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Doings of Doyle
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A podcast celebrating the life and work of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Professor Challenger, Brigadier Gerard and Sherlock Holmes. Find us at www.doingsofdoyle.com and on your favourite podcast app.
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Doings of Doyle @doingsofdoyle.com · Nov 11
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Christmas with Sherlock Holmes: @nunkie.bsky.social reads The Blue Carbuncle plus screening of the 3 restored Eille Norwood films, introduced by @drmjones.bsky.social. Bijou Theatre, Southport, 29 December 2026. Tickets on sale now: www.ticketsource.com/southport-bi... #nunkie
September 30, 2026 at 11:38 AM
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V6n2 of our A Common Newsletter is in the mail. Members will (we hope) have it soon. It has Scott Monty in @margiedeck.bsky.social/Nancy Holder’s Blue John Gap, Douglas Kerr’s The Tragedy of Korosko book, ACD poetry, 3 great ACD resources (@doingsofdoyle.com, ACD Encyclopedia, Doyly Planet), etc.
September 16, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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Check it out!
September 9, 2026 at 10:53 AM
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NEW CONAN DOYLE LECTURES:

The Lausanne Conan Doyle Collection, with Laurence Pernet: youtu.be/xyWQnOeHv_I

Jean Leckie: From Mistress to Medium, with Anna Behrens: youtu.be/pIpCd_YgB1s

Doyle and Cricket: A Passion for the Game, with Ollie Randall: youtu.be/awQwze5l-4k
Title card for The Baker Street Broadcast showing Castle Lucens in Switzerland, from the air Title card for the Worldwide Doyle lecture by Anna Behrens Title card for the Worldwide Doyle lecture by Ollie Randall
September 9, 2026 at 10:39 AM
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NOW ON YOUTUBE: Episode 77 - The Crown Diamond & The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone. Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/DODoyle. Shownotes: bit.ly/DOD077sn www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqNW...
Title card for Episode 77 - The Crown Diamond & The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone (1921)
August 30, 2026 at 7:33 PM
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NEW EPISODE: The Crown Diamond & The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone (1921). Two gems for you (well, not quite). Chat about: variety shows; the Stoll-Norwood films; the Baron Gruner connection; and dodgy gramophones. bit.ly/DODoyle; bit.ly/DOD077sn
Billy the page shows Dr Watson what Holmes keeps behind his curtain... The cover of ACD's manuscript of The Crown Diamond Dennis Neilson-Terry, who appeared as Holmes in The Crown Diamond The Stoll Films Holmes and Watson: Hubert Willis and Eille Norwood.
August 30, 2026 at 8:43 AM
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NOW ON YOUTUBE: Episode 76 - The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopaedia, with Alexis Barquin and Mark Chadderton. A discussion with Alexis and Mark about the origins of the Encyclopaedia, a look at how it has developed, and their plans for the future. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ysxi...
July 30, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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If you are looking to learn more about Arthur Conan Doyle’s Egyptian-themed works, then The Tragedy of the Korosko and The Fires of Fate is for you!

Order here or recommend to your library:

The Tragedy of the Korosko and The Fires of Fate
The Tragedy of the Korosko and The Fires of Fate
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July 30, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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🤓 On the blog!

Discover how Arthur Conan Doyle’s travels in Egypt inspired his fiction, from ancient mummies and Gothic tales to imperial adventure and the supernatural.

Dive in:
Arthur Conan Doyle in Egypt - Edinburgh University Press Blog
Discover how Arthur Conan Doyle’s travels in Egypt inspired his fiction, from ancient mummies and Gothic tales to imperial adventure and the supernatural.
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July 30, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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Calling all Doyleans! The Edinburgh Press team are holding a new event - 'Conan Doyle's Orient' - at Senate House, London, on 2 October. Mummies! Sudan! Lost Civilisations! And more. Details at the link: ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... See you there.
A mummy chasing after a hapless university student Title image of The Three Correspondents showing a camel train in front of the Pyramids Conan Doyle on a camel looking distinctly unimpressed Cover of Conan Doyle's The Tragedy of the Korosko
July 30, 2026 at 11:34 AM
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NEW EPISODE: The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopaedia, with Alexis Barquin and Mark Chadderton. We speak with Alexis and Mark about the origins of the Encyclopaedia, what it reveals about ACD's life and work, and plans for the future. bit.ly/DOD76sn Next time, The Mazarin Stone... #ArthurConanDoyle
July 30, 2026 at 8:31 AM
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NOW ON YOUTUBE: J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement (1884) - ACD's solution to the Mary Celeste mystery. No Daleks need apply. Shownotes: bit.ly/DOD075sn.

Listen now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=etVq...
Title card of the video, showing the passengers aboard the ill-fated Marie Celeste.
June 1, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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NEW EPISODE: J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement (1884) - ACD's breakthrough story about the mystery of the Marie Celeste. Chat about: the Cornhill, Stevenson and Hope Hodgson, Mary Celeste, the black stone, West Africa, racism and more. bit.ly/DOD075sn
The passengers on the Marie Celeste The Mary Celeste, c. 1861 One of the first illustrations from Treasure Island (1883) showing the mutiny on the Hispaniola American abolitionist Henry Highland Garnet
June 1, 2026 at 10:53 AM
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Great thread. Thanks for posting (and including the BBC Sounds episode with @drmjones.bsky.social. We’ve also recorded an episode of the podcast on Captain of the Pole-star, way way back in Episode 3: bit.ly/DOD3sn - connections to the Arctic voyage and Poe.
May 22, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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NOW ON YOUTUBE: Two bonus episodes:

Bonus 1 - The Feldkirchian Gazette with Philipp Schöbi
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XBm...

Bonus 2 - ACD and Literary Cricket, with Ollie Randall
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGku...
Cover image of The Feldkirchian Gazette Drawing of ACD being bowled out
May 19, 2026 at 9:53 AM
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BONUS EPISODES: Now available in your podcast feed:

Bonus 1: The Feldkirchian Gazette - Conan Doyle's First Publication, by Philipp Schöbi
bit.ly/DODB01

Bonus 2: ACD and Literary Cricket, with Ollie Randall
bit.ly/DODB02

Get free or paid early access at www.patreon.com/cw/doingsofd....
Drawing of ACD at the stumps ACD and W.G. Grace and teams at Crystal Palace in 1900 Historian and author Ollie Randall Cover of Writers in Whites
May 18, 2026 at 7:26 AM
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Great talking to @ollie-randall.bsky.social who has written such an interesting book. www.patreon.com/posts/158252...
May 15, 2026 at 11:34 AM
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Thank you to Doings of Doyle - I really enjoyed recording this podcast episode about Writers in Whites!
doingsofdoyle.com Doings of Doyle @doingsofdoyle.com · May 15
New bonus episode is now available on Patreon for supporters on free and paid levels. @drmjones.bsky.social interviews @ollie-randall.bsky.social about his excellent new book ‘Writers in Whites’ about the literary cricketer circles. The podcast will be in the feed for all from Monday 18th.
Ollie Randall Cover of Writers in Whites Conan Doyle in cricket gear c 1903 Cartoon of ACD batting
May 15, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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New bonus episode is now available on Patreon for supporters on free and paid levels. @drmjones.bsky.social interviews @ollie-randall.bsky.social about his excellent new book ‘Writers in Whites’ about the literary cricketer circles. The podcast will be in the feed for all from Monday 18th.
Ollie Randall Cover of Writers in Whites Conan Doyle in cricket gear c 1903 Cartoon of ACD batting
May 15, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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Well, this is gratifying! Thanks to everyone who listens, likes, engages, reviews and supports the podcast. Not listened yet? Give us a go.

Episode 75 and a bonus episode out later this month...

www.doingsofdoyle.com #arthurconandoyle #sherlockholmes
May 8, 2026 at 8:10 AM
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NOW ON YOUTUBE: Episode 74 - Science Fiction and Arthur Conan Doyle, with Anastasia Klimchynskaya. Chat about: humanity in geological time; imperial technologies; agic and science; and sovereign individuals. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UX1.... Shownotes: bit.ly/DOD74sn
Professor Challenger at his desk
April 29, 2026 at 7:04 AM
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This is a great episode, as always, but I have to tell you the best part is the bloopers at the end. I was laughing so much.🤭
April 11, 2026 at 4:15 AM
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My next book (October 20) is on the Victorian medical detective Joseph Bell. SLEUTH-HOUND is a whirlwind tour of Victorian forensics from the perspective of the man who loaned a voice and razor-sharp logic to Baker St.’s famous resident: Sherlock Holmes. /1
A black and white photo of Joseph Bell with white hair looking down and reading a book, next to an original illustration of Holmes smoking a pipe.
April 22, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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NEW EPISODE: Science Fiction and Arthur Conan Doyle, with Anastasia Klimchynskaya. @anaklimchy.bsky.social joins us to talk about: humanity's progress and insignificance; scifi and gothic; the significance of The Lost World; magic versus science, and much more. bit.ly/DOD74sn bit.ly/DODoyle
April 28, 2026 at 9:55 AM
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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
Doings of Doyle #73 - A Regimental Scandal (1892)
Doings of Doyle - The Arthur Conan Doyle Podcast Episode 73 - 'A Regimental Scandal' (1892) Released 29 March 2026 This episode, we attend an army barracks where a card game raises questions of…
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March 29, 2026 at 6:43 PM