D-Day and The Imitation Game.

Ben has been reading lately...

Benedict Cumberbatch to read original D-day news bulletins on Radio 4 http://t.co/y8AF4NdXZj
— Cumbercat (@catpat23) June 6, 2014

Ben in The Imitation Game as Alan Turing; more stills over at Entertainment Weekly.

2014 Hay Festival.

Ben was at the Hay Festival last weekend.  Reading letters aloud.  Along with many other celebrities.

The Daily Mail has lots of pics [and a video] about Ben there.  8)  Bustle has two vids of Ben reading letters, and some pics too.

If you'd like to hear him read the winning short story for the BBC's 500 Words competition, it's here.  The tumblr link is here.

2014 Critics Choice Awards.

Benedict Cumberbatch & Martin Freeman both nominated for best actor in a mini series at the Critics Choice Awards http://t.co/fIAvrsj9vl
— Cumberbatchweb (@cumberbatchweb) May 28, 2014

Martin is nominated for both Fargo and Sherlock:  His Last Vow at the Critics Choice Awards.  Ben is nominated for His Last Vow, and so is Amanda, as is the episode itself!  8)  Four for Team Sherlock, one for Team Fargo.  Well done, troops!

Cabin Pressure and Sherlock. Naturally.

A Tweep of mine reminded me that not everyone can access the BBC's iPlayer; it's blocked in some countries.  So if you haven't been able to listen to Cabin Pressure yet, check out the master post here [broken link] or the CP fansite for transcripts [updated 13-Dec-2014].

For more John Finnemore, here's my source.  8)

@ninja_CE @cabin_pressure @cumberbatchweb try http://t.co/VuEddqCtxz
— Cut Adinda (@Diindaa) May 24, 2014

Many clever thoughts on s2 and s3.

Speculation on s3 AND s2.  So if you haven't seen s3, skip this.  Theories by the incomparable Final Problem on tumblr.

These are NOT all one-ep links, so read them at your peril.  They will often discuss multiple issues for different episodes.

Down the rabbit hole!

Mark on s4; SH, Mummy and flowers.

Radio Times got about twenty seconds with Mark Gatiss about s4.  Digital Spy has a little more here [without audio], along with the surety that there will be a whole season, not a one-off.  8D

The entire BAFTA 2014 interview is here, over seven minutes.  Beware:  S3 spoilers included!  

Amanda is staying off Twitter -- possibly just on the nights it airs? -- to avoid Fargo spoilers.  I still haven't seen Fargo myself, and couldn't get a hold of the first ep, so I may await reruns.

S3 spoilers after this point:  

If you haven't seen s3 yet, don't continue.  Of course if you don't know what I mean yet, you may be perfectly safe.  No, really.

From Cumbercake to Cumberclay.

The answer. This man deserves a medal for everything he does. Just. #BenedictCumberbatch pic.twitter.com/LAEGgVb5HP
— Hannah (Sherlock) (@hmmSHERLOCK) May 15, 2014

Have some Cumbercupcakes to go with that, a little SmaugBatch and... cute Sherlock with violin.  Of course.