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Available in | English |
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Created by | Kristina Manente[1] |
URL | bakerstreetbabes |
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]
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]
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]