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Farewell, My Lovely (1940)
Season 2 Episode 2
Raymond Chandler fought hard, insisting that the title for his second Philip Marlowe novel was right in playing off more erudite connotations of romance and drama. Like "The Big Sleep" before it, "Fa…
Published on 5 years, 5 months ago
The Big Sleep (1939)
Season 2 Episode 1
Bowman and the BFG kick off their Raymond Chandler review series with "The Big Sleep". After introducing the writer's early life and formative years for the journey ahead, the foundations for the pub…
Published on 5 years, 7 months ago
Series 2 Preview: Return of the Pipes!
Season 2
Lighting the Pipes is returning! Join Scott and Josh (Bowman & the BFG) for a new season of reading, research and reviewing as they scour the streets with Raymond Chandler's detective, Philip Marlowe…
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
The End of It: Finalising the Pipes!
Season 1 Episode 22
The Finale! After nearly two years of happy hiking and in-depth analysis through the pages of Arthur Conan Doyle's canon, Scott and Josh descend from their adventures in this final episode w…
Published on 7 years, 2 months ago
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1927) - Part 3
Season 1 Episode 21
Ta-Da! Episode 21 sees Josh and Scott bring their 20-month canonical tour to an end with a final hurdle over the remaining stories of "The Case-Book" and reach the summit of Mt. Sherlockia. …
Published on 7 years, 2 months ago
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1927) - Part 2
Season 1 Episode 20
Episode 20 sees Josh and Scott tackle four further stories from The Case-Book and creep closer to the conclusion of their exhaustive labour of love. First up is "The Mazarin Stone", whose dr…
Published on 7 years, 4 months ago
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1927) - Part I
Season 1 Episode 19
Recorded on holiday in Canada, Episode 19 sees Bowman and the BFG reunited in person after 3 years and lighting their pipes over the first two installments of ACD's final Holmes story collec…
Published on 7 years, 5 months ago
His Last Bow (1917) - Part 2
Season 1 Episode 18
In Episode 18, Scott and Josh punch their first-class tickets and complete "His Last Bow", the penultimate Holmes collection, with an analysis of three remaining stories. After chasing Lady …
Published on 7 years, 6 months ago
His Last Bow (1917) - Part 1
Season 1 Episode 17
Published as a collection in 1917, "His Last Bow" is the penultimate set of Sherlock Holmes stories by Conan Doyle. Comprised of sporadically appearing tales carried in the Strand Magazine a…
Published on 7 years, 7 months ago
The Valley of Fear (1914)
Season 1 Episode 16
Shovel the coal and stoke the fires! In Episode 16, Bowman & the BFG take a trip to Vermissa Valley in and explore "The Valley of Fear", its colourful denizens and the complex virtues of Art…
Published on 7 years, 7 months ago