In Media
In fiction, Sherlock Holmes, Basil the Great Mouse Detective, Sherlock Hound, Danger Mouse, Sexton Blake, Carland Cross and James Black (Case Closed) have all resided along the road.
The character Gregory House from the U.S. TV series House M.D. resides at the fictional Apartment B, 221 Baker Street in Princeton, New Jersey. House M.D. is loosely based upon and inspired by Sherlock Holmes.
"Baker Street" is a song by Gerry Rafferty, released in 1978. He also released an album entitled Baker Street.
"Baker St. Muse" is a song from Jethro Tull's album Minstrel in the Gallery, which was released in 1975.
The 2008 film, The Bank Job was based on the 1971 robbery of Lloyds Bank in Baker Street.
"Some Girls", a song by the English rock band The Rolling Stones, makes a reference to the street.
Baker Street is one of a number of London landmarks named in the song "We Are London" by Madness on the album The Liberty of Norton Folgate.
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Famous quotes containing the word media:
“Today the discredit of words is very great. Most of the time the media transmit lies. In the face of an intolerable world, words appear to change very little. State power has become congenitally deaf, which is why—but the editorialists forget it—terrorists are reduced to bombs and hijacking.”
—John Berger (b. 1926)
“Never before has a generation of parents faced such awesome competition with the mass media for their children’s attention. While parents tout the virtues of premarital virginity, drug-free living, nonviolent resolution of social conflict, or character over physical appearance, their values are daily challenged by television soaps, rock music lyrics, tabloid headlines, and movie scenes extolling the importance of physical appearance and conformity.”
—Marianne E. Neifert (20th century)