Tis the season to be maritime!
The English detective Fix makes sure that things catch up with our intrepid pair in Calcutta, and they must make amends for...
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May 19
A not so Baby Elephant walks the gap!
After an eventful time in Bombay (Passepartout unintentionally causes offence in a temple), the pair manage to escape from Bombay on the...
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May 15
Steaming into an Arabian mystery!
Arriving on schedule in the Port of Suez on the steamer Mongolia, Phileas and Passepartout find themselves under close scrutiny by the...
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May 11
Brindisi: Toast or Town?
As Phileas and Passepartout continue their journey from Paris to catch the steamer Mongolia to Suez, they arrive in Brindisi, a coastal...
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May 4
We Love Paris!
A couple of quick questions. As Phileas and Passepartout head off in their first-class train carriage travelling from London to Paris,...
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Apr 23
The Journey is about to begin!
Are you ready to join us on this perilous adventure? As Phileas and Passepartout set off in haste from London, we can hear the...
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Mar 26
Around the World in 80... The Wager
A gasp rippled through the opulent Reform Club. Phileas Fogg, a man of unwavering punctuality and stoicism, had just shattered the serene...
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Mar 2
Jules Verne: A Musical Journey of Adventure!
Jules Verne: By Étienne Carjat/ Adam Cuerden - This file comes from Gallica Digital Library and is available under the digital ID...
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May 30, 2023
Who is the real (Great) Detective this time?
Fancy some more sleuthing while we look forward to the 2023 Mitcham Band Festival? The title character of the Inspector Gadget franchise...
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May 11, 2023
Of course he said it!
Detective fiction has left an indelible mark on our literary and cultural landscape, thanks to the unforgettable characters it has given...
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May 3, 2023
Clues to Clouseau
Today’s great detective first came to life on the silver screen, but his character pays homage to some of his famous literary...
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Apr 24, 2023
A tribute to the man who composed Poirot
The theme music from the Agatha Christie’s Poirot TV series is instantly recognisable and won its composer Christopher Gunning his second...
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Apr 19, 2023
From sleuth to singing teapot
We head across the Atlantic from the UK/Europe for the location of today’s Great Detective series, but both the award-nominated actor and...
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Apr 11, 2023
Seams like old times
What does it take to make a truly authentic on-screen Great Detective? In a previous post, we looked at the brilliant Aussie trio behind...
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Apr 3, 2023
Instrumentally, my dear Watson!
Sherlock Holmes is known for his sharp wit and keen eye for detail. But he also had a passion for music, and particularly violin music....
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Mar 27, 2023
Making mystery and history
There is real life mystery in the life of Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, creator of two very individual literary Great Detectives,...
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Mar 21, 2023
Cooking up a Great Detective
Like most credible writing, Nicolas Freeling’s idea for Commissariat Piet Van der Valk came out of real life events. Having dropped out...
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Mar 13, 2023
Nettles beyond Midsomer
The TV series “Midsomer Murders”, based on UK writer Caroline Graham's Inspector Barnaby mystery novels , originally had a working title...
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Mar 6, 2023
A deerstalker and a curved pipe? Not so elementary!
Sherlock Holmes’ now familiar deerstalker cap and curved calabash tobacco pipe were not really part of the original character in the...
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Feb 27, 2023
Liszt and The Pink Panther??
Here’s one for the musical super-sleuths! How is Franz Liszt linked to The Pink Panther in the world of the movies? “Song without End”...
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