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Doyly Planet - 2 August 2026 Subscriber access

PodcastAlexis Barquinand his encyclopediaPresentation of the reference website devoted to Conan Doyle

Quiz 2026 - no. 68 • The "FINA" riddle2 points for the correct answer • It's like jam... • Caleb Carr • Eve Karpf

Doyly Planet - 1 August 2026 Subscriber access

HistoryJonathan Wild, forerunner of Moriartyby Bernard Oudin, the SSHF's Moriarty

Quiz 2026 - no. 67 • The "FINA" riddle2 points for the correct answer • It's the sea... • Michael Sinelnikoff • Dom DeLuise

Doyly Planet - 31 July 2026 Subscriber access

Did Harry Potter plagiariseYoung Sherlock Holmes?by Ward Porrill

Series"Young Sherlock" season 2Casting revelations • J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter • Quiz 2026 - no. 66 • The "FINA" riddle2 points for each correct answer and -2 for each wrong answer • The box of... • Charles Gunn • Cecil Brock • Hans Cossy • Harry Alan Towers

Doyly Planet - 30 July 2026 Subscriber access

The Final Problem2/2 The Granada series episodeunder Monique Claisse's magnifying glass (SoBrettish)

Quiz 2026 - no. 65 • The "FINA" riddle1 point for each correct answer and -2 for each wrong answer • The friends of my enemies... • Wolf Ackva • Frances de la Tour • Holmes Herbert • Guy Dumur • Philip Davis

Doyly Planet - 29 July 2026 Subscriber access

The Final Problem1/2 The Granada series episodeunder Monique Claisse's magnifying glass (SoBrettish)

Reading challengeTomorrow evening on DiscordThe Final Problem • Quiz 2026 - no. 64 • The "FINA" riddle2 points for the correct answer • M for Moriarty? • Jeremy Paul • Alexander Gauge • David Warner • William Powell • George Bradshaw

Doyly Planet - 28 July 2026 Subscriber access

Holmesian studiesRail travel in The Final ProblemGare du Nord in Paris(part four)by stationmaster Bernard Prunet

Quiz 2026 - no. 63 • The "FINA" riddle2 points for the correct answer • Georges Tréville • Patrick Allen • Rosalie Crutchley • Enyd Williams • Alfred L. Werker • Marianna Vertinskaya • Maksim Matveyev • Pritchard • Robespierre

Doyly Planet - 27 July 2026 Subscriber access

HolmesologyRailway journeys in The Final ProblemA ‘buffet’ stop at Douai(part three)by Stationmaster Bernard Prunet

Quiz 2026 - No. 62 • The “FINA” puzzle2 points for the correct answer • The Battle of Maiwand • A.F. Preston, the model for Watson? • This is a commemorative sheet of stamps issued by our American friends for the centenary of the Battle of Maiwand (July 27, 1880). • James Mason • Ernst Fritz Fürbringer

Doyly Planet - 26 July 2026 Subscriber access

HolmesologyRailway journeys in The Final ProblemCanterbury: how many minutes' stop?(part two)by Stationmaster Bernard Prunet

Airfix had released a ‘Sherlock Holmes’ set • Quiz 2026 - No. 61 • The “FINA” puzzle2 points for the correct answer • Lady Conan Doyle's classified advertisement • George Bernard Shaw • Marjorie Lord • Linda Marlowe • Ken Pogue

Doyly Planet - 25 July 2026 Subscriber access

HolmesologyRailway journeys in The Final ProblemAll aboard, Watson!(part one)by Stationmaster Bernard Prunet

A fire threatens the SSHF • Erratum: the missing note in the ‘Bull pup’ article • Quiz 2026 - No. 60 • The “FINA” puzzle4 points for each correct answer • Oscar Edward Cesare • Tintin - The Model for Sherlock Holmes • Jack Gilford • Dennis Hoey

Doyly Planet - 24 July 2026 Subscriber access

HolmesologyThe dog without footprintsor the First Problem A semiotic investigation ofDr Watson's ‘bull pup’2/2A Peircean analysis of a sign deprived of a referent in the Sherlock Holmes Canonby Dr Eric Torres

Quiz 2026 - No. 59 • The “FINA” puzzle2 points for each correct answer • William Gillette • Witold Gombrowicz • Hans Albers • Archie Duncan • Harris Towb • Maurice Denham • Gaston Rey

Doyly Planet - 23 July 2026 Subscriber access

HolmesologyThe dog without footprintsor the First Problem A semiotic investigation ofDr Watson's ‘bull pup’1/2A Peircean analysis of a sign deprived of a referent in the Sherlock Holmes Canonby Dr Eric Torres

Quiz 2026 - No. 58 • The “FINA” puzzle2 points for each correct answer • John Richard Flanagan • Floyd Samuel Dörr • Leo McKern

Doyly Planet - 22 July 2026 Subscriber access

Scheduled for release in AugustSherlock Fox: Twisted StoriesA dynamic adventure-platform puzzle game

GameSign up for the next game ofSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective • Souvenir Vasily Livanovat the Sherlock Holmes Pub in London • Quiz 2026 - No. 57 • The “FINA” puzzle2 points for each correct answer • Stephen Mangan • Rhys Ifans • Patrick Newell • Phillips Holmes • Albert Edward George • The Marquise de Brinvilliers • Annette Conan Doyle

Doyly Planet - 21 July 2026 Subscriber access

PORTRAIT Vasily Livanov (3/3)by Oksana Shishkina-Korolenko

Quiz 2026 - No. 56 • The “FINA” puzzle2 points for the correct answer • Basil Rathbone • Charles Aubrey Smith • Norman Chappel

Doyly Planet - 20 July 2026 Subscriber access

PORTRAIT Vasily Livanov (2/3)by Oksana Shishkina-Korolenko

Television It's over forMademoiselle Holmes • Quiz 2026 - No. 55 • The "Patient" riddle4 points for the correct answer • Jeff Rawle • Marconi • Sherlock Holmes, Jr. • James Bree

Doyly Planet - 19 July 2026 Subscriber access

PORTRAIT Vasily Livanov (1/3)by Oksana Shishkina-Korolenko

They were at the SSHF Museum • Quiz 2026 - No. 54 • The "Weapon" riddle7 points for the correct answer • Benedict Cumberbatch • Petrarch • Jeremy Kemp

Doyly Planet - 18 July 2026 Subscriber access

Sherlock Holmes and vampires:an old story

Comics Holmes: Undead!Good grief, he Mor... iarty, the vampire! • Quiz 2026 - No. 53 • The "Weapon" riddle2 points for each correct answer • Kelly Reilly • Burt Kwouk • Jack Hawkins • John Buckmaster • John Stuart

Doyly Planet - 17 July 2026 Subscriber access

Sherlockian studies On the fate of the page Billy:Regarding the hypothesisof a functional eliminationby Dr Eric Torres

Quiz 2026 - No. 52 • The "Weapon" riddle5 points for the correct answer • Harry Benham • Pierre Nordon • Mickey Spillane • Donald Sutherland • Paul Delaroche

Doyly Planet - 16 July 2026 Subscriber access

Kit A detailed anatomy of Sherlock Holmes's capby Lomax (Frank Griese)

Make your own deerstalker! • Britt's crocheted Deerstalker • The "Final Problem" riddle3 points for the correct answer • Keith McConnell • Corot • Reynolds • James Maslow • Corin Redgrave

Doyly Planet - 15 July 2026 Subscriber access

Series September 25 on NetflixThe Final Problemadapted from the novel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte

Quiz 2026 - No. 50 • The "Final Problem" riddle2 points for each correct answer • Alison Leggatt • Celia Imrie • Miles Richardson • A plaque in Norfolk

Doyly Planet - 14 July 2026 Subscriber access

Robert Stephens

Anime Miyazaki's Sherlock Holmes returns to television in HD • Obituary Actress Joanna Pettet • Quiz 2026 - No. 49 • The “National Day” riddle2 points for each correct answerand -10 for each wrong answer. • Archie... Terry-Thomas • Juan Manuel Montesinos