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Alan Bennett At The Bbc

By Alan Bennett

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A unique anthology of Alan Bennett's radio and television work featuring extracts from his diaries and readings, tributes to friends Russell Harty and Peter Cook plus commentary and specially... read more

Alan Bennett - Lady In The Van

By Alan Bennett

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The humorous and moving tale of Miss Shepherd, an eccentric old lady who, by a bizarre series of twists and turns, lived in the author's garden for many years. Alan Bennett reads his own acclaimed... read more

Smut: Two Unseemly Stories: The Greening of Mrs Donaldson & The Shielding of Mrs Forbes

By Alan Bennett

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Two unexpected tales written and read by the bestselling author of The Uncommon Reader, Untold Stories and The History Boys. The Greening of Mrs Donaldson Mrs Donaldson is a conventional middle-class... read more

Alan Bennett: Four Stories

By Alan Bennett

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Alan Bennett, master storyteller, reads four of his highly-acclaimed stories. The Lady in the Van - An eccentric old lady and her van are told to move on by the council, but a kind homeowner invites... read more

The Uncommon Reader

By Alan Bennett

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When the Queen chases a straying corgi through the grounds of Buckingham Palace, she happens upon the City of Westminster travelling library, and begins a journey of... read more

Alan Bennett - Diaries 1980-1990

By Alan Bennett

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Alan Bennett's gentle, wry observations of life have made him one of the country's best-loved and most famous authors. He reads extracts from his bestselling diaries which offer a... read more

The Clothes They Stood Up In

By Alan Bennett

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A quirky, wry and ironic tale about the Ransomes who have been burgled. Everything has gone, even the toilet paper, and for the stuffy solicitor and his wife it marks a turning point. 'Welcome... read more

The Laying On Of Hands

By Alan Bennett

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Alan Bennett's short story, published in the London Review of Books in May 2001 and then by Profile Books in September, is read here by the author. The action takes place at a memorial service for a... read more

Hymn: Alan Bennett And The Medici String Quartet

By Alan Bennett

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Alan Bennett joins forces with the acclaimed Medici String Quartet for a prestigious world premiere first performed at the Harrogate Festival in August 2001. Hymn is a series of prose pieces about... read more

Telling Tales

By Alan Bennett

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Ten childhood snapshots from the master of the monologue: A STRIP OF BLUE, PROPER NAMES, OUR WAR, EATING OUT, AN IDEAL HOME, AUNT EVELINE, A SHY BUTCHER, UNSAID PRAYERS, DAYS OUT, NO MEAN CITY.... read more