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Many television, stage and radio plays followed, along with screenplays, short stories, novellas, a large body of nonfictional prose and broadcasting, and many appearances as librarian note. Alan bennett talking heads 2 1998, cassette discogs. Alan bennett s muchloved collection of monologues, giving us a glimpse in to the lives of six ordinary british people. The complete talking heads audiobook alan bennett audible. First broadcast on bbc tv and bbc radio 4 in the 1980s and 1990s, they won a host of awards and huge popular acclaim, and remain among his most admired works today. Oct 15, 2016 i wouldnt know kate moss if i fell over her. As a tv series, a book, a stage play and an audio, talking heads has become a phenomenon. Untold stories, alan bennetts first major collection of prose since his bestselling writing home, brings together the finest and funniest of his writing over the last 10 years. He stayed to teach and research medieval history at the university for several years.
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