The Baker Street Babes
The Baker Street Babes are an all-female group of Sherlock Holmes fans who talk about everything from canon to Cumberbatch, Charles Augustus Milverton to Jude Law, and dancing men to Jeremy Brett. We love Sherlock Holmes and we love having well informed, but also quite fun discussions about it. We’re all young and we’re all females, but we’re all die hard Sherlockians/Holmesian. It’s a demographic within the Sherlock Holmes fandom that is new and growing and doesn’t yet have a voice. We hope to become that voice and we want to prove that we’re not just going to coo over Robert Downey Jr and Benedict Cumberbatch, as lovely as they are, but that we know the canon and want to have discussions about it as well.
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Introducing The Knights of Thorpe
01/06/2023
Introducing The Knights of Thorpe
What adaptation of the canon do the Baker Street Babes consider the greatest Sherlockian film of all time? Which movie weaves the best villain and a long-lost member of the Holmes family into a single immaculate tapestry known as "Thorpe"? Is it true that each and every film would be substantially improved with the addition of mechanized min-T-rexes? And which actor to play Sherlock Holmes provides both the smallest stature and the biggest presence of any to date, despite doing so with both hands wedged firmly behind his back? Lyndsay and Maria answer these questions and far more in a stunning new interview with Lyndsay's fiance Nicholas Anderson, the founder of the shatteringly unique new society (it is NOT a scion, we learn) The Knights of Thorpe. Discover its origins, how to become a Thorpe yourself, ways to revere the Sacred Film, and rejuvenate your love of Sherlockiana in the most reverential—and perhaps unexpected—way possible. Welcome to Episode #89, Live & Local from the 2023 BSI Weekend in NYC: The Grand High Thorpe! The Bylaws of The Knights of Thorpe 1. The KoT shall be open to all regardless of gender expression or sexuality. 2. Membership shall be in perpetuity, unless it is decided that a member has been engaged in harassment, assault, or other unseemly behavior as decided by a majority of the Grand/Great/Spiffy Thorpes. 3. All members shall be invested with the name of Thorpe. 4. The Knights shall further the cause of finding the joy in the Sherlockian canon and expanded canon. 5. Toasts to Thorpe shall be often, vigorous, and encouraged. 6. A KoT shall not be allowed to specify which Thorpe they are toasting. 7. Toasts shall also be encouraged regarding unsung heroes of the canon, ie: bees, Mrs Hudson’s tea set, unnamed dock workers, etc. 8. Meetings shall be. 9. Unless meetings don’t happen. 10. Membership shall be decided based on uniqueness of the application, and arbitrated by the Grand High Thorpe. 11. The Grand High Thorpe shall be the longest serving member of the KoT, unless they don’t want to, then it shall fall to whoever receives nomination from the Great and Spiffy High THORPES. 12. Grand/Great/Spiffy High Thorpes can be removed from office if unable or unwilling to perform their duties as decided by unanimous vote of the other two. 13. Grand High Thorpe may also retire; they will still be members but will surrender seniority in matters of election to office of Grand High Thorpe. 14. Anyone who had involvement in the Sacred Film shall be considered members, especially the revered Ben Syder, Gareth David-Lloyd, and of course Dominic Keating. 15. The Nemesis shall be referred to by his true name, Robert. 16. Articles may be amended or added by majority vote of G/G/S Thorpe. Thorpe!
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Episode 88: 10 Years of Sherlock Memories
07/25/2020
Episode 88: 10 Years of Sherlock Memories
Yes, it's been a decade since the airing of BBC Sherlock's "A Study in Pink." And while time has absolutely no meaning in the age of COVID, it has been an extraordinary ten years of memories thanks to the little British show that surprised the world. So we take some time to talk about our memories of the Sherlock fandom and the crazy trajectory of the show, some of your memories, and revisiting the first 221B Con and SherlockeDCC at San Diego Comic Con.
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Episode 87: Holmes at Home
05/09/2020
Episode 87: Holmes at Home
The world is a difficult place right now. A place where it's OK to not be OK. However, we do hope you're OK and that maybe some silly talk about "The Solitary Cyclist" and The Diogenes Club as places of social distancing may brighten your spirits. In this episode Maria and Ashley do just that while Curly, Lyndsay, Taylor, Sarah, and Amy check in with all of you, tell you a bit about how we're doing, and that we love you. Sure, it's a bit sappy, a bit silly, and rather giggly... but that's what we do isn't it? We're your friends who chat about Sherlock Holmes with you. And sometimes syphilis. And we've missed you. Music featured: by Marshall Usinger by Michael Vignola
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Episode 86: The Left Coast Sherlockian Symposium
07/01/2019
Episode 86: The Left Coast Sherlockian Symposium
Curly chats with Elinor Gray about her new conference: The Left Coast Sherlockian Symposium.
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Live & Local 7: Michael Sims
12/13/2018
Live & Local 7: Michael Sims
Our Live & Local series are our sit down with a fascinating Sherlockian one-on-one in person chats. This go round Lyndsay sits with Edgar Award nominated Michael Sims about his work, Arthur and Sherlock, as well as some other fascinating Sherlockian tidbits and anecdotes.
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Episode 85: Cake Boss & Our Charity Ball
08/18/2018
Episode 85: Cake Boss & Our Charity Ball
We were on Cake Boss! Yes, they gave us an amazing Sherlock Holmes cake for our annual charity ball for wounded veterans during BSI Weekend. And it was amazing. Lyndsay, Tiffany, and Maria sit down and talk about the process, the cake, the ball, and every delicious morsel in between.
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Episode 84: The Many Faces of Irene Adler
07/07/2018
Episode 84: The Many Faces of Irene Adler
BSB Amy and our good friend Chris Zordan discuss everything Irene Adler with a wonderful audience at 221B Con. Who was Irene Adler? Why is she so important to fans even though she only appears in one story? Taking on this larger than life adventuress that bested Sherlock Holmes is something many adaptations (all adaptations?) get kinda wrong. Why is that?
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Episode 83: Nancy Springer Live at 221B Con
04/24/2018
Episode 83: Nancy Springer Live at 221B Con
Join us for our live podcast at 221B Con speaking with the one and only Nancy Springer, author of the Enola Holmes series. Where did Enola come from? What was Nancy's favorite book? Why did Florence Nightingale have 56 white Persian cats?
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Episode 82: Baker Street in LA
11/14/2017
Episode 82: Baker Street in LA
It's not every day you find an entire re-creation of 221B Baker Street... it's even rarer when that re-creation is in Los Angeles. Chuck Kovacic is a longtime Sherlockian and utterly devoted to having the most authentic Sherlock Holmes sitting room in the world. The amount of detail and research that has been poured into the room where so many of the stories truly took place is nothing short of astounding.
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BSB Live & Local 6: Bonnie MacBird and Unquiet Spirits
08/30/2017
BSB Live & Local 6: Bonnie MacBird and Unquiet Spirits
Babe Ardy visits Bonnie MacBird for tea, shortbread, and a discussion of Unquiet Spirits, the second of MacBird's trilogy of Holmes pastiches. Join us to hear about what it's like to write and research a Holmes novel, including tales of location-scouting for books, and visiting whisky distilleries by way of research. We also chat about the historical background for the book and Ardy learns a lot about wine, whisky, and why writing a pastiche is both fun and challenging. . The book is available at , , and all good bookshops! . You can .
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Episode 81: The Whole Art of Detection - Lost Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes
07/26/2017
Episode 81: The Whole Art of Detection - Lost Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes
We interview one of our own this go around as Amy, Sarah, and guest extraordinaire Elinor sit down with Lyndsay Faye about her new short story collection: The Whole Art of Detection: Lost Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes. The Whole Art of Detection is an amazing group of lost Sherlock Holmes tales. How did she think up the stories? Where did they come from? Does Sherlock Holmes keep a journal? Find out and listen!
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Episode 80: Martin Powell Live at 221B Con
04/27/2017
Episode 80: Martin Powell Live at 221B Con
We're back! And with a live recorded podcast at 221B Con, our favorite Sherlock Holmes convention. This episode is with Martin Powell, whom you may know from comics or Disney or marvel or children's books or ... y'know... Sherlock Holmes! We chat with him about how Holmes keeps coming back into his life, his amazing friendship with Ray Bradbury, Dracula and Holmes, and we keep mentioning nuns for some reason...
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Episode 79: The Final Problem
01/18/2017
Episode 79: The Final Problem
Join Lyndsay, Tiffany and Ashley as they break down the nerve wracking, adrenaline filled third and final episode of BBC’s Sherlock Series Four ‘The Final Problem’. We were left perched at the edge of our seats as we watched Sherlock, John, and Mycroft take on the mysterious Euros. All of the events thus far have brought us to this final explosive (literally) showdown. By far the most talked about and debated episodes of the entire series, we do our best to examine the good, the bad and the downright ridiculous. Why don't you join us?
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Episode 78: The Lying Detective
01/09/2017
Episode 78: The Lying Detective
Join Sora, Sarah, Amy, Lyndsay, and Maria for an emotional reaction and discussion of the second episode of Series Four of BBC's Sherlock. 'The Lying Detective' has Sherlock estranged from Dr. John Watson and obsessed over media personality, businessman, and philanthropist Culverton Smith. There's mystery! Killings! Drugs! Lots of anger, lots of emotion, and lots of twists. It's an episode people will be talking about for awhile. As with its predecessor 'The Six Thatchers,' this episode presented excellent performances, but, with a lot more heart in the script. Hailed by some as the best episode of the entire series and others as too dark, it's one that has a lot of opinions raging, ours included.
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Episode 77: The Six Thatchers
01/06/2017
Episode 77: The Six Thatchers
(Please note that the episode contains extensive spoilers for The Six Thatchers.) Ashley, Lyndsay, and Amy react to BBC Sherlock Season 4's opening episode, a complicated international tale with a meta focus and impressive performances. They dissect the complicated plot and put a magnifying glass on the direction of Sherlock as a whole, questioning Its forward trajectory as a Holmesian adaptation. Though not our reactors' favorite in terms of story, The Six Thatchers provides plenty to admire in the areas of Rachel Talalay's direction and the cast's stellar interpretations of their characters. Join us for a look at Sherlock's polarizing and fascinating season opener.
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Episode 76: Sherlock and Shakespeare
11/18/2016
Episode 76: Sherlock and Shakespeare
In this episode Babes Maria, Lyndsay, Amy, and Tiffany take a look at the connections, overlap, and similarities of our favorite consulting detective and the many characters of Shakespeare's creation. From Jeremy Brett to John Barrymore to Jonathan Pryce to Peter O'Toole and Benedict Cumberbatch, many of the actors who played Holmes in their life also played Hamlet. Is there a connection? Is what Baz Luhrman did for William Shakespeare what the BBC did for Sherlock Holmes? We talk about this and more in Sherlock & Shakespeare!
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Episode 75: The Hillywood Show
08/25/2016
Episode 75: The Hillywood Show
From Pirates of the Caribbean to Supernatural , these ladies have wowed the internet with their incredible parodies. Join us in talking with Hilly and Hannah Hindi, the bloody awesome minds behind The Hillywood Show, in talking about their latest work The Sherlock Parody!
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BSB Live & Local 5: New York Public Library
07/24/2016
BSB Live & Local 5: New York Public Library
Welcome all to the latest edition of Baker Street Babes Live and Local: New York Public Library Edition! This June, Babe Lyndsay was honored to be a guest panelist for a fascinating discussion of the Holmes mythos at the Mid-Manhattan Library. Helmed by the erudite and charming hostess of the monthly ASH Wednesday meetings, noted Adventuress and Irregular Susan Rice, the panelists engaged in a rousing discussion of all things Holmes, followed by a sprightly (occasionally very sprightly) audience Q&A. Otto Penzler is a longtime Baker Street Irregular and world-famous editor of mystery fiction. His brick and mortar store, (located in downtown Manhattan) is a Sherlockian’s Mecca, and he yearly contributes to the BSB’s Daintiest Thing Under a Bonnet Charity Ball. He is also the editor of Lyndsay’s upcoming short story collection, The Whole Art of Detection: Lost Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes. , a former architect, is the author of fifteen crime novels and around four dozen short stories. She is an Irregular, and has won the Edgar, Anthony, Shamus, Macavity, Nero, and Japanese Maltese Falcon Awards, to name but a few. A tireless volunteer for Mystery Writers of American and Sisters in Crime, SJ is also the former president of the Private Eye Writers of America. Lyndsay Faye is a Baker Street Babe and shameless nerd you can learn more about on if you’re not already all too familiar. Hosted by the and programmed by , please join us for a rollicking conversation regarding All Things Holmes!
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Episode 74: Behind the Canonical Screen
06/09/2016
Episode 74: Behind the Canonical Screen
Hello ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Baker Street Babes Episode #74! Babes Ashley and Lyndsay both were honored to have presented at the Baker Street Irregulars-sponsored UCLA symposium “Sherlock Holmes: Behind the Canonical Screen” in 2012. To boot, they were the editors of the book edition, which is . Join them along with colleague and honorary Babe Timothy Greer as they discuss the original conference, the creation of the book, and many of the wonderful iterations of Sherlock Holmes as he has appeared on both the big and small screens. From the press release: “This volume provides a written record of virtually all of the Conference presentations. The work of the 23 contributors, including Sherlockians, academics, and entertainment industry creative talent are all represented here. Lavishly illustrated, this oversized volume will be an essential resource for the student of Sherlockian film and its place in the history of cinema.” Featuring the Babes, Mr. Greer, Nicholas Meyer, Rob Doherty, John Landis, the creators of Disney’s The Great Mouse Detective, and much more! To see Lyndsay and Ashley’s original presentations including our Q&A, we invite you to follow these links: (Ashley’s presentation) (Lyndsay’s presentation)
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Episode 73: Paul Cornell
05/16/2016
Episode 73: Paul Cornell
BSB Amy and friend of the podcast Kate chat with author and screenwriter Paul Cornell about his new book Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? and writing for the show Elementary. Read and join us for thoughts on writing diverse characters, whether or not it really is "always 1895", and why Holmes is the original superhero.
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Special #15: 221B Con Live With David Nellist
05/03/2016
Special #15: 221B Con Live With David Nellist
Once again we return to 221B Con for a live podcast, this year
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Episode 72: A Study in Pink
03/23/2016
Episode 72: A Study in Pink
It's the episode that started it all and launched a fandom and took over Tumblr. BBC Sherlock's A Study in Pink is more that the beginning of the modern journey of Sherlock and John, it was what brought many people into the Sherlock Holmes world.
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Episode 71: Bert Coules
01/29/2016
Episode 71: Bert Coules
Live from BSI Weekend! BSBs Curly, Lyndsay, and Maria got to sit down and chat with Bert Coules, head writer and creator of the BBC Sherlock Holmes radio series starring Clive Merrison and Michael Williams. This radio adaptation of the canon was the first to present all 60 stories (plus more!), and for many is the truest “Victorian” adaptation.
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Episode 70: The Abominable Bride
01/02/2016
Episode 70: The Abominable Bride
!!!THIS PODCAST AND FOLLOWING POSTING CONTAINS SPOILERS!!!
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BSB Live & Local 4: No Place Like Holmes
12/28/2015
BSB Live & Local 4: No Place Like Holmes
BSBs Ardy and Maria sit down with Ross K Foad, creator and star of the web series No Place Like Holmes. No Place Like Holmes was founded by in 2009 and hosts a multitude of video goodness for Sherlock Holmes fans in the form of its episodic . Featuring the excellent time traveling adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson, No Place Like Holmes is currently airing Series 5. NPLH It also features of Sherlock Holmes books, , interviews, and essays of a Holmesian nature.
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Episode 69: Ken Ludwig & Baskerville
12/09/2015
Episode 69: Ken Ludwig & Baskerville
BSBs Lyndsay and Ashley chat on the phone with legendary playwright Ken Ludwig about the hilariously ridiculous and exhilarating Baskerville, currently playing in Philadelphia at the Suzanne Roberts Theater.
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Episode 68: Unaired Sherlock Pilot Reaction
11/16/2015
Episode 68: Unaired Sherlock Pilot Reaction
By popular request we are doing reaction episodes for the first series of BBC's Sherlock! But we couldn't just jump in with "A Study In Pink."
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BSB Live & Local 3: Bonnie MacBird and Art in the Blood
10/06/2015
BSB Live & Local 3: Bonnie MacBird and Art in the Blood
Our third Live & Local comes to you from Baker Street! Babe Ardy chats to Bonnie MacBird, author of pastiche Art in the Blood, about Holmes, art, and writing pastiche. Bonnie also talks about "coming out" as a Sherlockian, cool things she found out while researching the Victorian period, and, of course, art and looking at Holmes as an artist.
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Episode 67: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse
09/14/2015
Episode 67: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse
What happens when a 7'2" NBA All-Star with a passion for history and his professional screenwriter partner-in-crime team up to write an early biography of Sherlock's eccentric and beloved elder brother? The result is Mycroft Holmes by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse, an authorial dynamic duo who looked at the Man-Who-Was-the-British-Government and asked themselves how he ended up that way--alone, sedentary, and nigh-omniscient.
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Episode 66: Mr. Holmes Reaction Episode
08/17/2015
Episode 66: Mr. Holmes Reaction Episode
Mr. Holmes, starring Sir Ian McKellen and based on the book A Slight Trick of the Mind by Mitch Cullen, has been a subject of tremendous excitement in the Sherlockian world ever since the news of its early planning! In Episode 66, join Babes Sarah, Amy, Melinda, Taylor, and Lyndsay as they discuss their impressions of this important new contribution to the legacy of the Great Detective, and a gosh darned good flick at that.
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