A critically-acclaimed double bill of Alan Bennett plays, originally performed at the National Theatre and adapted for BBC Radio 4.
An Englishman Abroad: It is 1958, and in a squalid flat in Moscow, double-agent Guy Burgess is hiding from the world.
When he is visited by actress Coral Browne, he is overjoyed to see someone from his former life in England. Starved for information, Burgess interrogates her about English society gossip, and cajoles her into taking home measurements for a new pinstripe suit from his London tailor...
A Question of Attribution: In 1956, Sir Anthony Blunt – pillar of the Establishment and respected Knight of the Realm – is working as Surveyor of the Queen’s Pictures.
Perfectly at home in the corridors of Buckingham Palace, he frequently encounters Her Majesty as he works on her paintings, and has a special fondness for one particular Titian.
However, there is one small problem: the painting, like Blunt himself, is a fake. Is the Queen aware that her enigmatic servant might also be other than he seems?
Poignant and moving, these two brand new adaptations feature household names Simon Callow, Brigit Forsyth, Edward Petherbridge and Prunella Scales.
Written By : Alan Bennett
Narrator : Alan Bennett
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length : 2 hours 35 minutes
Type : Autobiography Biographical Biographical
Price : $18.49
Alan Bennett's diaries from 1997-2004 are an erudite collection of witty yet poignant recollections told In his own unique voice... See full description...
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Written By : Alan Bennett
Narrator : Various
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length : 2 hours
Type : British Radio Shows Biographical Short Stories
Price : $18.49
Alan Bennett introduces three monologues starring Thora Hird including her final performance. See full description...
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Written By : Alan Bennett
Narrator : Alan Bennett
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length : 2 hours 30 minutes
Type : Biographical Autobiography British Biographical
Price : $18.49
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Written By : Various
Narrator : Various
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length : 1 hour
Type : Biographical Music Related Radio Shows Biographical British
Price : $7.25
A special tribute edition of Home Truths, hosted by Tom Robinson, including a visit to John Peel's family at 'Peel Acres'... See full description...
Written By : Pete McCarthy
Narrated By : Pete McCarthy
Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Length : 2 hours
Type : Autobiography Biographical Travel
Price : $16.75
The audio of the million-selling book - Pete McCarthy's hilarious journey in search of his Irish roots.
McCarthy's tale of his hilarious trip around Ireland has gained thousands of fans all over the world.
Pete was born in Warrington to an Irish mother and an English father and spent happy summer holidays in Cork. Years later, reflecting on the many places he has visited as a travel broadcaster, Pete admits that he feels more at home in Ireland than anywhere. To find out whether this is due to rose-coloured spectacles or to a deeper tie with the country of his ancestors, Pete sets off on a trip around Ireland and discovers that it has changed in surprising ways.
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