Episode 148: Roger Johnson and Jean Upton

“a most united couple” [DANC]  Another episode in our Florin Society series, this time with Roger Johnson, BSI ("The Pall Mall Gazette") and Jean Upton ("Elsie Cubitt"). The Florin Society of course refers to spouses who each have received an investiture from the Baker Street Irregulars. Roger's and Jean's story was a fun one to explore, not the least of which was because they're deeply involved in the Sherlock Holmes Society of London. During our conversation, they shared some of the early history of the Society and its members and the secret behind how they're able to regularly access the legendary 221B Baker Street sitting room at the Sherlock Holmes Pub. Plus, we learn that Roger got an intro to the world of Sherlock Holmes in a Pontine manner, Jean grew up in a house once inhabited by a legendary Baker Street Irregular, and had her photos used as official documentation of the Granada set. And that's before she moved across the Atlantic to join Roger! It's a love story and a story of mutual affection for Sherlock Holmes — something we can all appreciate. And don't forget to try your hand at the latest Canonical Couplet and win a prize – you don't need to be a Patron of the Arts – now every listener is eligible to participate! (But we could still use your support.) Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below.   Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. SponsorsThis episode includes our two longtime sponsors. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: Wessex PressThe Baker Street Journal Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find more information here. Download [Save As] | File size 42.5 MB, 1:31:46 LinksThis episode: ihose.co/ihose148The Sherlock Holmes Society of LondonThe SHSL Flickr GalleryThe Popularity of Sherlock HolmesKen Ludwig's 'Baskerville'Previous IHOSE episodes related to this episode:Al and Julie Rosenbatt (Episode 103)Tyke and Teddie Niver (Episode 126)The Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes (Episode 89)Peter Blau (Episodes 6 and 7)Ken Ludwig (Episode 73) Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, GooglePlay, Soundcloud, Stitcher, iHeartRadio or Spreaker — or perhaps another we haven't listed here — and be kind enough to leave a rating and review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). TranscriptDespite not reaching the $100 per episode level on Patreon yet, we are making transcripts available. But we still need your help to fund this—please consider supporting us via Patreon or PayPal to make this process possible! A transcript for this episode will be available within 24 hours. --