BC narrates classic children's book

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BC narrates classic children's book Feb 13, 2018 15:00:50 GMT via Tapatalk

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Post by sgev1977 on Feb 13, 2018 15:00:50 GMT

There is a Daily Mail article with photos:

www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-5386329/Benedict-Cumberbatch-delights-audience-narrates-classic-children-s-book.html

My silly posts in another thread:

I saw a tweet early today with a photo of the girl, the old lady and the tiger in which someone mentioned BC and I thought they were calling the tiger "Benedict Cumberbatch"!!! There are a lot of people using his name like that on social media!.. And the eyes kind of looked similar TBH.

EDITED: it was the tiger with some kids:

OMG! The tiger kind of looks like him!!!!

It seems this is the event:

www.storystock.co.uk/

I'm not sure if it's a charity event, tho. They are celebrating the author's career and the 50th anniversary of her book: The Tiger who came to tea

www.bactickets.co.uk/content/44489/whats_on/shows/live_performance_judith_kerr_presents_happy_50th_birthday_to_the_tiger_who_came_to_tea

BC is the "very special surprise guess"

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BC narrates classic children's book Feb 13, 2018 15:21:10 GMT

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Post by roverpup on Feb 13, 2018 15:21:10 GMT

How wonderful! He looks so chuffed to be there.

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First published in 1968, The Tiger That Came To Tea concerns a young girl, Sophie, her mother, and a hungry tiger who interrupts their afternoon tea.
Cumberbatch said he had vague memories of the book being read to him as a child and now uses it as a bedtime story for his two sons, Christopher and Hal.
He told the audience: “It is something that has continued from generation to generation and it’s now a wonderful thing to be passing it on.

Aww! I actually got a bit of a tear in my eye reading that!

BTW - Storystock is part of the programmes associated with The Book Trust - the largest children’s reading charity in the UK. So there might be a charity aspect to this.

:-))

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queenzod God Posts: 5,160	BC narrates classic children's book Feb 13, 2018 15:52:21 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by queenzod on Feb 13, 2018 15:52:21 GMT I’m just having...issues thinking about being read to sleep by his deep, rumbling voice. In my ear, sweetly. 😍

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roverpup God Posts: 4,146	BC narrates classic children's book Feb 13, 2018 18:45:27 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by roverpup on Feb 13, 2018 18:45:27 GMT I am much more familiar with this author’s books on Mog the Cat even though the Tiger Who Came to Tea is her most famous. It looks like BC had a delightful time with the reading. He is such a sweet man! :-))
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BC narrates classic children's book Oct 15, 2020 12:18:50 GMT roverpup likes this

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‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea’ Wins Int’l Emmy Kids Animation Award

Premiering on Channel 4 on Christmas Eve, The Tiger Who Came to Tea attracted millions of viewers over the holiday period and became the network’s best-performing show of 2019 (aside from The Great British Bake Off final). The delightful story of what happens when a monstrously hungry tiger turns up unannounced as Sophie and her Mummy are having tea in the kitchen features an illustrious cast, including Benedict Cumberbatch, David Oyelowo, David Walliams, Tamsin Greig and Paul Whitehouse, and the original song “Hey Tiger!,” written by David Arnold and Don Black and performed by Robbie Williams.

www.animationmagazine.net/events/the-tiger-who-came-to-tea-wins-intl-emmy-kids-animation-award/

BC narrates classic children's book

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