Alan
Bennett
Diaries
1980
-
1990
2
audio
casssette
tapes
2hrs
running
time
BBC
Radio
Collection
1994
In
good
used
condition
in
a
good
plastic
case
The
eighties
were
a
busy
time
for
Alan
Bennett,
playright
,
actor
and
diarist.
His
insider's
ear
on
the
arts
world
-
Thora
Hind
and
Coral
Browne,
Denholme
Elliot
and
Maggie
Smith
-
is
eccentric
and
unmissable.
But
Bennett's
canvas
is
broader
-
a
writers
tour
of
Russia,
life
in
New
York
and
Camden,
filming
in
Egypt,
the
Falklands
war,
Mrs
Thatcher
and
tales
of
a
Yorkshire
Village.
Bennett's
view
of
the
decade
confirms
him
as
one
of
life's
great
observers-
clear
eyed,
compassionate
and
funny
These
diaries
are
taken
from
Alan
Bennetts
book,
Writing
Home.
Alan
Bennett's
gentle,
wry
observations
of
life
have
made
him
one
of
the
UK's
best-loved
and
most
famous
authors.
He
reads
extracts
from
his
bestselling
diaries
which
offer
a
fascinating
insight
into
his
life
-
the
work
on
location,
life
in
Camden
and
food,
poignant
memories
of
his
childhood
and
home
life.