Episode 08: "Killed Holmes" – the Birth of a Phenomenon
In December 1893, Conan Doyle wrote "Killed Holmes" in his notebook. Many newspapers published articles about the tragic passing of the master detecti...
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Monthly podcast in which Mattias Boström – author of the award-winning nonfiction book "From Holmes to Sherlock" – talks about Sherlock Holmes related matters.
Episode 07: The Mysterious Christmas Cards
From the late 1970s to the early 1990s a series of anonymous Christmas greetings were being sent to Sherlockians all over the world. Mattias Boström (...
Episode 06: Karl Krejci-Graf and the International Sherlockians
Karl Krejci-Graf (1898–1986) was an Austrian geologist and an internationally active Sherlockian. Mattias Boström (author of the award-winning nonfict...
Episode 05: The Birthdays of Conan Doyle
On May 22, 2019 we celebrate the 160th birthday of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. But what do we know about how Conan Doyle celebrated his own birthday? Matt...
Episode 04: Top-Billying – from Chaplin to Lowe
Playing Sherlock Holmes's pageboy Billy was an important step in both Charlie Chaplin's and Rob Lowe's careers. Mattias Boström (author of the award-w...
Episode 03: Nils and the Sherlock Holmes Censorship
In the days of the silent movies, there was often a difference between the intention of the filmmakers and what the audience finally was allowed to se...
Episode 02: The Micah Clarke Effect
Back in the late 1880s and early 1890s, what made Sherlock Holmes a success? Is there a missing link that we haven't been aware of? Mattias Boström – ...
Episode 01: The Walking Out Mystery
What did actually happen after the film "Holmes & Watson" opened on Christmas Day? "Mass walkouts" were reported, but did they exist? And can these ne...