BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / Benedict Cumberbatch to read original D-day news bulletins on Radio 4

**Posted by BrettHolmes** June 5, 2014 11:07 pm

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/jun/05/benedict-cumberbatch-d-day-news-reports-bbc

Last edited by BrettHolmes (June 5, 2014 11:07 pm)

**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** June 6, 2014 6:36 am

This is such a good idea. And not only because our Benedict was doing it.

His voice is fantastic btw.

**Posted by tonnaree** June 6, 2014 11:54 am

This Is The Phantom Lady wrote:
This is such a good idea. And not only because our Benedict was doing it.

His voice is fantastic btw.

Phantom, I shall now refer to you as Captain Obvious! *giggle*

**Posted by besleybean** June 6, 2014 4:13 pm

He was wonderful.

**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** June 7, 2014 5:53 pm

I will proudly bear that title

It can't be said enough!

**Posted by clareiow** June 7, 2014 6:43 pm

He read it beautifully. As always an utter pleasure to sit and listen to his voice, purring away.

Last edited by clareiow (June 9, 2014 12:28 pm)

**Posted by Biggles86** June 8, 2014 4:28 pm

So moving. Just can't imagine what it was like living through those days. Thanks God we don't face anything like it today, I don't know whether as a country we would cope!

**Posted by besleybean** June 8, 2014 5:02 pm

Though sadly we still have wars.

**Posted by Davina** June 11, 2014 4:28 pm

And we would cope. Prior to WWll veterans of the First World War stated that 'the younger generation' were too soft etc. to fight a war for 'King and Country'. How wrong they were proved. War is a terrible, terrible thing.

**Posted by besleybean** June 11, 2014 4:48 pm

Isn't it just.