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Alan Bennett (born 9 May 1934) is an English playwright, screenwriter, actor and author. He was born in Leeds and attended Oxford University where he studied history and performed with the Oxford Revue. He stayed to teach and research medieval history at the university for several years. His collaboration as writer and performer with Dudley Moore, Jonathan Miller and Peter Cook in the satirical revue Beyond the Fringe at the 1960 Edinburgh Festival brought him instant fame. He gave up academia, and turned to writing full-time, his first stage play Forty Years On being produced in 1968.
His work includes The Madness of George III and its film adaptation, the series of monologues Talking Heads, the play and subsequent film The History Boys, and popular audio books, including his readings of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Winnie-the-Pooh.
Bennett was born in Armley in Leeds. The son of a co-op butcher, Walter, and his wife Lilian Mary (née Peel), Bennett attended Christ Church, Upper Armley, Church of England School (in the same class as Barbara Taylor Bradford), and then Leeds Modern School (now Lawnswood School).
Actors: Jill McCullough (miscellaneous crew), George Faber (producer), Rhys Ifans (actor), David Sterne (actor), Colin Towns (composer), Richard Durden (actor), Alan Cox (actor), Elizabeth Hawthorne (actress), Peter Rowley (actor), Charles Pattinson (producer), Jonathan Aris (actor), John Leigh (actor), Timothy Balme (actor), Barbara Darragh (costume designer), Robin Soans (actor),
Genres: Biography, Drama,Actors: Graham Chapman (actor), John Cleese (actor), John Cleese (actor), John Cleese (actor), John Cleese (actor), John Cleese (actor), Phil Collins (actor), Ronnie Corbett (actor), John Cleese (actor), David Frost (actor), Terry Gilliam (actor), Terry Gilliam (actor), Terry Gilliam (actor), Terry Gilliam (actor), Terry Gilliam (actor),
Plot: Host Eddie Izzard links together interviews with former Python members and other famous comedians to tell the story of one the most famous comedy troupes of the 20th century. Includes rare clips, including the seldom seen "German episodes."
Keywords: comedy-troupe, monty-python, number-in-title, sketch-comedyActors: Gene Reynolds (director), Elinor Donahue (actress), Larry Gelbart (producer), Gene Reynolds (producer), Larry Gelbart (writer), Michael Talbott (actor), Liam Dunn (actor), Joe Di Reda (actor), Ted Eccles (actor), Paul Clemens (actor), Denise Nickerson (actress), Rachel Bard (actress), Rob Berger (actor), Tannis G. Montgomery (actress), Victoria Huxtable (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Drama,Actors: Lee Phelps (actor), Pedro Regas (actor), Lynton Brent (actor), Bud Geary (actor), Stanley Blystone (actor), Frank Hagney (actor), Reed Howes (actor), Dick Elliott (actor), Selmer Jackson (actor), Tom Kennedy (actor), Paul Guilfoyle (actor), George Magrill (actor), Donald Meek (actor), Steve Pendleton (actor), Edwin Stanley (actor),
Plot: Eddie Haines is a radio reporter with Station KBC. He is always getting the scoop, which infuriates those at the New York Star, which happens to employ his ex-girlfriend Mary Bradley. But when Mary is kidnapped while thinking she is getting a scoop on a big story, Eddie and Mary, (ie. the print media and the radio media), must work together to rescue her.
Keywords: 1930s, announcer, archive-footage, b-movie, backpack-radio, barroom, blackmail, body-in-trunk, broadcasting, cigarette-smokingPaul Merton Interviews Alex Jennings & Alan Bennett. For more go to ----------
Alan Bennett joins Nick Hytner to discuss his earliest work, their many collaborations and Bennett's illustrious career as a playwright. Discover more about the art of making theatre with the National Theatre: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/discover Bookshop: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/bookshop Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nationaltheatre Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/national.theatre.london iTunes: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/itunes TES: http://www.tes.co.uk/nationaltheatre SoundCloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/nationaltheatre
Alan Bennett chooses his favourite television programmes
British playwright Alan Bennett on his celebrated play, THE HISTORY BOYS, a thought-provoking comedy about eight bright, funny students trying to get into good colleges. He also discusses his witty and moving new memoir, UNTOLD STORIES. Theater Talk is a series devoted to the world of the stage. It began on New York television in 1993 and is co-hosted by Michael Riedel (Broadway columnist for the New York Post) and series producer Susan Haskins. The program is one of the few independent productions on PBS and now airs weekly on Thirteen/WNET in New York and WGBH in Boston. Now, CUNY TV offers New York City viewers additional opportunities to catch each week's show. (Of course, Theater Talk is no stranger to CUNY TV, since the show is taped here each week before its first airing on Th...
Alan Bennett gets a ride in Mr Murdoch’s car and gets a review from T. S. Eliot in his 2012 diary. Read it in full: http://www.lrb.co.uk/v35/n01/alan-bennett/diary ABOUT THE LRB Since 1979, the London Review of Books has stood up for the tradition of the literary and intellectual essay in English. Each issue contains up to 15 long reviews and essays by academics, writers and journalists. There are also shorter art and film reviews, as well as poems and a lively letters page. A typical issue moves through political commentary to science or ancient history by way of literary criticism and social anthropology. So, for example, an issue can open with a piece on the rhetoric of war, move on to reassessing the reputation of Pythagoras, follow that with articles on the situation in Iraq, the 1...
Pleasure at Her Majesty's revue - for Amnesty International.
An interview of the "Beyond the Fringe" stars with Michael Parkinson.
In a 2011 Primrose Hill Lecture, Alan Bennett talks about what public libraries, now under threat, have meant to him. Read the published article here: http://www.lrb.co.uk/v33/n15/alan-bennett/baffled-at-a-bookcase ABOUT THE LRB Since 1979, the London Review of Books has stood up for the tradition of the literary and intellectual essay in English. Each issue contains up to 15 long reviews and essays by academics, writers and journalists. There are also shorter art and film reviews, as well as poems and a lively letters page. A typical issue moves through political commentary to science or ancient history by way of literary criticism and social anthropology. So, for example, an issue can open with a piece on the rhetoric of war, move on to reassessing the reputation of Pythagoras, follow...
The perennial playwright reflects on his career with Nicholas Hytner, discussing work from 1991 to the present day. Discover more about the art of making theatre with the National Theatre: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/discover Bookshop: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/bookshop Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nationaltheatre Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/national.theatre.london iTunes: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/itunes TES: http://www.tes.co.uk/nationaltheatre SoundCloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/nationaltheatre
This year the National Theatre celebrates its 50th anniversary. As part of the celebrations actors, writers and directors answer the same ten questions about the National in a special series of Platform events. Alan Bennett and Frances de la Tour celebrate 50 years of the National Theatre and share their memories of the theatre, on and off stage. For our podcast collection on the Scene Changes looking at the developments and changes in theatre, both off and on stage, over the past 50 years go here: http://snd.sc/18MI7ZC For more information on upcoming Platform events: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/whats-on/platforms Discover more about the art of making theatre with the National Theatre: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/discover Bookshop: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/books...
Maggie Smith, Alan Bennett, Director Nicholas Hytner, Alex Jennings and Producer Kevin Loader attend the London Film Festival Press Conference of The Lady in the Van. More from HeyUGuys Website ► http://HeyUGuys.com Follow us on Twitter ► http://twitter.com/HeyUGuys Subscribe here! ► http://bit.ly/HeyUGuysYTSub Facebook ► http://facebook.com/HeyUGuys Instagram ► http://instagram.com/HeyUGuysOfficial
(UK) Mysterygirl00 brings yet another classic documentary. "Inside The Abbey" hosted by acclaimed playwright Alan Bennett. The most in depth view of the history of the abbey and it's importance in the history and culture of England. A very enjoyable and informative film. This was actually taped off a VCR when I was living in the states for four years than dubbed onto DVD and then converted to video file. And very difficult to find this anywhere on you tube. I do believe it might be the only one in existence on the internet. I am not even quite sure if it is on DVD. I do apologize that the video and audio are a bit out of synch. I have not been able to come up with a plausible explanation as to why this is so. Please use the Closed Captioning for English Subtitles to help correct the issue....
Alan Bennett reads his essay on private education for the London Review of Books. Read the essay here: http://www.lrb.co.uk/v36/n12/alan-bennett/fair-play ABOUT THE LRB Since 1979, the London Review of Books has stood up for the tradition of the literary and intellectual essay in English. Each issue contains up to 15 long reviews and essays by academics, writers and journalists. There are also shorter art and film reviews, as well as poems and a lively letters page. A typical issue moves through political commentary to science or ancient history by way of literary criticism and social anthropology. So, for example, an issue can open with a piece on the rhetoric of war, move on to reassessing the reputation of Pythagoras, follow that with articles on the situation in Iraq, the 19th-centu...
Alan Bennett - Man And Music - Joseph Haydn (1985 broadcast) complete episode
Beyond the Fringe was a British comedy stage revue written and performed by Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Alan Bennett, and Jonathan Miller. It played in London's West End and then on New York's Broadway in the early 1960s, and is widely regarded as seminal to the rise of satire in 1960s Britain.
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Alan Bennett Interview The Lady In the Van Premiere Subscribe to Red Carpet News: http://bit.ly/1s3BQ54 Alan Bennett talks to Red Carpet News at the BFI London Film Festival 2015 about new film The Lady In the Van. The film stars Maggie Smith an is inspired by the true story of the homeless woman who lived in a van in the driveway of the celebrated author for 15 years. Red Carpet News brings you all the latest Film & Entertainment News. Featuring exclusive content and interviews for Game Of Thrones, Sherlock, Hunger Games, Marvel, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Downton Abbey, Doctor Who and so much more. Visit our homepage at http://www.redcarpetnewstv.com or follow us on Twitter @RedCarpetNewsTV for exclusive daily updates, reviews, photo galleries and more. Don't forget to subscribe and ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mj91 Mark Lawson in conversation with famous personalities from all walks of life. In this episode, he talks to Alan Bennett.
Listen to the full audiobook: http://copydl.space/mabk/30/en/B000BRYNE6/book Alan Bennett's three classic Bbc Radio full-cast dramas: Kafka's Dick, Forty Years On, and An Englishman Abroad.kafka's Dickalison Steadman, Richard Griffiths, and Nigel Anthony star in this Bbc Radio 4 version of Alan Bennett's acclaimed comedy drama, described by the Daily Telegraph's Gillian Reynolds as "pure joy". Bennett's brilliantly clever comedy not only examines the relationship between life and art, but also asks, What was Kafka's embarrassing little problem?forty Years Onalan Bennett stars in the production of his own acclaimed satirical comedy about a headmaster of Albion House who is retiring and takes part in the end-of-year entertainment for the last time. It also stars Robert Bathurst and Eleanor B...
Listen to the full audiobook: http://copydl.space/mabk/30/en/B000OYERQA/book This version of Forty Years On, Alan Bennett's popular stage play, starring Sir John Gielgud, Alan Bennett, and Paul Eddington, is paired with A Woman of No Importance, one of Bennett's famous monologues, starring Patricia Routledge as Margaret.
Listen to the full audiobook: http://copydl.space/mabk/30/en/B000BQYRCK/book Untold Stories, Alan Bennett's first major collection of prose since his best-selling Writing Home, brings together the finest and funniest of his writing over the last 10 years. Two recordings feature selected material from Untold Stories:part 1: Stories contains the title piece, and Part 2: The Diaries covers Alan Bennett's much-celebrated diaries for 1997-2004. Stories is a poignant family memoir recalling the marriage of Alan's parents, the lives and deaths of his aunts, and the uncovering of a long-held family secret. At times heartrending, and at others extremely funny, Untold Stories is a matchless and unforgettable journey into Alan Bennett's past.
Listen to the full audiobook: http://hotaudiobook.com/mabk/30/en/B0007PC538/book This unique anthology of Alan Bennet's Bbc radio and television work features extracts from his diaries and readings, as well as tributes to friends Russell Harty and Peter Cook.he recollects his early memories of Leeds, reads his favourite children's stories (most of which he only discovered as an adult) and reveals his first and only true comedy performance. He talks about the business of being a writer and muses on language, television, the theatre, and his abiding interest in art and architecture.with an introduction and specially recorded links by Alan Bennett, this collection is essential listening for fans of one of Britain's best-loved authors and story-tellers.
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Get your free copy of this audiobook: http://copydl.space/mabk/30/en/B0007PC538/audiobook This unique anthology of Alan Bennet's Bbc radio and television work features extracts from his diaries and readings, as well as tributes to friends Russell Harty and Peter Cook.he recollects his early memories of Leeds, reads his favourite children's stories (most of which he only discovered as an adult) and reveals his first and only true comedy performance. He talks about the business of being a writer and muses on language, television, the theatre, and his abiding interest in art and architecture.with an introduction and specially recorded links by Alan Bennett, this collection is essential listening for fans of one of Britain's best-loved authors and story-tellers.
Next week I head to London to interview Alan Bennett about his play 'The History Boys'. I want to ask him YOUR questions, so let me know what you want me to ask. Email info@mrbruff.com with your questions
40 Years On by Alan Bennett Iridescent comedy! Since I have read The Madness of King George, The History Boys, Kafka’s Dick and a few other works by Alan Bennett, I am enchanted with the author. The major themes, the humor and the seriousness with which they are alternatingly treated have charmed me completely. In 40 Years On we have the familiar issues of education – or schooling, as the headmaster prefers to think of it- history and its peculiar details, looked upon with jocularity, famous authors and politicians. The headmaster is played by Alan Bennett himself and has an outdated perspective that even he admits, albeit unconsciously: - My standards are outdated of course! Standards are meant to be that way! When the new headmaster will take office, since he has liberal views, the s...
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