Viral video: Benedict Cumberbatch, Bob Dylan and Hugh…

Viral video: Benedict Cumberbatch, Bob Dylan and Hugh Jackman

Sherlock special

Sherlock is back! Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman – plus a moustache –- reprise their roles for a BBC Christmas special which is set in Victorian England. Showrunner Steven Moffat told Comic-Con in the summer: “It’s still the same sense of humour, it’s still very much the show you know … But it’s in the ‘correct’ era, which was unbelievably thrilling.” Take a look at the trailer and deduce what you will …

Watson and Sherlock may not always be the best of friends, but Barcelona’s Leo Messe and Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo are – if our Friends spoof is to be believed. Meanwhile guests on the Jimmy Fallon show were forced to become close pals very quickly when Wolverine star Hugh Jackman and retired American professional basketball player Shaquille O’Neal played the phone box game.

Golden oldie Bob Dylan gets the better of the latest technology when he meets IBM Watson. Robots might be able to analyse lyrics – showing that the singer’s major themes are love and time – but they certainly haven’t been designed to sing. Assistant principal Gary Logan turns every morning’s school run into a song and dance celebration for students at his Arkansas school and his warm welcome is appreciated by students, staff and parents.

Animal lovers remember Steve Irwin, the crocodile hunter, with fondness. His daughter, Bindi, can’t hold back the tears when she dances Every Breath You Take with Derek Hough in a moving excerpt from Dancing With the Stars. Irwin would have approved of Richmond Zoo’s project to use a rescue dog to befriend a cheetah cub. Their antics and friendship are sure to raise a smile.