I have heard the promised land

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Yesterday I was gifted with the most holiest of holies: Benedict Cumberbatch reading Kafka's Metamorphosis. I love Kafka. Yes, I really am one of those people. I think you lot know my feelings about Benedict. With these two things combined I walked around town with the most insipid smile ever. And I don't care. But this is all I have. I need more. I must have more. I am begging you. If you have more Benedict audiobooks, whatever the hell they are: novels, non-fiction, script readings, children's books, the shopping list. Please. Please share them with me. I am in need. I am in so much need. (And probably other people are in need too, so think about all the good will you'd be putting out in the world!)

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I WANT FIVE HOURS OF SEX. Um, reading. I mean reading. NO. I mean sex. I want five hours of aural sex. I am checking now.

ETA! It is! It is! It is five hours and two minutes of aural stimulation. Um, yeah. Thank you cobweb_diamond -- did I not say that yet?

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Huzzah! I wouldn't say that Casanova is the be-all-end-all of Benny's voice work, since his audio plays are on completely different level, but I don't think it's forward of me to say that this audiobook is a life-changing experience. I have converted people to the Cult of Cumberbatch just on a 5-minute perusal. HE'S JUST THAT POTENT.

Pun entirely intended. ;)

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Audio plays. Different level. BRING FORTH AT ONCE THIS AWESOME. Please?

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His two most recent ones are Cabin Pressure, where Benny plays Captain Martin Crieff, an airline pilot. I haven't had a chance to listen to this because my life has been INSANE since school started, but I've only ever heard good things about it. The other is Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders, which I'm not familiar with, but it's Benny, so it should be fab. He's also done Doctor Who and Blake's 7 audio plays as well. sherlockbbc and cumberbatchfans will have most of what you're looking for.

And, so that I'm not just commenting with nothing to show for it, have some Benny on a stage (in 30s period dress!) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dmy3Brfl7-I), brought to you by the cool people at Sky. :)