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Alan Bennett is a distinguished British screenwriter, playwright and occasionally an actor. In the latter capacity, Bennett is best known as one of the "Beyond the Fringe" comedy troupe, where he was the most unobtrusive member of the lively group that included Dudley Moore, Peter Cook, and Jonathan Miller. He also wrote for the show. Bennet is the son of a Yorkshire butcher. As a young man he won a scholarship to Oxford. As a writer, Bennett is highly regarded for his ability to create detailed, memorable character sketches of complicated men. His work has appeared on stage, screen, and television. Among his better known films is his in-depth portrait of the notorious spy Guy Burgess, An Englishman Abroad (1983). ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi LESS

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Audiobook: Alan Bennett: Talking Heads 2 by Alan Bennett

Buy full audiobook: www.qksrv.net Six more monologues from Britain's foremost writer delivered by the nation's favorite performers. In these six new pieces Alan Bennett retains the gripping stories, intensity of delivery, and masterly style of his original monologues. The suburban normality of the world his characters inhabit once again belies their lives of secrets, revelations, fears, crimes, and passions. They tell their stories, and in doing so reveal more than they know of the humour, passion, and sadness of their lives. Alongside the original pieces, these superb monologues form one of the great contributions to television drama. Included in this collection are: • Miss Fozzard Finds her Feet, with Patricia Routledge • The Hand of God, with Eileen Atkins • Playing Sandwiches, with David Haig • The Outside Dog, with Julie Walters • Nights in the Gardens of Spain, with Penelope Wilton • Waiting for the Telegram, with Thora Hird