Archive - Trifles

Episode 415 - Battlestations!

What famous battles were mentioned or implied in the Sherlock Holmes stories? It's just a Trifle.

4 hrs ago •

34:34

Episode 414 - The December Cases

What did the two December cases have in common? How were they different? It's just a Trifle.

Dec 5 •

34:22

November 2024

Episode 413 - The Newgate Calendar

What was the Newgate calendar and why did it matter to Sherlock Holmes?

Nov 27 •

24:54

Episode 412 - A Touch of the Dramatic

Sherlock Holmes's true skill wasn't disguise, but acting. Curtis Armstrong makes the case.

Nov 21 •

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Curtis Armstrong

26:48

Episode 411 - The Continental

Holmes and Watson take off from London to evade Professor Moriarty. Where does their trip take them?

Nov 13 •

28:59

Episode 410 - John Watson, Unreliable Narrator

Can we trust Watson with the facts?

Nov 7 •

21:24

October 2024

Episode 409 - Something's Missing

What or who went missing as central parts of some Sherlock Holmes stories?

Oct 30 •

33:23

Episode 408 - The Strongest Man in England

Who holds the title of the strongest man in the Sherlock Holmes stories?

Oct 24 •

25:43

Episode 407 - That Old Black Boot

An observant Sherlockian picks up on a major plot hole in The Hound of the Baskervilles

Oct 17 •

20:12

Episode 406 - Matilda Briggs

The strange connection between a ship in an unpublished case and a real-life mystery

Oct 10 •

18:46

Episode 405 - Something to Show for It

Physical evidence and clues play a vital role in the Sherlock Holmes stories

Oct 2 •

25:14

September 2024

Episode 404 - Bohemian Alternatives

Sherlock Holmes's reasoning in 'A Scandal in Bohemia' left room for a huge error.

Sep 26 •

20:09

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