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Baker Street Babes

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Baker Street Babes
Available inEnglish
Created byKristina Manente[1]
URLbakerstreetbabes.com

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]

The various members of the group are active in podcasting, blogging, and Tumblr.[6]

Podcast

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Granshaw 2013.
  2. ^ Claire 2013.
  3. ^ Britt 2016.
  4. ^ a b Kilgannon 2018.
  5. ^ Boström 2018, p. 478.
  6. ^ a b Dundas 2015, p. 134.
  7. ^ a b Boström 2018, p. 475.
  8. ^ "Baker Street Babes Podcast". iTunes. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  9. ^ Lee 2014.
  10. ^ Lena 2013.
  11. ^ "Video: The Babes on The Today Show!". Baker Street Babes. August 26, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  12. ^ Schuessler 2013.

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