Benedict Cumberbatch reads a letter to a man blow-drying his balls at the gym

Patti Smith performs Wing in New York City

Martin Stephen reads a letter thanking the RNLI for saving his life at sea

Lolly Adefope reads a hilarious series of letters telling a tragic festive tale

Benedict Cumberbatch reads Kurt Vonnegut's letter to the future

Rose McGowan reads a powerful letter from a daughter to her late mother

Geri Halliwell-Horner reads a reply from a feminist to an unsolicited declaration of love

Bella Ramsey reads a moving letter to themself

Rob Brydon reads a hilarious letter from Groucho Marx to his brother

Edie Falco reads Helen Keller's letter about 'seeing' the Empire State Building

Andy Serkis reads a brilliant letter from a chimpanzee to a scientist

Thom Yorke reads a hilarious letter about a surprising text message

Sanjeev Bhaskar reads Spike Milligan's hilarious letter replying to some reader feedback

Chiwetel Ejiofor reads possibly the funniest letter of recommendation ever

Michael Palin reads a letter to a friend after the loss of their leg

Alan Carr reads a letter written by a very disgruntled airline passenger

Ferdinand Kingsley reads Dylan Thomas' letter about being far too hot

James Earl Jones reads Kurt Vonnegut's inspirational letter to a group of students

Tom Blyth reads Kurt Vonnegut's beautiful ode to his mother

Daisy Ridley reads an urgent letter to Planet Earth

Ira Glass reads a powerful letter about American politics

Olivia Colman reads a raunchy letter of complaint to Paul Newman

Common reads James Baldwin's incredible letter of advice

Harriet Walter reads a letter to the Lady Selling Seashells by the Seashore

Peter Dinklage reads a very funny letter in defence of beavers

Woody Harrelson reads a letter about a very grumpy cat

Jurek Becker's wife Christine reads his hilarious postcards home

Sebastian Koch reads a hilarious letter from a writer with too many birthday presents

Dagmara Domińczyk reads a hilarious letter to a recorder

Peter Dinklage reads a love letter to New York City

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Common reads Cary Grant's charming letter to his only daughter

Patti Smith reads her own goodbye letter to Robert Mapplethorpe

Tony Robinson reads a hilariously grumpy letter from a father to a son

Angélique Kidjo reads a letter to the girls of the world

Benedict Cumberbatch reads a letter of apology from a father to his children

Jodie Whittaker reads a life-affirming letter written by a terminal cancer patient

Sara Pascoe reads a hilarious letter asking for clarity on God's Law

Damian Lewis reads a hilarious letter from a girls' football team coach

Gillian Anderson reads Katherine Mansfield's charming letter about twins

Dame Harriet Walter reads a letter about sexuality in middle age

Angela Rayner reads a hilarious letter about Rishi Sunak's government

Louisa Harland reads Sharon Horgan’s powerful letter to all men

Benedict Cumberbatch reads one of Alexei Navalny's final letters

Jason Isaacs reads a gloriously grumpy letter written by the creator of Withnail & I

Taron Egerton reads a love letter written by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas

Gillian Anderson reads Anaïs Nin's passionate letter about sex and poetry

Kae Tempest performs 'People's Faces' at the Royal Albert Hall

Rob Delaney reads a letter sent by an Ancient Roman who had been stood up

Tobias Menzies reads Evelyn Waugh's blisteringly funny letter about his fans

Harnaam Kaur reads her own powerful letter about self love

Jodie Whittaker reads Peter Capaldi's letter to a 9-year-old Doctor Who fan

Edie Falco reads a letter to white supremacists

Sanjeev Bhaskar reads Spike Milligan's hilarious letter home during WWII

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Minnie Driver reads a letter about a disastrous encounter with some wax strips

Tom Odell performs Black Friday at the Royal Albert Hall

Stephen Fry reads Nick Cave's stirring letter about ChatGPT and human creativity

Benedict Cumberbatch reads a notoriously grumpy Irish playwright's letter of complaint

Olivia Colman reads a novelist's (rather funny) complaint letter to a funeral parlour