Sep 27, 2023
“you used to shoot lions” [MAZA]
Back in Season 5, we had a recurring feature: each month, we
looked at a particular exotic animal from the Sherlock Holmes
stories. Langur, mongoose, baboon, jellyfish, worms — a menagerie,
for sure. The full playlist is in our links.
But we missed lions. Given our recent...
Sep 21, 2023
“He thought the tutor” [3STU]
The final installment in our Masters Class series featuring
the work of Michael Harrison takes us into the world of Jack the
Ripper via The World of Sherlock Holmes. Ripperologists
have racked their brains for a century and a half with respect to
the identity of Jack the...
Sep 13, 2023
“the most terrible human tragedies” [VEIL]
Having inadvertently left "The Veiled Lodger" out of our
discussion about suicide in Episode 349, we put more focus on it in
this episode. The introduction identifies it as "one of the most
terrible human tragedies."
Is it a tragedy in the classical sense,...
Sep 7, 2023
“I only breathe it among ourselves—a suicide” [GOLD]
LISTENER ADVISORY: This episode contains
mentions of suicide, which some listeners may find
disturbing.
September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and as part of
our series on monthly observances, we take a look at suicides in
the Canon.
Sherlock...