S4 to film in 2015!!

Maybe you heard that before, when tumblr and Twitter was talking about what Martin said a week ago...

Now the big news from the BBC is official:  "Shooting will begin in January 2015, with the one-off special likely to air around Christmas."

"Miss me?" The nation's favourite detective returns to BBC One.

Online birthday wishes; plus cake!

There's a tumblr for online messages to Ben, Happy Birthday Benedict.  This was activated in 2013.  You don't have to speak English or have a tumblr account to use it.

If you were thinking about Benedict and wanted to find a way to help him celebrate his birthday this year, nineteen days from now... he has ideas about that.  He'd far prefer you help someone out.  (Here's my master post of the 2014 charity fundraisers that fans are doing for Ben.)

2014 master post: Ben's birthday charities.

When I began this post, I knew of seven fundraisers at present to honor Ben and the charities he supports.  There are more.  Naturally.

I've been blogging about the fundraisers, with more details if I had them.

I don't think I'll be able to update this list any more due to July work... but I will re-post this master post link (via Twitter) during July so they all get a chance to be seen.  If you reply to my Tweets, I'll RT or MT yours too.

Charities: lottery, and an giveaway!

I'm not sure I can keep all the charities in order.  But I'll try.

I'm including my previous blog post, where I thought only three charities existed.  (Except I was sure it was four, and I had forgotten one; and that was true.)  Specifically, the main ALS/MND fund, the Prince's Trust -- these are both active right now -- and the upcoming Annos Africa charity auction.

Birthday charities for Benedict.

We love to support Benedict in his charities.  We do.

I know of three currently active for summer 2014:  ALS/MND and Prince's Trust, and soon the Annos Africa auction.

(If you know any more, please shout out on Twitter.)

Here's the Prince's Trust.  They've passed 95% 102% of their goal as of today.  8)

(ETA for correction; not sure why I was getting the previous number.)

Charity auction: incoming!

Lovely ppl on my TL, pls go &follow @Annos_Africa so that auction of #BenedictCumberbatch suit can begin :-) pic.twitter.com/xozhecshxK
— LittleFavour (@LittleFavour1) June 25, 2014

Makeup secrets, birthday fund, and World Cup... cake.

Cumbercupcake: B and World Cup ball hehe hmm... #WorldCup2014 #BenedictCumberbatch pic.twitter.com/kEgDPdVxay
— cumbermuffin (@vereentjoeng) June 15, 2014

A few more images of Ben and that ball, via enerJax's tumblr and 'The World at His Feet' vid where Ben narrates... well, go check it out.  8)