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December 16, 2013

Sherlock at the BFI aka Morangate

Well it would appear that Caitlin Moran messed up rather astoundingly at the BFI screening of The Empty Hearse.

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Published on December 16, 2013 01:06

Compliments of the season

As is my custom, I extend to you all the compliments of the season.

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Published on December 16, 2013 00:52

December 10, 2013

How do we see Sherlock Holmes?

In response to my request that you suggest a topic, I was asked this on Twitter by @shelly_murav

@alistaird221b do u feel there is a major difference in how Americans view Sherlock Holmes compared to say the British?

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Published on December 10, 2013 13:19

December 9, 2013

Sherlock - New Launch Trailer

So here we go with another trailer.

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Published on December 09, 2013 00:51

December 5, 2013

Sherlock Holmes post 1903 - the Bee-keeping Years

The subject of Sherlock Holmes’s retirement is one as open to speculation as the great hiatus. In fact, you could argue, that they are much the same. They are periods when Holmes’s movements are largely unknown.

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Published on December 05, 2013 07:54

December 3, 2013

An invitation: suggest a topic

Right I may regret this but I have decided to invite you, my readers, to suggest topics for me to cover on this blog.

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Published on December 03, 2013 03:53

December 2, 2013

A great film with Doylean and Sherlockian links.

When it comes to certain stories or films, my taste can be seen as more than a little soppy/romantic in the sense that I do like romances set against a backdrop of turbulent times. One of my favourite films is the 1950s version of The Prisoner of Zenda starring Stewart Granger and Deborah Kerr. That film was based on the book of the same name by Anthony Hope – a friend of Arthur Conan Doyle who visited him at Undershaw.
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Published on December 02, 2013 02:48

UPDATED: Buy something Sherlockian - It's Cyber-Monday

Today is Cyber-Monday so why not get out there and buy one (or all) of my books....

Update - Access to purchasing links added.

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Published on December 02, 2013 00:34

November 29, 2013

Sherlock has risen before you know...

Shameless plug alert!

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Published on November 29, 2013 05:58

It's Jan 1st ........

Finally!!!!

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Published on November 29, 2013 04:14