Baker Street Babes
Baker Street Babes is an-all female Sherlockian group[1] who host the web's first all-female Sherlock Holmes podcast.[1] There are eleven members of the group, including Edgar Award-nominated author Lyndsay Faye,[2] a collective devoid of a president or a leader.[3] They consider themselves "a bridge between older Sherlockians and young, tech-savvy enthusiasts"[4] and they have been described as being "at the center of online Sherlock fandom."[5]
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| Available in | English |
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| Created by | Kristina Manente[1] |
| URL | bakerstreetbabes |
The various members of the group generate a podcast, blog, and Tumblr.[6]
Podcast
The podcast began in May 2011[1] and initially consisted of Kristina Manente,[6] Ardy from Germany and Katherine from England.[7] The group has since added eight other members from various locations around the world including United States and France.[7]
There have been 85 episodes as of the end of 2018[8] covering various aspects of Sherlockiana and Sherlock fandom including interviews with New York Times bestselling author Laurie R. King,[1] actress Lara Pulver who plays Irene Adler on the BBC's Sherlock,[1] and actress Amanda Abbington who plays Mary Morstan on Sherlock.[1]
They were finalists for a podcaster award at the 6th Annual Shorty Awards in 2014.[9]
Activities
At the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con, the Baker Street Babes co-hosted "SherlockeDCC" which featured attendees Mark Gatiss, Sue Vertue, and Steven Moffat.[10]
Two members were interviewed on NBC’s The Today Show in 2012.[11]
The Baker Street Babes organized a "well-attended dinner"[12] at the 2014 annual Sherlock Holmes celebration held in Manhattan by The Baker Street Irregulars and hosted a costume ball at the 2018 celebration.[4]
References
- Granshaw 2013.
- Claire 2013.
- Britt 2016.
- Kilgannon 2018.
- Boström 2018, p. 478.
- Dundas 2015, p. 134.
- Boström 2018, p. 475.
- "Baker Street Babes Podcast". iTunes. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- Lee 2014.
- Lena 2013.
- "Video: The Babes on The Today Show!". Baker Street Babes. August 26, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- Schuessler 2013.
Sources
- Boström, Mattias (2018). From Holmes to Sherlock. Mysterious Press. ISBN 978-0-8021-2789-1.
- Britt, Ryan (August 29, 2016). "The First Modern Fandom Brought Sherlock Holmes Back from the Dead". Inverse. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- Claire, Nancy (September 15, 2013). "Sherlockian Girl Goes Wilde: An Interview with Lyndsay Faye". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- Dundas, Zach (2015). The Great Detective. Mariner Books. ISBN 978-0-544-70521-0.
- Granshaw, Lisa (December 4, 2013). "Meet the Baker Street Babes, the first all-female Sherlock Holmes podcast". The Daily Dot. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- Kilgannon, Corey (January 14, 2018). "It's Elementary: Sherlockians Take Manhattan". The New York Times. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- Lee, Ashley (February 24, 2014). "Justin Bieber, Lena Dunham, Jimmy Fallon Among Shorty Awards Finalists (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- Lena, Amber (July 25, 2013). "SDCC 2013: Surprises And Scripts at SherlockeDCC". MTV. Archived from the original on March 2, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- Schuessler, Jennifer (March 6, 2013). "Suit Says Sherlock Belongs to the Ages". The New York Times. Retrieved January 2, 2019.