BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / Short interview with Benedict from German radio station NDR2

**Posted by stoertebeker** March 7, 2014 7:20 pm

I just found this short video-interview with Ben done by the radio station NDR2:
http://www.ndr.de/ndr2/programm/cumberbatch101.html

He talks about '12 Years a Slave' and 'August: Osage County', especially about the experiences with his co-stars. The questions of the interviewer are not very clever (I've heard better interviews from her) but well, Ben is professional and nice as ever .

I'm afraid, only German users will be able to watch this .

**Posted by gently69** March 7, 2014 7:32 pm

I think he did several interviews for radio stations at this day. Isn't it the same room where he did this 1Live interview? And yes he wears the same clothes ... and looks just ...

**Posted by tobeornot221b** March 7, 2014 7:38 pm

Exactly - it was nice to meet again his favourite light blue shirt.
The questions...well..."fremd schämen" is a German issue, I presume...

**Posted by Mattlocked** March 7, 2014 7:40 pm

Good that he always talks so much She didn't have more time for more questions.
I can even see a cut while he's talking.

**Posted by SusiGo** March 7, 2014 7:43 pm

The reporter was not exactly brilliant. She did not get to say much but even then she stuttered and could not pronounce the name of the film. Well …

**Posted by Mattlocked** March 7, 2014 7:45 pm

Oh, but that happens to me all the time!
(Not now anymore, after watching his pronouncing several times. )

**Posted by gently69** March 7, 2014 7:51 pm

Maybe she was a little bit nervous because it was HIM. LOL

**Posted by SusiGo** March 7, 2014 7:52 pm

Possibly. Like the director and the lady who introduced "Coriolanus". It was so cute to see them fangirl over Tom Hiddleston. But at least they could speak coherently (well, he was not present).

**Posted by gently69** March 7, 2014 7:58 pm

Yeah, that was funny. But they also are native speakers.

**Posted by stoertebeker** March 7, 2014 8:26 pm

I listen to that radio station regularly and therefore know the interviewer and her movie commentaries and interviews rather well. Normally she isn't that bad, maybe she just had a bad day. Or maybe she really is a big fan and was nervous. At the radio commentary of this week 's film starts she explicitly notes how fabulous Ben is in August Osage County.

**Posted by SusiGo** March 7, 2014 9:01 pm

You are right. Maybe I would forget my English as well when he was sitting in front of me.

**Posted by SolarSystem** March 7, 2014 9:43 pm

Seriously, if it hadn't been for Benedict, I would have stopped watching (and especially listening to) this even while she was asking her very first question. Just one word: preparation! God...

**Posted by zeratul** March 7, 2014 10:39 pm

gently69 wrote:
I think he did several interviews for radio stations at this day. Isn't it the same room where he did this 1Live interview? And yes he wears the same clothes ... and looks just ...

I thought the same... the interviewer is... fremdschämen *hides*

**Posted by TeeJay** March 7, 2014 10:41 pm

zeratul wrote:
fremdschämen

Haha, yes. I believe a halfway adequate English translation would be "feeling vicarious shame".

Last edited by TeeJay (March 7, 2014 10:41 pm)

**Posted by Harriet** March 7, 2014 10:45 pm

But in spite of all, Benedict is very kind and not descending. Just the way he usually is, and what I really appreciate about him

**Posted by SusiGo** March 7, 2014 10:47 pm

I agree, Harriet. He has a lovely way of dealing with such an awkward situation.

**Posted by SolarSystem** March 7, 2014 10:51 pm

He definitely has, and to witness this really is the best thing about the whole interview.

**Posted by Le Bear Polar** March 8, 2014 3:21 am

SolarSystem wrote:
He definitely has, and to witness this really is the best thing about the whole interview.

Exactly! Love how courteous he was towards her.