Episode 488 - The Wicked Beginnings of a Baker Street Classic

Ray Betzner shares some Private Life information as he peels back the covers of a ribald publication

May 8 • Scott Monty

2

27:06

April 2026

Episode 487 - The Dating of "The Five Orange Pips"

Using Watson's evidence and the historical record to determine the true facts.

Apr 30 • Scott Monty

2

26:27

Episode 486 - Spats

Wodehouse wrote of Young Men in Spats, but in the Sherlock Holmes stories, the wearers were decidedly older.

Apr 22 • Scott Monty

27:20

Episode 485 - The Real Three Garridebs

Find out exactly why Garridebs are so difficult to track and find.

Apr 15 • Scott Monty

21:44

Episode 484 - Toast

Toast in the Sherlock Holmes stories and Victorian times. You might think this a crumby topic.

Apr 8 • Scott Monty

2

29:43

Episode 483 - The Materia Medica of Sherlock Holmes

Harold Billings takes us on a medical journey to discover the origins of Sherlock Holmes

Apr 3 • Scott Monty

1

26:23

Trifling Trifles #11 - The View Halloo

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Apr 3 • Scott Monty

1

5:50

March 2026

Episode 482 - Fingerprints

A look at the use of fingerprints for crime detection in Sherlock Holmes stories and the late Victorian era.

Mar 25 • Scott Monty

1

24:21

Episode 481 - Mr. Moriarty

A.G. Macdonell makes a surprising case to explain Moriarty's presence

Mar 19 • Scott Monty

1

31:50

Episode 480 - A Study in Solecisms

Damian Thompson peers at the mis-titled peerage, per Sherlock Holmes

Mar 12 • Scott Monty

1

21:01

Episode 479 - Thaddeus Sholto Mis(Diagnosed)

Costa Rossakis applies his medical knowledge to a Canonical patient

Mar 5 • Scott Monty

1

26:41

February 2026

Episode 478 - Shaving

What we know about shaving (or lack of same) in the Sherlock Holmes stories

Feb 25 • Scott Monty

1

25:13