Telling Tales
Alan Bennett re-lives his upbringing in Leeds in a series of talks, both amusing and touching.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.A Strip of Blue
04-11-200014mThe first of ten new monologues, written and delivered by Alan Bennett, that tell of his boyhood and youth in Leeds during the Second World War. Here, a patch of upholstery trigger...
- Ep 2
2.Our War
04-11-200015mIn this monologue, the writer reflects on how the Second World War seemed to pass his family by.
- Ep 3
3.An Ideal Home
12-11-200014mAlan Bennett explains how living over a butcher's shop has its drawbacks, not least the carcasses hanging in the cellar.
- Ep 4
4.A Shy Butcher
15-11-200013mAlan Bennett continues his monologues about growing up in Leeds by recalling his father.
- Ep 5
5.Days Out
18-11-200014mAlan Bennett continues his monologues about growing up in Leeds with recollections of the craze for hiking.
- Ep 6
6.Proper Names
22-11-200013mIn tonight's monologue, Alan Bennett reflects on what couples call one another. And what they don't.
- Ep 7
7.Eating Out
25-11-200014mContinuing his series of monologues about growing up in Yorkshire, Alan Bennett recalls the perils of department-store cafes in Leeds.
- Ep 8
8.Aunt Eveline
29-11-200016mIn tonight's monologue, Alan Bennett remembers a cinema pianist with a confusing anatomy.
- Ep 9
9.Unsaid Prayers
02-12-200014mContinuing his series of monologues about growing up in Leeds, Alan Bennett recalls boyhood piety, the miseries of fundamentalist religion, and his quarrel with God.
- Ep 10
10.No Mean City
06-12-200014mIn this final monologue, Alan Bennett reflects on his upbringing in Leeds.
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