NOW ON YOUTUBE: Episode 73 - 'A Regimental Scandal' (1892) - ACD's short story about cheating at cards that is a veiled commentary on the Royal Baccarat scandal. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ6c... Shownotes bit.ly/DOD73sn
NEW EPISODE: 'A Regimental Scandal' (1892) - A respected major is suspected of cheating at cards... Chat about: regimental honour, the Tranby Croft/Royal Baccarat Scandal, celebrated trials, and ferrets. bit.ly/DODoyle; bit.ly/DOD73sn. #arthurconandoyle
NOW ON YOUTUBE: 'A Pastoral Horror' (1890) - ACD's tale of a serial killer in a remote Austrian village. #arthurconandoyle www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOuj...
NEW EPISODE: 'A Pastoral Horror' (1890). A Tyrolean village is terrorised by a serial killer, armed with an alpine pickaxe... Chat about: early crime fiction; Jack the Ripper; Feldkirch; werewolves and cuckoo clocks! bit.ly/DODoyle; bit.ly/DOD72sn; #ArthurConanDoyle
NOW ON YOUTUBE: The Three Correspondents (1896). Conan Doyle's story of war reporters, based on his first hand experience of preparations for the Sudanese campaign. Chat about Fred Gustavus Burnaby, Lord Kitchener and Carry On Up The Khyber www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oVs...
A great little story - most definitely of its time - but one that has a lot of humour, pace and depth. We also covered 'The Debut of Bimbashi Joyce', a companion piece that features Kitchener, and a vignette I've always thought was very well done.
NEW EPISODE: The Three Correspondents (1896) - A naive war reporter gets one over on his experienced rivals. Chat about: the Mahdist war, Kitchener and Wingate, ACD's comedy and satire, and 'The Debut of Bimashi Joyce'. bit.ly/DOD071sn
If it helps, my camerawork is so appalling you can barely be seen... Congrats again!
We missed you, Maria!
NOW ON YOUTUBE: Recordings of...
The ACD Society Doylean Honors and Wessex Cup 2026: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SORQ...
The Literary Agents 2026: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqbe...
Thanks to everyone who participated and made these events possible.
#BSI2026 #BSIweekend
NEW EPISODE: ACDQ&A - We answer your questions on Conan Doyle's life and work. Chat about: best biographies, bad doctoring, adaptations and more. bit.ly/DOD70sn. Plus bonus episode at www.patreon.com/cw/doingsofd....
REGISTER NOW - The Literary Agents are back to talk Adapting Sherlock with
Ken Ludwig (Baskerville)
Mark Shananan (A Sherlock Carol)
Jeffrey Hatcher (Holmes and Watson)
and the Sherlock Holmes Untold team.
Zoom, Fri Jan 9th, 10:30-11:30 EST
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REGISTER NOW - The Literary Agents are back to talk Adapting Sherlock with
Ken Ludwig (Baskerville)
Mark Shananan (A Sherlock Carol)
Jeffrey Hatcher (Holmes and Watson)
and the Sherlock Holmes Untold team.
Zoom, Fri Jan 9th, 10:30-11:30 EST
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REGISTER NOW - The Literary Agents are back to talk Adapting Sherlock with
Ken Ludwig (Baskerville)
Mark Shananan (A Sherlock Carol)
Jeffrey Hatcher (Holmes and Watson)
and the Sherlock Holmes Untold team.
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Cover showing Holmes battling a woman with a knife in a gothic setting
The book reviews page
A previously unpublished illustration of Conan Doyle playing cricket
The theatre reviews page
The Winter 2025 Sherlock Holmes Journal is back from the press and winging its way to subscribers. Topics include early Croatian translations (check out that cover!), fingerprints, the real Moran, and more. Thanks to all our wonderful contributors and, of course, our readers.
Nice thought though.
Glad you enjoyed it @richardfallon.bsky.social. We’ve been looking - and asked around - and we’re pretty sure it’s a myth. No evidence it ever existed as far as we can see. We’d love to be proven wrong of course!
REGISTER NOW - The Literary Agents are back to talk Adapting Sherlock with
Ken Ludwig (Baskerville)
Mark Shananan (A Sherlock Carol)
and the Sherlock Holmes Untold team.
Live on Zoom, Friday Jan 9th, 10:30-11:30 EST; 15:30-16:30 UK.
REgister here: www.doingsofdoyle.com/p/the-litera...
Ooh, good questions! Thanks @teemuohman.bsky.social
Did ACD really hate Sherlock Holmes? Where did he get that moustache? And what about that fairy thing? Send us your burning questions about Arthur Conan Doyle by 8 December and we'll answer them on our next episode. Plus sign up now (free or paid) at www.patreon.com/cw/doingsofd... for a bonus ep.
Excellent questions! Thank you
Did ACD really hate Sherlock Holmes? Where did he get that moustache? And what about that fairy thing? Send us your burning questions about Arthur Conan Doyle by 8 December and we'll answer them on our next episode. Plus sign up now (free or paid) at www.patreon.com/cw/doingsofd... for a bonus ep.
Done!
Did ACD really hate Sherlock Holmes? Where did he get that moustache? And what about that fairy thing? Send us your burning questions about Arthur Conan Doyle by 8 December and we'll answer them on our next episode. Plus sign up now (free or paid) at www.patreon.com/cw/doingsofd... for a bonus ep.
REGISTER NOW - The Literary Agents are back to talk Adapting Sherlock with Ken Ludwig (Baskerville), Mark Shananan (A Sherlock Carol) and the Sherlock Holmes Untold team.
Live on Zoom, Friday Jan 9th, 10:30-11:30 EST; 15:30-16:30 UK.
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Now that would be telling...
Spot on about the Case-Book - much maligned, but much of worth in there.
On Gruner/Dracula, it's interesting that Violet de Merville is described as an ethereal other-world beauty. A touch of Lucy Westenra perhaps?
NOW ON YOUTUBE: Episode 69 - The Adventure of the Illustrious Client. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0qb.... Shownotes bit.ly/DOD069sn Please like and subscribe!
An absolute belter of a story. There’s so much going on beneath the surface. Another lovely chat with Chappers #sherlockholmes #lavenderspats
NEW EPISODE: The Adventure of the Illustrious Client (1924) - Sherlock Holmes battles the sinister Austrian murderer, Baron Adelbert Gruner. Chat about: society fixers, camp colonels, Dracula, vitriol and much more. Shownotes: bit.ly/DOD69sn.
ACD Q/A: We'd love your help with our December show - a Question and Answer episode on any (ACD-related!) topic you like. If you've got a burning question about Conan Doyle's life and work, drop us a comment and we'll get through as many as we can this December. Thanks!