Baker Street Babes Explained

Baker Street Babes
Language:	English
Creator:	Kristina Manente

Baker Street Babes is an-all female Sherlockian group who host the web's first all-female Sherlock Holmes podcast. There are eleven members of the group, including Edgar Award-nominated author Lyndsay Faye, a collective devoid of a president or a leader. They consider themselves "a bridge between older Sherlockians and young, tech-savvy enthusiasts" and they have been described as being "at the center of online Sherlock fandom."

The various members of the group generate a podcast, blog, and Tumblr.

Podcast

The podcast began in May 2011 and initially consisted of Kristina Manente, Ardy from Germany and Katherine from England. The group has since added eight other members from various locations around the world including United States and France.

There have been 85 episodes as of the end of 2018^[1] covering various aspects of Sherlockiana and Sherlock fandom including interviews with New York Times bestselling author Laurie R. King, actress Lara Pulver who plays Irene Adler on the BBC's Sherlock, and actress Amanda Abbington who plays Mary Morstan on Sherlock.

They were finalists for a podcaster award at the 6th Annual Shorty Awards in 2014.

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.

Two members were interviewed on NBC’s The Today Show in 2012.^[2]

The Baker Street Babes organized a "well-attended dinner" at the 2014 annual Sherlock Holmes celebration held in Manhattan by The Baker Street Irregulars and hosted a costume ball at the 2018 celebration.

Sources

• Book: Boström, Mattias. From Holmes to Sherlock. Mysterious Press. 2018. 978-0-8021-2789-1.
• Web site: Britt. Ryan. The First Modern Fandom Brought Sherlock Holmes Back from the Dead. Inverse. August 29, 2016. January 2, 2019.
• Web site: Claire. Nancy. Sherlockian Girl Goes Wilde: An Interview with Lyndsay Faye . Los Angeles Review of Books. September 15, 2013. January 2, 2019.
• Book: Dundas, Zach. The Great Detective. Mariner Books. 2015. 978-0-544-70521-0.
• Web site: Granshaw. Lisa. Meet the Baker Street Babes, the first all-female Sherlock Holmes podcast . The Daily Dot. December 4, 2013. January 2, 2019.
• Web site: Kilgannon. Corey. It's Elementary: Sherlockians Take Manhattan. https://web.archive.org/web/20180203011537/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/14/nyregion/sherlock-holmes-celebration-manhattan.html. February 3, 2018. The New York Times. January 14, 2018. January 2, 2019.
• Web site: Lee. Ashley. Justin Bieber, Lena Dunham, Jimmy Fallon Among Shorty Awards Finalists (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter. February 24, 2014. January 2, 2019.
• Web site: Lena. Amber. SDCC 2013: Surprises And Scripts at SherlockeDCC. https://web.archive.org/web/20150302103435/http://geek-news.mtv.com/2013/07/25/sdcc-2013-sherlockedcc/. MTV. July 25, 2013. March 2, 2015. January 2, 2019.
• Web site: Schuessler. Jennifer. Suit Says Sherlock Belongs to the Ages. The New York Times. March 6, 2013. January 2, 2019.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Baker Street Babes Podcast. . January 2, 2019.
2. Web site: Video: The Babes on The Today Show!. Baker Street Babes. August 26, 2012. January 2, 2019.