Benedict Cumberbatch reads a hilarious letter about a colleague with an unfortunate name

At the height of World War II on April 6th 1943, at which point he was British Ambassador to Moscow, the famously eccentric Sir Archibald Clark Kerr wrote a letter to Foreign Office minister Lord Reginald Pembroke, about a colleague with an unfortunate name. Benedict Cumberbatch joined us at Letters Live at the Royal Albert Hall in November to read it. Enjoy more of Benedict's brilliant Letters Live performances: Benedict reads Nick Cave's letter about grief:    • Benedict reads Nick Cave's letter about grief   Benedict Cumberbatch reads George Bernard Shaw's hilariously grumpy letters    • Benedict Cumberbatch reads George Bernard ...   Benedict Cumberbatch reads a 17-year-old Tom Hanks' letter:    • Video