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Hello Well, what a week it's been!  Sherlock Day, Biscuit Day, Rosanne being fired for being too publicly racist Day... it's all too much. There's been quite a lot of Sherlockian activity and the most exciting part (apart from the impending release of my book) was the videos put out by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat about some new Sherlock venture.  It's not a new series or a special or anything for broadcast but they have been playing games with us and asking us to solve puzzles for clues.  If you've not joined in, then head over to www.thegameisnow.com follow them at @221b for the big reveal.  I also, finally, got to see Sherlock Gnomes and I didn't care that I was the only adult in the cinema without kids, it really enjoyed it.  It was sweet and silly, very silly, and just what a rainy Wednesday afternoon was made for.  Yes, I can go to the cinema on a Wednesday afternoon, THAT is what not having a proper job does for you.  I hope my mother tak...

Hello again.  Blimey,  but it's hot. I mean, hot for a British person, I'm sure the rest of  the sun baked world is looking at our "heatwave" and laughing..but they  shouldn't, because it is well documented that British people are  comprised of 70% tissue paper and so we can turn to kindling if the sun  gets too hot.   I few nights ago I promised that I would post a few wordy words from my new book, The Adventure of the Wordy Companion: The Handy A-Z of Sherlockian Phraseology  (contractual and gratuitous book mention done) as well as a few lost  words from the same era.  And, true to my word, I've got some ready for  you.   I  thought I would kick it all off with some of the words which make my  students, and those with a student mentality, giggle. I also thought the  first word was a rather apt match for those who may be feeling the same  due to the weather: 1. Brown Study The means to be in a mood of ...

Hello Look at me, writing my first ever blog post like some kind of sexy hacker from a 90s movie. All I need now is four computer screens, a sassy attitude and Sandra Bullcock's hair to complete the package. As most of you don’t know, I wrote my first book in 2016 - "Rubber Sharks and Wooden Acting: The Ultimate Guide to Bad Movies” - about one of my biggest loves, terrible films. What’s that you say? Can you still buy it? Of course you can, there are still copies available in the sale bins at local book stores and on the shelves of many reputable (and unrepeatable) charity shops. But if you're one of those modern internet types you can potter on over to Amazon for a copy: BUY MY RUBBER SHARKS BOOK HERE But don't dawdle about on there for too long because the exciting news is that my next book is due to be published in June and this is about my other big love, Sherlock Holmes. Being a lecturer I like to force share my love of the Sherlock Holmes stories ...