Mark Jones
@drmjones.bsky.social
Sherlockian, Doylean, Ultracrepidarian. BSI, MBt, ASH classes of 2022. Commissioning Editor of the Sherlock Holmes Journal. Co-host of Doings of Doyle - The Arthur Conan Doyle Podcast www.doingsofdoyle.com.
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World Book Club - Arthur Conan Doyle - The Hound of the Baskervilles - BBC Sounds
Join Harriett for a special episode exploring the legacy of Sherlock Holmes.
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Thanks again to @bbcworldbookclub.bsky.social for inviting me to join Harriet and Denise to ramble on about The Hound of the Baskervilles. And thanks to all the Sherlockian societies and listeners who submitted questions. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Hey man, just like relax and listen to a super cool podcast, yeah? We investigate THE BIG LEBOWSKI in our new episode! meanstreetspodcast.podbean.com/e/case-74-th...
Case 74. THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998) | Dir Coen Brothers | Mean Streets - The Film Noir Podcast
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 1998's THE BIG LEBOWSKI! Starring Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Julianne Moore, Sam Elliot, and David Huddleston. Written and Di...
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February 4, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Hey man, just like relax and listen to a super cool podcast, yeah? We investigate THE BIG LEBOWSKI in our new episode! meanstreetspodcast.podbean.com/e/case-74-th...
A great little story - most definitely of its time - but one that has a lot of humour, pace and depth. We also covered 'The Debut of Bimbashi Joyce', a companion piece that features Kitchener, and a vignette I've always thought was very well done.
NEW EPISODE: The Three Correspondents (1896) - A naive war reporter gets one over on his experienced rivals. Chat about: the Mahdist war, Kitchener and Wingate, ACD's comedy and satire, and 'The Debut of Bimashi Joyce'. bit.ly/DOD071sn
January 31, 2026 at 2:04 PM
A great little story - most definitely of its time - but one that has a lot of humour, pace and depth. We also covered 'The Debut of Bimbashi Joyce', a companion piece that features Kitchener, and a vignette I've always thought was very well done.
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NEW EPISODE: The Three Correspondents (1896) - A naive war reporter gets one over on his experienced rivals. Chat about: the Mahdist war, Kitchener and Wingate, ACD's comedy and satire, and 'The Debut of Bimashi Joyce'. bit.ly/DOD071sn
January 31, 2026 at 1:05 PM
NEW EPISODE: The Three Correspondents (1896) - A naive war reporter gets one over on his experienced rivals. Chat about: the Mahdist war, Kitchener and Wingate, ACD's comedy and satire, and 'The Debut of Bimashi Joyce'. bit.ly/DOD071sn
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BREAKING | Nigel Farage failed to declare '£380,000 external earnings' on time
Nigel Farage fails to declare 17 breaches on registering his financial interests
The Reform UK leader was found to have breached the rules by Daniel Greenberg, the parliamentary commissioner for standards
www.independent.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 9:08 AM
BREAKING | Nigel Farage failed to declare '£380,000 external earnings' on time
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BREAKING: Nigel Farage has been found to have broken the MPs code of conduct 17 times
The Standards Commissioner said the Reform UK leader failed to declare more than £300,000 in financial interests within the time limit
The Standards Commissioner said the Reform UK leader failed to declare more than £300,000 in financial interests within the time limit
January 21, 2026 at 9:27 AM
BREAKING: Nigel Farage has been found to have broken the MPs code of conduct 17 times
The Standards Commissioner said the Reform UK leader failed to declare more than £300,000 in financial interests within the time limit
The Standards Commissioner said the Reform UK leader failed to declare more than £300,000 in financial interests within the time limit
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"The Haunted Dolls' House" by M R James. Streamed live at 8pm(UK) on Saturday 31 January, and available towatch anytime after.
Simply register and donate here dollshousehaunted.eventbrite.co.uk
pass it on
Simply register and donate here dollshousehaunted.eventbrite.co.uk
pass it on
January 13, 2026 at 3:44 PM
"The Haunted Dolls' House" by M R James. Streamed live at 8pm(UK) on Saturday 31 January, and available towatch anytime after.
Simply register and donate here dollshousehaunted.eventbrite.co.uk
pass it on
Simply register and donate here dollshousehaunted.eventbrite.co.uk
pass it on
Great fun to canter through your eclectic mix of questions with Paul. Sign up (free or paid) at Patreon for the bonus episode.
NEW EPISODE: ACDQ&A - We answer your questions on Conan Doyle's life and work. Chat about: best biographies, bad doctoring, adaptations and more. bit.ly/DOD70sn. Plus bonus episode at www.patreon.com/cw/doingsofd....
December 27, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Great fun to canter through your eclectic mix of questions with Paul. Sign up (free or paid) at Patreon for the bonus episode.
The Winter 2025 Sherlock Holmes Journal is back from the press and winging its way to subscribers. Topics include early Croatian translations (check out that cover!), fingerprints, the real Moran, and more. Thanks to all our wonderful contributors and, of course, our readers.
December 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The Winter 2025 Sherlock Holmes Journal is back from the press and winging its way to subscribers. Topics include early Croatian translations (check out that cover!), fingerprints, the real Moran, and more. Thanks to all our wonderful contributors and, of course, our readers.
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Hi everyone. We’re wrapping up for 2025, but if you want something to read until we’re back here’s our 1st author of 2026!
Suspense master Linwood Barclay joins us 15 Jan to talk Take Your Breath Away. Send qus by 9 Jan and be part of the show.
#booksky #linwoodbarclay #thriller #wbc #bookpodcast
Suspense master Linwood Barclay joins us 15 Jan to talk Take Your Breath Away. Send qus by 9 Jan and be part of the show.
#booksky #linwoodbarclay #thriller #wbc #bookpodcast
December 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Hi everyone. We’re wrapping up for 2025, but if you want something to read until we’re back here’s our 1st author of 2026!
Suspense master Linwood Barclay joins us 15 Jan to talk Take Your Breath Away. Send qus by 9 Jan and be part of the show.
#booksky #linwoodbarclay #thriller #wbc #bookpodcast
Suspense master Linwood Barclay joins us 15 Jan to talk Take Your Breath Away. Send qus by 9 Jan and be part of the show.
#booksky #linwoodbarclay #thriller #wbc #bookpodcast
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Don't miss the Wessex Cup this year---always good fun.
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December 4, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Don't miss the Wessex Cup this year---always good fun.
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World Book Club listeners we have a treat for you! The podcast now goes live on 1st of every month, starting with the fabulous Philippa Gregory!
Listen right now! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w... And let us know what your favourite part was!
#booksky #philippagregory #tudors #theotherboleyngirl #wbc
Listen right now! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w... And let us know what your favourite part was!
#booksky #philippagregory #tudors #theotherboleyngirl #wbc
December 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
World Book Club listeners we have a treat for you! The podcast now goes live on 1st of every month, starting with the fabulous Philippa Gregory!
Listen right now! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w... And let us know what your favourite part was!
#booksky #philippagregory #tudors #theotherboleyngirl #wbc
Listen right now! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w... And let us know what your favourite part was!
#booksky #philippagregory #tudors #theotherboleyngirl #wbc
I have just (I mean ten minutes ago...) finished INTERMEDIARIES by @bschillace.brandyschillace.com and it's a fascinating read. An astonishing hidden history that reveals just how far thinking had progressed by the 1930s and how far we still have to go. A beautifully written and important book.
@profciara.bsky.social I don’t know if you saw; I am the author of THE INTERMEDIARIES —It’s been one of those things, where it’s too timely for its own good, and getting the word out has been uphill both ways.
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The Intermediaries
A <em>Kirkus Reviews</em> Best Book of the Year <br /><br /> The fascinating history of a daring team of sexologists who built the first trans clinic in the shadow of the Third Reich., The Intermedia...
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December 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I have just (I mean ten minutes ago...) finished INTERMEDIARIES by @bschillace.brandyschillace.com and it's a fascinating read. An astonishing hidden history that reveals just how far thinking had progressed by the 1930s and how far we still have to go. A beautifully written and important book.
An absolute belter of a story. There’s so much going on beneath the surface. Another lovely chat with Chappers #sherlockholmes #lavenderspats
NEW EPISODE: The Adventure of the Illustrious Client (1924) - Sherlock Holmes battles the sinister Austrian murderer, Baron Adelbert Gruner. Chat about: society fixers, camp colonels, Dracula, vitriol and much more. Shownotes: bit.ly/DOD69sn.
November 30, 2025 at 9:32 AM
An absolute belter of a story. There’s so much going on beneath the surface. Another lovely chat with Chappers #sherlockholmes #lavenderspats
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The latest A Common Newsletter is out, with Anna Brindisi Behrens's "Mad-Doctors" article for Margie Deck and Nancy Holder's "Terror of Blue John Gap" project, and much more (including Doylean Honors, Wessex Cup, membership renewal, and Glen Miranker's Sign of Four MS). acdsociety.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The latest A Common Newsletter is out, with Anna Brindisi Behrens's "Mad-Doctors" article for Margie Deck and Nancy Holder's "Terror of Blue John Gap" project, and much more (including Doylean Honors, Wessex Cup, membership renewal, and Glen Miranker's Sign of Four MS). acdsociety.com
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The race to the finish for Doylean Honors nominations! Nov. 30 is the deadline for ACD Society members to nominate new (202425) Doylean works in 4 categories:
Fiction & Poetry
Performing Arts
Scholarly Writing
Visual Arts
Forms/instructions (simple and easy) here: acdsociety.com/Honors/Honor...
Fiction & Poetry
Performing Arts
Scholarly Writing
Visual Arts
Forms/instructions (simple and easy) here: acdsociety.com/Honors/Honor...
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The race to the finish for Doylean Honors nominations! Nov. 30 is the deadline for ACD Society members to nominate new (202425) Doylean works in 4 categories:
Fiction & Poetry
Performing Arts
Scholarly Writing
Visual Arts
Forms/instructions (simple and easy) here: acdsociety.com/Honors/Honor...
Fiction & Poetry
Performing Arts
Scholarly Writing
Visual Arts
Forms/instructions (simple and easy) here: acdsociety.com/Honors/Honor...
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Today's review covers the dinosaur fantasy THE GHOST OF SLUMBER MOUNTAIN (1918), which got special effects guy Willis O'Brien noticed for THE LOST WORLD, which led to his work in KING KONG and MIGHTY JOE YOUNG.
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The Ghost of Slumber Mountain (1918) A Silent Film Review
An explorer discovers an old cabin and its secret: a way to gaze back in time and see the world as it existed when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Cutting edge stop motion animation brings the ancient …
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November 23, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Today's review covers the dinosaur fantasy THE GHOST OF SLUMBER MOUNTAIN (1918), which got special effects guy Willis O'Brien noticed for THE LOST WORLD, which led to his work in KING KONG and MIGHTY JOE YOUNG.
moviessilently.com/2025/11/23/t...
moviessilently.com/2025/11/23/t...
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The Ghost Story for Christmas Eve this year is M R James's "An Episode of Cathedral History".
It'll be livestreamed at 7pm (UK) but available to watch anywhere, anytime after that. Simply register and pay-what-you-can here
christmascathedralghosts.eventbrite.co.uk
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It'll be livestreamed at 7pm (UK) but available to watch anywhere, anytime after that. Simply register and pay-what-you-can here
christmascathedralghosts.eventbrite.co.uk
art by Paul Lowe
November 23, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The Ghost Story for Christmas Eve this year is M R James's "An Episode of Cathedral History".
It'll be livestreamed at 7pm (UK) but available to watch anywhere, anytime after that. Simply register and pay-what-you-can here
christmascathedralghosts.eventbrite.co.uk
art by Paul Lowe
It'll be livestreamed at 7pm (UK) but available to watch anywhere, anytime after that. Simply register and pay-what-you-can here
christmascathedralghosts.eventbrite.co.uk
art by Paul Lowe
Congratulations @bschillace.brandyschillace.com !!!
November 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Congratulations @bschillace.brandyschillace.com !!!
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@bschillace.brandyschillace.com's book The Intermediaries is one of Kirkus' Best of 2025.
www.kirkusreviews.com/best-of/2025...
www.kirkusreviews.com/best-of/2025...
November 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
@bschillace.brandyschillace.com's book The Intermediaries is one of Kirkus' Best of 2025.
www.kirkusreviews.com/best-of/2025...
www.kirkusreviews.com/best-of/2025...
Half way through and this is damned good - cracking script and performances
November 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Half way through and this is damned good - cracking script and performances
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Hi readers! We're close to the deadline for questions for Philippa Gregory, so if you want to join us on the show, send us your questions the 19th. DM us here or email worldbookclub@bbc.co.uk :)
#theotherboleyngirl #philippagregory #boleyn #tudors #booksky#historicalfiction #wbc
#theotherboleyngirl #philippagregory #boleyn #tudors #booksky#historicalfiction #wbc
November 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Hi readers! We're close to the deadline for questions for Philippa Gregory, so if you want to join us on the show, send us your questions the 19th. DM us here or email worldbookclub@bbc.co.uk :)
#theotherboleyngirl #philippagregory #boleyn #tudors #booksky#historicalfiction #wbc
#theotherboleyngirl #philippagregory #boleyn #tudors #booksky#historicalfiction #wbc
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ACD Q/A: We'd love your help with our December show - a Question and Answer episode on any (ACD-related!) topic you like. If you've got a burning question about Conan Doyle's life and work, drop us a comment and we'll get through as many as we can this December. Thanks!
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 AM
ACD Q/A: We'd love your help with our December show - a Question and Answer episode on any (ACD-related!) topic you like. If you've got a burning question about Conan Doyle's life and work, drop us a comment and we'll get through as many as we can this December. Thanks!
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The Old Sun Inn, Saffron Walden is a lovely old building, where you can hear M R James' only Christmas-set tale, "The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance", on Wed 10 Dec: www.ticketsource.co.uk/old-sun-inn/...
Also E F Benson's "How Fear Departed the Long Gallery" (which is the better story)
Also E F Benson's "How Fear Departed the Long Gallery" (which is the better story)
November 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The Old Sun Inn, Saffron Walden is a lovely old building, where you can hear M R James' only Christmas-set tale, "The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance", on Wed 10 Dec: www.ticketsource.co.uk/old-sun-inn/...
Also E F Benson's "How Fear Departed the Long Gallery" (which is the better story)
Also E F Benson's "How Fear Departed the Long Gallery" (which is the better story)
Excellent book. If you don't have it, you simply must.
28 October was the date in 1893 when M R James first read 2 ghost stories to The Chit-Chat Club in Cambridge. I have copies of a book for sale that commemorates this occasion and the supernatural output of other club members.
Interested in "Ghosts of the Chit-Chat" (HB or PB)? Then drop me a line.
Interested in "Ghosts of the Chit-Chat" (HB or PB)? Then drop me a line.
October 28, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Excellent book. If you don't have it, you simply must.