. And not just any witchcraft, either. This was a spell cast at Baker Street. Our …
00:20:20 |
Wed 08 Jun 2022
Hocus Pocus
"some hocus-pocus" [SIGN]
The last time we were together, we examined Sherlock Holmes's Tours de Force (Episode 282), in which we discussed a number of ways he wowed people with his unique skills.
…00:24:08 |
Wed 01 Jun 2022
Sherlock Holmes's Tours-de-Force
“my poor little reputation, such as it is, will suffer shipwreck if I am so candid” [REDH] One of the greatest features of the Sherlock Holmes stories is seeing the master ply his trade. That is, …
00:34:43 |
Wed 25 May 2022
The Hoof-Marks in "The Priory School"
"a remarkable cow" [PRIO]
The third week of the month means it's time for Master's Class: a look at an exemplary piece of Sherlockian scholarship from over the years. In this episode, we turn to a…00:29:35 |
Wed 18 May 2022
Sherlock Holmes and Shakespeare
"A touch! A distinct touch!" [VALL]
Every author owes something to Shakespeare. His inventiveness with language has withstood the test of time, and many of the phrases he originated or popularized ar…
00:26:46 |
Wed 11 May 2022
The Dates in the Red-Headed League
“As to your dates, that is the biggest mystification of all.” [CREE] This is another instance of the new product we're calling "I Can't Believe We Didn't Talk About This Already." An early instan…
00:28:45 |
Wed 04 May 2022
The Rushed Wedding
“Drive like the devil” [SCAN] Call this the case of the overlooked fact. And one that was staring us in the face, too. It concerns the marriage of Irene Adler and Godfrey Norton in "A Scandal in Bo…
00:30:07 |
Wed 27 Apr 2022
The Tree That Wasn't
“There’s not a tree in the park” [EMPT] The third week of the month means it's time for Master's Class: a look at an exemplary piece of Sherlockian scholarship from over the years. In this episod…
00:22:47 |
Wed 20 Apr 2022
The Problem of the Case-Book
“Holmes turned to his desk and, unlocking it, drew out a small case-book” [SPEC] The first week of the month means it's a "Mr. Sherlock Holmes the Theorist"-themed episode, featuring an old piece of…
00:26:26 |
Wed 06 Apr 2022
Trees, Part 1: Over the Oak / Under the Elm
“grazing the top of the oak” [MUSG] I think that I shall never see... a Sherlock Holmes story as lovely as a tree. However, there are plenty of instances of trees in the Canon that make for inte…
00:28:24 |
Thu 31 Mar 2022
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