Episode 97: The Sydney Passengers

"After an excellent voyage the Hotspur landed us at Sydney" [GLOR] Australian Sherlockians are some of the most amazing people. We had the opportunity to put our theory to the test not once, but twice. And the most recent occasion was in April 2016 on a visit to Sydney. There we met with some wonderful and fun Sherlockians: Bill Barnes, BSI, Roseane McNamara, BSI, Kerry Murphy, Christopher Sequeira, Doug Elliott, BSI, Robert Veld, Erin O'Neill, and Malcolm Ellis, to be specific. While we were there, we had a chance to learn about their own unique experiences and got them to tell us a few stories of life as a Sherlock Holmes fan Down Under. In this episode, we'll take you there through music, sound effects and good old imagination. We hope you come along on this voyage with us. We promise it won't end the same way that the Gloria Scott met its fate. As a bonus, here are some images of the Passengers: Kerry Murphy and Doug Elliott Bill Barnes, Erin O'Neill, Malcolm Ellis Robert Veld Scott Monty with Roseane McNamara Scott Monty and Bill Barnes Convict uniform, with markings as seen in Sidney Paget illustrations Our special thanks goes out to Mary Miller for her extraordinary Patreon support! Won't you join her and others by clicking on the button? SponsorsThis episode includes our two longtime sponsors and a special sponsor who is supporting us for the first half of this year: The Wessex Press, featuring Sherlockian Heresies The Baker Street Journal, where you should get your annual subscription in now to secure all four issues plus the Christmas Annual. And Paula Berinstein's Amanda Lester, Detective series for young adults. Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find more information here. Download [Save As] | File size 30.3 MB, 1:02:37 Links:The Sydney Passengers websiteRobert Veld's The Strand Magazine and Sherlock HolmesAustralia and Sherlock Holmes from the BSI International SeriesLeave us a rating or review on iTunes by going hereThe I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere Patreon page Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard and Scoop.it sites at ihose.co/flipsherlock and ihose.co/scoopsherlock, as well as on the The Sherlock Holmes Community on Google+ (now over 3,600 members), as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter and Tumblr. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher or Spreaker and be kind enough to leave a rating or 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). --