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Season 1
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Broadcast date
04-11-2000 • 10 episodes
Episodes of this season
1. A Strip of Blue
The first of ten new monologues, written and delivered by Alan Bennett, that tell of his boyhood and youth in Leeds during the Second World War. Here, a patch of upholstery triggers memories of childhood.
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2. Our War
In this monologue, the writer reflects on how the Second World War seemed to pass his family by.
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3. An Ideal Home
Alan Bennett explains how living over a butcher's shop has its drawbacks, not least the carcasses hanging in the cellar.
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4. A Shy Butcher
Alan Bennett continues his monologues about growing up in Leeds by recalling his father.
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5. Days Out
Alan Bennett continues his monologues about growing up in Leeds with recollections of the craze for hiking.
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6. Proper Names
In tonight's monologue, Alan Bennett reflects on what couples call one another. And what they don't.
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7. Eating Out
Continuing his series of monologues about growing up in Yorkshire, Alan Bennett recalls the perils of department-store cafes in Leeds.
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8. Aunt Eveline
In tonight's monologue, Alan Bennett remembers a cinema pianist with a confusing anatomy.
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9. Unsaid Prayers
Continuing his series of monologues about growing up in Leeds, Alan Bennett recalls boyhood piety, the miseries of fundamentalist religion, and his quarrel with God.
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10. No Mean City
In this final monologue, Alan Bennett reflects on his upbringing in Leeds.
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