Mark Jones

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...

Perfect! Having finished 'After the Flood' series 1 (that's quite enough of that) I can safely say it is even more vapid and stupid than 'The One That Got Away'. Quite an achievement!

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

Have you seen After the Flood? I have just found series 1 and it has a Stockholm Syndrome shiteness about it. At end of ep 1 and they are all dumb as rocks.

Tonight’s viewing…

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

BREAKING | Nigel Farage failed to declare '£380,000 external earnings' on time

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

If he can spell Greenland, he can have it.

Except we’re Britain so we’ll settle for 75%

100%

Great advice if crossing the road

Family relationships?

Jess, and have Stephen brazen it out tomorrow. Then murder Matt for being a tosser. But I suspect they’ve gone for Faraaz because he won’t get banished.

"The Haunted Dolls' House" by M R James. Streamed live at 8pm(UK) on Saturday 31 January, and available towatch anytime after.
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pass it on

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And so it begins #bsi2026

I reckon Fiona, Faraaz or Ellie for Secret Traitor. But suspicious of Harriet too. I don’t think I’d be very good on the show if I’m this indecisive at home!

How could she be voted out?

That feels like a bit of a cheat of the audience

Great fun to canter through your eclectic mix of questions with Paul. Sign up (free or paid) at Patreon for the bonus episode.

Congratulations! Well deserved!

Cover showing Holmes battling a woman with a knife in a gothic setting

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A previously unpublished illustration of Conan Doyle playing cricket

The theatre reviews page

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.

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

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

Well, you definitely found the right path. Fusing the story of the Institute with the wider political history works really well. I was very surprised how progressive much of the early thinking was, especially considering where we are now. Kudos to you.

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

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

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...