If you haven‘t boarded The Astonishers train (well, monorail) yet, then, to celebrate the release of Case II, you can grab Case I for Kindle this week for £0.99/$0.99.

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And, hey, why not pick up Case II while you’re there…

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CD Album Cover for ‘Songs for the Swung’ by ‘Kenton Hall & The Necessary Measures’ - an abstract painting.

The roll-out of ‘Songs for the Swung’ picks up speed with the arrival of the CD version at Monkey Basket HQ.

If you pre-ordered via the crowdfunder, these will begin to ship shortly. Vinyl hopefully not too far behind.

If you HAVEN’T…

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The Astonishers - Case II - The Twin Dilemmas The Astonishers - Case II - The Twin Dilemmas - Kindle edition by Hall, Kenton, Bowman, Jack. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Astonishers - Case II - The Twin Dilemmas.

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Book 2 of The Astonishers - the spy-fi series from Jack Bowman and myself is out now!

Songs for the Swung, by Kenton Hall & The Necessary Measures 14 track album

Early Release for #bandcampfriday.
The whole new album, AT LAST!
(For us, anyway)

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SIR SHERLOCK - The Red Letter Day The beginning of a brand-new, full-cast audio series and novellas, starring Tom Baker MBE and John Leeson as Holmes and Watson.

71 hours to go to get a pre-order in for the first 'Sir Sherlock' series starring Tom Baker & John Leeson. Perfect for fans of #audiodrama, #SherlockHolmes, #DoctorWho, #books, clicking on links and alpaca grooming (they're just good people). @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/152...

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mybook.to/astonishers1 will take you directly to 'The Astonishers' - a new bi-monthly novella series.

Like Sherlock Holmes AND Tom Baker and wish you could have both. Guess what? 7 days left to get the first story.

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SIR SHERLOCK - The Red Letter Day The beginning of a brand-new, full-cast audio series and novellas, starring Tom Baker MBE and John Leeson as Holmes and Watson.

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SIR SHERLOCK - The Red Letter Day The beginning of a brand-new, full-cast audio series and novellas, starring Tom Baker MBE and John Leeson as Holmes and Watson.

Only 26 backers from our first stretch goal. Tom Baker IS Sir Sherlock Holmes. John Leeson is Doctor John Watson. Check out SIR SHERLOCK - The Red Letter Day by AUK Studios on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/152...

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Tom Baker IS Sherlock Holmes. John Leeson IS Doctor Watson. Somebody (it's me!) has written the official novelisation. Support SIR SHERLOCK from AUK Studios and... WHO knows, further games may be afoot. www.kickstarter.com/projects/152...

So, You Want to Write a Novelisation… Sir Sherlock - The Red Letter Day (script by Gary Hopkins, novelisation by Kenton Hall) is available for pre-order now. 'Well, as it happens,' I said, drawing myself up to my full lack of height, 'I've a new book available for pre-order as we speak.' 'Oh yes?' my interlocutor replied. 'And what manner of book might this be?' We had fallen into conversation quite by happenstance, in the cafe of an arts centre; we were at a communal loose end until the baristas on duty had finished catching each other up on the state of their burgeoning romantic ruptures.

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Sir Sherlock - The Red Letter Day (script by Gary Hopkins, novelisation by Kenton Hall) is available for pre-order now. 'Well, as it happens,' I said, drawing myself up to my full lack of height, 'I've a new book available for pre-order as we speak.' 'Oh yes?'…

Tom Baker Returns to the Role of Sherlock Holmes in New Audio Drama, Sir Sherlock Tom Baker, best known to everyone as the Fourth Doctor in Doctor Who, is returning to play the legendary Great Detective, Sherlock Holmes, in a new audio production… that could be turned into a series of audio dramas! Baker will star in Sir Sherlock, playing the lead role for the first time since being on-screen in the BBC’s 1982 production of The Hound of the Baskervilles and on stage in 1985’s The Mask of Moriarty. Tom has admitted in the past that he wasn’t happy with his BBC portrayal, and so was eager to give it a different flavour this time. He says: “Thanks to AUK Studios for letting me have another go at inhabiting the super sleuth! Third time lucky! I hope I did his pipe proud this time. Enjoy my return to Baker Street – very aptly named, I think! “After I was asked if I’d like to reprise the role, I knew I needed a trusty sidekick and when John Leeson was suggested, I was transported back through time (and space). We’d both had such fun as the Fourth Doctor and K9 in Doctor Who, that essaying Holmes and Watson would feel very natural. And it did. “Though he did insist on being on all fours again, when we did the readthrough.” John Leeson said: “It was a delight to work with Tom again and – at last – this time I was playing the Doctor!” The potential series begins with The Red Letter Day, written by Gary Hopkins, who previously wrote four television episodes for Granada’s Sherlock Holmes, starring Jeremy Brett. Here’s what to expect from The Red Letter Day: It is 1924 and the former consulting detective finally accepts a knighthood. Drawn back to London, away from a quiet life on the Sussex Downs, he is joined by his friend Doctor John Watson when a mysterious red letter leads them back into a murder investigation. What is the secret of Cleopatra’s needle? Who is the second detective, seemingly always one step ahead of him? Between the ancient past and an uncertain future, are Holmes and Watson still the right men to stop a killer in his tracks? Plus, there’s a new detective wannabee on the block – the mysterious, young Norton — played by Young Sherlock Holmes himself (from the Steven Spielberg-produced 1985 film), Nicholas Rowe! Aside from producing a CD of this new Sherlock Holmes audio drama, there is an expanded and standalone novelisation of the new story, written by Kenton Hall, with internal black and white illustrations by Andy Hosegood; written to match the original Sir Arthur Conan Doyle books in tone and in first-person narrator. What’s more, Sir Sherlock is directed and produced by a good friend of the DWC: Barnaby Eaton-Jones! He says: “It was a good chum called Ian Kubiak who had the initial idea to do an older Sherlock Holmes, with Tom Baker in the lead role, from a conversation he had with writer Gary Hopkins. And that germ of an idea grew and multiplied and infected us all, after I talked more with Gary. I persuaded Tom to don the deerstalker again, worked out who to cast in the rest of the roles, script-edited, and got to oversee a new mystery for the detective duo to solve. But none of that could have happened if head honcho of AUK, Paul Andrews, hadn’t liked the idea as well and agreed to commission Sir Sherlock.” You can pre-order The Red Letter Day and show your support for further adventures featuring Sir Sherlock by heading over to Kickstarter now. Like this: Like Loading...

Tom Baker Returns to the Role of Sherlock Holmes in New Audio Drama, Sir Sherlock

TOM BAKER MBE TO STAR AS SIR SHERLOCK HOLMES IN ORIGINAL AUDIO DRAMA.

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TOM BAKER MBE TO STAR AS SIR SHERLOCK HOLMES IN ORIGINAL AUDIO DRAMA The game is afoot! AUK Studios is thrilled to announce that Tom Baker MBE is set to star as Sir Sherlock Holmes in a brand-new audio adventure, for release in March 2026. Set in 1924, The Red Letter Day sees the former consulting detective finally accept a knighthood. Having lived the quiet life on the Sussex Downs, Holmes is drawn back to London, where, joined by his friend Doctor John Watson, they are both embroiled in a new murder investigation. Fans can pre-order a CD and/or a novelisation of Sir Sherlock: The Red Letter Day today via the production’s official Kickstarter page: Tom Baker MBE returns to the role of Holmes for the first time since being on screen in the 1982 BBC production of The Hound of the Baskervilles (and being on stage in 1985’s The Mask of Moriarty) Tom Baker MBE says: “Thanks to AUK Studios for letting me have another go at inhabiting the super sleuth. Third time lucky!” He continues: “I hope I did his pipe proud this time. Enjoy my return to Baker Street – very aptly named, I think”. Fellow Doctor Who alumnus John Leeson joins the cast as Dr John Watson. Having previously appeared as the voice of K9, the robot dog companion to the Fourth Doctor, Leeson is reunited with Baker, bringing the same dogged determination and sharp logic to this new pairing. Their real-life friendship and effortless chemistry allow them to slip seamlessly into an older, wiser, and wittier incarnation of Holmes and Watson. As John Leeson says: “It was a delight to work with Tom again and – at last – this time I was playing the Doctor!” The production also features Operation Mincemeat star Nicholas Rowe as Norton, who himself has portrayed Holmes, first in Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) and again in Mr. Holmes (2016), as well as Katy Ashworth (CBeebies), in her audio drama debut, playing Sergeant Emily Lestrade; whilst the late great Norman Eshley embodies Lord Lestrade. This production is dedicated to his memory. A notable supporting cast of Conrad Westmaas, Wink Taylor, Barnaby Eaton-Jones, and Ian Kubiak round out the roles. Sir Sherlock: The Red Letter Day is written by Gary Hopkins, who wrote on the beloved Granada TV Sherlock Holmes television series’ The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (starring Jeremy Brett). Gary Hopkins says: “It’s so nice to be back at 221B Baker Street again… It seemed like unfinished business that Tom Baker hadn’t returned to the part sooner, so I’m delighted that he’s back for these new adventures of ‘Sir Sherlock’.” The production was directed and produced by AUK Studios creative director Barnaby EatonJones, who also served as script editor, casting director, and lent his voice to the character of Weymss. Barnaby Eaton-Jones says: “We hope everyone will want to hear this new take on an old favourite and will support us by backing this Kickstarter. By doing so, it will let us know if you would like more of Sir Sherlock! Let’s get this first mystery out there for everyone to solve!” Full Cast List: Sir Sherlock Holmes – TOM BAKER MBE Doctor John Watson – JOHN LEESON Emily Lestrade – KATY ASHWORTH Norton – NICHOLAS ROWE Lord Lestrade – NORMAN ESHLEY Professor Bellchamber – CONRAD WESTMAAS Professor Digby – WINK TAYLOR Weymss – BARNABY EATON-JONES Cabbie – IAN KUBIAK Writer – GARY HOPKINS Sound Design / Editing – JOSEPH FOX Music (Theme and Score) – BARNABY EATON-JONES Artwork (Cover) – PHILIP JAMES ALLISON Artwork (Internal Illustration) – ANDY HOSEGOOD Script Editor / Casting – BARNABY EATON-JONES Executive Producer for AUK Studios – PAUL ANDREWS Producer / Director – BARNABY EATON-JONES

TOM BAKER MBE TO STAR AS SIR SHERLOCK HOLMES IN ORIGINAL AUDIO DRAMA

Sir Sherlock: The Red Letter Day, A brand-new Original Audio Drama Starring Tom Baker MBE As Sir Sherlock Holmes A Red Letter Day For The World’s Greatest Detective Sir Sherlock: The Red Letter Day is a brand-new original audio drama starring Tom Baker MBE as Sir Sherlock Holmes coming from AUK… Produced by AUK ...

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Tom Baker returns as Sherlock Holmes in new audio drama - PodcastingToday Tom Baker MBE returns to Baker Street in a brand-new original audio drama, Sir Sherlock: The Red Letter Day.

Tom Baker MBE returns to Baker Street in a brand-new original audio drama, Sir Sherlock: The Red Letter Day.


The new production from AUK Studios, which will see the former Doctor Who star take on the role of Sir Sherlock Holmes, is due for release in March.
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SIR SHERLOCK - The Red Letter Day The beginning of a brand-new, full-cast audio series and novellas, starring Tom Baker MBE and John Leeson as Holmes and Watson.

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Tom Baker returns as Sherlock Holmes! With John Leeson as Dr. Watson!

You can back this brand new audio adventure for Sir Sherlock here:

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Tom Baker IS Sherlock Holmes. John Leeson IS Doctor Watson. Somebody (it's me!) has written the official novelisation. Support SIR SHERLOCK from AUK Studios and... WHO knows, further games may be afoot. www.kickstarter.com/projects/152...

Kenton Hall & The Necessary Measures - I'd Know You Anywhere (Lyric Video) YouTube video by Monkey Basket Films

'I'd Know You Anywhere' from 'Songs for the Swung'. youtu.be/9nQQiWtDU7M

A melancholy song for what has turned out to be a melancholy Monday. I wrote the music and the chorus to this when I was 22 years old and had little idea what I meant by it. Time brought the verses in focus.

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Side 1, Track 3 - What She's About to Do

The woman at the centre of our story lies next to someone that has meant everything to her and taken everything from her.

Is it murder in her heart? Or simply escape?

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Second song up for #bandcampfriday is Track 2 - Holly Says.
It's a song that's about how easy it is for neglect to become abuse. told through the eyes of a character who, in the end, finds the courage to say enough.

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Songs for the Swung, by Kenton Hall & The Necessary Measures 15 track album

It's #bandcampfriday - and Songs for the Swung is very nearly done, so... pre-order today, ahead of our album launching show at Duffys, Leicester on Aug 24th.
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Side 1, Track 1 - 'The Sun Shone Down"

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“Though this be madness, yet there is method in't." - Gary Russell’s Hamlet (First Folio)

Ah, sir. If you knew how many books on my shelves have YOUR name on them, you’d understand how much that means. (N.B. Books that you’ve written, I don’t just scrawl ‘Gary Russell’ on things. And anyone who says differently is a LIAR.) Genuinely so pleased you enjoyed it.

Strangely, I’m Feeling Much Better The closing track from the forthcoming ‘Songs for the Swung’ Kenton Hall: Guitars, Vocals, Percussion Salpier: Piano Fermin Suarez: Double Bass Paul Swannell: Hammond Organ and String Arrangement Ma

A big old closing number for the new album. on.soundcloud.com/DghqfzxDnxFn...

'Towards the Light' is an original jazz song featured in the latest episode of Twilight Meridian. Written by @kentonhall.bsky.social and vocals by the lovely and talented @julietteangeli.bsky.social

Full version & B-side at the link below

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