GSHD 2 Update: Team Traditionalist’s Captain Announced

To date, the Great Sherlock Holmes Debate 2 captains for Team 1 (BBC Sherlock) and Team 2 (WB Sherlock) have been announced to much excitement and fanfare - leaving only The Traditionalists sans leader. Any sensible challenger to either team should take note of just exactly what/who they are up against: on the one hand, any would-be opponent will face the youthful, intense energy of Curly & the Baker Street Babes while on the other hand contend with the lifetime of Sherlockian knowledge and experience embodied in the leadership of Mr Burt Wolder and the seriously prepared WB Sherlock supporters….

Which is why it gives me great pleasure to announce the captain for The Traditionalists, a captain who stands a good chance of ‘exterminating’ and/or ‘deleting’ the competition: Nicholas Briggs aka the voice of the Daleks and Cybermen! As an added bonus and since the live component of the GSHD 2 is happening in London, Mr Briggs has agreed to appear in person! If memory serves, Mr Briggs was, in an ironic technological twist of fate for a Cyberman, locked out of the online debate last November (my theory for the tech difficulties can be seen here). This time, we can safely assume, it’s personal! 

[Briggs prepares for the GSHD 2 in his Secret Laboratory of War.]

Nicholas Briggs’ Sherlockian credentials include an appearance on stage at Nottingham’s Theatre Royal as Sherlock Holmes in Holmes and the Ripper by Brian Clemens. Off stage, Briggs has worked extensively with Big Finish - purveyors of some of the finest Holmes, Who, etc. audio/radio programs - on both Sherlock Holmes as well as Doctor Who projects. In regards to how Mr Briggs makes that Cyberman voice: “As shown in the second series of Doctor Who Confidential, the timbre of the voice of the Cybermen was created by processing Brigg’s voice through a Moog ‘moogerfooger’ ring modulator.”

[Will Captain Briggs and Team Traditionalists make this man proud? You can bet on it!]

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Interview with Nicholas Briggs (November 2010) from Doctor Who blog Doc Oho Reviews…

Nicholas Briggs on Twitter as @BriggsNicholas.

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The Great Sherlock Holmes Debate 2 is made possible by the following:

MX Publishing in support of Save Undershaw  

Team 1 - BBC Sherlock - Captain Curly & the Baker Street Babes + Sherlock Holmes Society of London, Sherlockology, Kate Workman, Charlotte Walters, Dan Andriacco and more tba.

Team 2 - Warner Bros Sherlock - Captain Burt Wolder + No Place Like Holmes, Gerry O’Hara, David Ruffle, Tim Symonds and more tba.

Team 3 - The Traditionalists - Captain Nicholas Briggs + Big Finish, Paul R Spiring, Alistair Duncan, Phil Growick and more tba.

Press - Always 1895 and @always1895

Venues and Sponsors - Sherlock Holmes Pub, mPowa (Process credit cards with your smartphone)

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    BBC versus RDJ versions….
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    First two audience members
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    Sia chiaro, io sto con Mycroft
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    Oh, this is awesome! Honestly not sure which team I root for more. If I manage to see Nick Briggs at Gallifrey again...
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    Hey, what is this debate I keep hearing about?
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