In this episode of the only Sherlockian podcast, we begin our interview
the head of the Baker Street Irregulars - the internationally renowned
literary society that remains at the forefront of the study of Sherlock
Holmes. Michael Whelan has been "Wiggins" of the BSI for the last
decade, and here he shares some thoughts on his own personal history,
the organization, the annual gathering known as the , and more.The
Baker Street Irregulars is the umbrella organization for a host of
so-called scion societies around the world and has been in existence
since 1934.Show Notes1:15 Introduction & welcome5:10 Mike's first experience with Sherlock Holmes9:50 A Rotary-like element to being a Sherlockian10:15 Mike's first Sherlockian dinner, 1969 - Hugo's Companions11:18 Mike's first BSI dinner, 197313:16 The Montgomery tradition begins and other Irregularities15:36 Mike gets his investiture and discussion of the "wait list"17:54 How Mike became the head of the BSI22:59 That's a lot of dinners!23:26 The BSI's style - informal, no dues, no requirements25:29 Tom Stix changed some things, Mike's vision for the organization30:48 The BSI re-enters the publishing business38:38 Archiving this podcast and other BSI-related material42:21 Show wrap-up and highlights from next week's conclusionLinks (Wikipedia)The BSI History Series