Dr. John H. Watson, late of the Fifth Northumberland Fusiliers, knew hunger. Not in the genteel way of a missed luncheon, but in the pit-of-the-stomach, battlefield-hospital sense. In Afghanistan he would have seen soldiers weakened by poor rations, and in London, patients in the East End whose ailments were really just the visible scars of…
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Footsteps on the Moor
Now helping to feed those in need As Sherlock Holmes might say there’s no such thing as coincidence, but I rather like the timing of this. Footsteps on the Moor is now available directly from my publisher here and every copy bought through their website provides a meal via the World Food Programme’s ShareTheMeal initiative….
Kickin Tunes Radio Interview
Well yesterday I had my first ever live radio interview about a piece of work I have produced. It was with a friend of mine Stray Cat who is a DJ on Kickin FM Tunes 96.9 which is part of ALLFM community radio station in Manchester, UK. They’ve won a Gold Award for community broadcasting…
Echoes from 221b on the Radio
This Thursday I have the pleasure of being interviewed by a friend of mine on the community radio station Kickin Tunes: All FM 96.9. The radio station is run by volunteers and covers the Manchester, UK area. It has a range of shows producing diverse content for the communities of Manchester via AllFM . The…
Welcome to Echoes from 221b
Pull up a chair, settle into your favourite armchair, and welcome to Echoes from 221B a space for wandering through the shadows of Baker Street and beyond. This isn’t strictly a Sherlock Holmes reread blog (though I wouldn’t rule that out). Think of it more as a place where Holmes-adjacent thoughts live the odd deduction,…