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Friday 22 November, 2024

Listen to Benedict Cumberbatch failing to say 'penguins'

“Pengwings.”

FIVE YEARS AGO, the BBC broadcast an extensive nature documentary about the South Pacific.

It was narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch, before he became the internet phenomenon he is today.

Sadly, Benedict Cumberbatch can’t say ‘penguins’.

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Listen to Benedict Cumberbatch failing to say 'penguins'

More: Watch 12 hapless tourists struggling to translate Irish slang>

More: This little boy and girl arguing about the weather are the most adorable thing you’ll see today>