Untold Stories - The Diaries

Synopsis

"Untold Stories", Alan Bennett's first major collection of prose since his bestselling "Writing Home", brings together the finest and funniest of his writing over the last ten years. Two recordings feature selected material from "Untold Stories": "Part 1: Stories" (also available from BBC Audio) contains the title piece, and "Part 2: The Diaries" covers Alan Bennett's much-celebrated diaries for 1997-2004. "Part 2: The Diaries" - Alan Bennett's diaries from 1997-2004 are an erudite collection of witty yet poignant recollections told in his own unique voice. Whether appreciating the simple pleasures of nature, or commenting on religion, politics or the arts, his observations are incisive, funny, and yet always meaningful.