Alistair Duncan's Blog, page 56

Has Twitter matured?

Not all that long ago I used Scoop.it to circulate an article that looked at the reasons why some people love Mr Cumberbatch and some reasons why they don't. I didn't write it myself and I did not favour one side over the other. Yet for the simple act of circulating it I came in for some insults on Twitter. One person, by way of retaliation for my obvious insult to her idol, said that I had the most pathetic Sherlockian blog on the internet (or sentiments to that effect).Read more »

The latest BSJ

I recently received the latest Baker Street Journal.
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The Free Sherlock campaign

I don’t need to explain what this is. Most people will already have a pretty good idea and those who don’t can visit the website for details. I have no intention of going deeply into the arguments being voiced by both sides. There are plenty of others out there doing that already.
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Experimenting with a new detective?

In 1898 two detective stories were published by Arthur Conan Doyle. Both revolved around train-related crimes and both involved an unnamed detective who was less than successful. They were entitled The Lost Special and The Man with the Watches.
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False Alarm

I regret to report that my idea for a new book is no more. A few weeks back I had an idea that I thought I could flesh out into a reasonable tome but, alas, I no longer feel that way and the project will be going no further.
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Hi-de-Hi readers

Lynn Gale, of the Undershaw Preservation Trust, has sent me a photo of sitcom legend Ruth Madoc with a copy of my book An Entirely New Country and Sherlock's Home.

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Video of Granada props in London

This video of the Granada Holmes props now on display in London was shot by @wirralbagpuss and deserves a bigger audience.Read more »

Shout out to Arthur Wontner

The best of the early Holmeses (in my opinion)..
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Cumberbatch must be stopped

I admit to being firmly on the road to becoming a fuddy-duddy (I hope that means the same in all countries) so, given that I have a lot of teens to 20-somethings on my Twitter, a great amount of what I read is littered with terms I really don’t grasp.
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What do I collect?

A lot of Sherlockians, when they decide to embark upon serious collecting, are a bit confused as to where to start - I certainly was.
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