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:
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Benedict Cumberbatch reads George Bernard Shaw's hilariously grumpy letters
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Benedict Cumberbatch reads a 17-year-old Tom Hanks' letter:
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