“…reading is one of the joys of life, and once you begin, you can’t stop, and you’ve got so many stories to look forward to.” Having worked in primary and elementary education for nearly a decade, I have to say one of the traits I admire most about Benedict Cumberbatch is his love of reading. […]
(Thanks to Naomi of Cumberbatchweb for this video & her coverage of the Hay Festival.) “My senses have been thrilled and luxuriated in you.” That sentence is one of many I love in that letter, read at the 2014 Hay Festival. I believe I read online that a book of the correspondence between Chris Barker […]
(Please beware “The Yellow Birds: A Novel” spoilers!) “Afghanistan or Iraq?” One could say SHERLOCK actor Benedict Cumberbatch is experienced in life threatening situations. However he is only familiar with the commonly known “bravery of a soldier” on screen. In the past decade Benedict has played men at wartime: Lt Jimmy Langley (“Dunkirk” 2004), Major […]
Benedict Cumberbatch, chocolate and pedophilia are definitely something that DO NOT belong in the same sentence and instead sounds like something ‘The Daily Mail’ would string together to become some topsy turvy media sensation. As much as I would like to say that the above words are just a string of fancy words that I […]
Over the weekend at Oz Comic-Con in Adelaide, Australia, actor (and book aficionado) Benedict Cumberbatch was quoted as saying that “prisoners should be given books,” encouraging the audience to “send books to prisoners.” While Americans (like me) may have first thought their favourite TV detective was just being considerate of those serving time […]
Sometimes you come across something so deliciously random, you just have to share it. In 2010 Benedict Cumberbatch reviewed several books for the Richard & Judy show. This conveniently took place in the grounds of a gorgeous Greek hotel in Mykonos and, luckily for us, was captured on camera. Exhibit A, Benedict’s review of the […]
On opening the first page of ‘The Hobbit’ we are very much like our Hobbit himself Mr Bilbo Baggins. Opening the door to Bag End and gazing curiously into the unknown, unaware of the life changing journey that lies ahead of him. Even Tolkien himself couldn’t see it coming just yet. ‘The Hobbit’ takes us […]
I guess we are all aware that Benedict will be gracing the London stage as Hamlet and I am sure I speak for all of us when saying that we can’t wait! Cumberbatch will star as the Danish prince at the Barbican Theatre from August to October 2015. Tickets will go on sale this May […]
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