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Alan Bennett - Untold Stories Part 3: Written On The Body Written By - Alan Bennett Narrated By - Alan Bennett Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd Runtime : 2 hours 30 minutes Categories : Biographical Autobiography Arts & Drama Comedy Price : $18.49 Buy Now... Alan Bennett reads five more extracts from Untold Stories , his major collection of new writings.   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. Following on from Untold Stories: Part I: Stories and Part 2: The Diaries ,  Part 3: Written on the Body is both a reflection on Alan Bennett's childhood and schooldays and a meditation on writing. Written on the Body is a sideways look at Bennett's schooldays at Leeds Modern School, and a recollection of the growing pains of puberty. Seeing Stars is a nostalgic view of the movies of the Forties, seen by Bennett and his family in any one of the half a dozen cinemas in their district in Leeds, including the Western, the Clifton, the Picturedrome and the Lyric. Finally, Staring Out of the Window lets us into Bennett's creative process, which apparently consists of a good deal of... well... staring out of the window. Alan Bennett's television series Talking Heads has become a modern-day classic, as have many of his works for the stage, including Forty Years On, The Lady in the Van, The Madness of George III (together with the Oscar-nominated screenplay The Madness of King George ) and an adaptation of The Wind in the Willows . The History Boys won the Evening Standard and Critics' Circle awards for Best Play, the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play, the South Bank Award and six Tony Awards. Other titles you may be interested in Destined for Destiny Written By - Scott Dikkers and Peter Hilleren Narrated By - Scott Dikkers and Peter Hilleren Published By : Simon & Schuster Runtime : 5 hours Categories : Politics Military Comedy Price : $29.95 $17.95 The great man we meet here displays his mother's steely resolve and vindictive temper, his father's keen mastery of language, and his own unique gift of deciding. More info... Alan Bennett - The Lady in the Van Written By - Alan Bennett Narrated By - Alan Bennett Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd Runtime : 2 hours 20 minutes Categories : Comedy Comedy Modern Classics Price : $18.49 A bizarre recollection of the events and major turning points in the life of the author; Alan Bennett. An incredibly moving piece that will win your heart... More info... Ultimate David Sedaris Box Set, The Written By - David Sedaris Narrated By - Various Published By : Hachette Audio Runtime : 22 hours Categories : Contemporary Comedy Short Stories Journalism Price : $99.98 $69.99 Collection of Sedaris's hilarious audio programs, including two of his most recent releases More info... Have You Heard The One About? Volume 1 Written By - Various Narrated By - Various Published By : Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks Runtime : 2 hours Categories : TV & Film Autobiography Comedy Price : $29.61 $14.25 Have you heard the story about the day Dickie Bird was invited to lunch with the Queen? Or the one about Brian Johnstone when he joined the Genadier Guards? More info... Telling Tales Written By - Alan Bennett Narrated By - Alan Bennett Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd Runtime : 2 hours 10 minutes Categories : Biographical Arts & Drama Comedy Historical Price : $18.49 Alan Bennett recalls his childhood in a sequence of talks that are funny, touching and told in his unique style... More info...