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Alan Bennett, master storyteller, reads four of his highly-acclaimed stories.'The Lady in the Van' - An eccentric old lady and her van are told to move on by the council, but a kind homeowner invites her to live in his garden. In this bizarre tale, the homeowner is Alan Bennett and the woman stays for fifteen years. As heard on BBC Radio 4, this edition also includes the short story, 'Uncle Clarence'.'The Clothes They Stood Up In' - The Ransomes have been burgled, robbed, cleaned out. Everything has gone, even the toilet paper. But, for the stuffy solicitor and his downtrodden wife, it marks a kind of liberation where nothing will ever be quite the same.'The Laying On of Hands' - A darkly humorous story for our times in which the fragile state of celebrity encounters a universal leveller.'Father! Father! Burning Bright' - Midgley determines not to let his dying father down and mounts a vigil by his bedside.Whether comical or quirky, Alan Bennett’s poignant stories are rightly regarded as modern classics.

In this unique audiobook collection from the BBC, one of the nation’s best-loved storytellers - Alan Bennett - reads four of his own most popular tales.

First, hold your nose as the highly-acclaimed writer introduces you to ‘The Lady In The Van’. This is the true story of his intriguing but hygienically challenged lodger, the consistently bizarre Maggie Shepherd who parked her van in his driveway in the early seventies and proceeded to live there until her death in 1989.

Next, laugh out loud with ‘The Clothes They Stood Up In’, an exploration of the role of people’s clutter in which an elderly couple return home one day to find that every item in their house has been taken, even the toilet roll!

‘The Laying of Hands’ follows, a darkly comic satire of celebrities, in which a number of distinctively familiar personalities gather for the funeral of the masseur, Clive Dunlop.

Last but not least, ‘Father! Father! Burning Bright’ is the witty but moving story of Midgley, who, desperate not to let his dying father down, determines to stay resolutely at his bedside until the moment he passes.

This MP3 audiobook collection provides listeners with almost nine hours of high quality entertainment from the BBC.

Product Information

Author: Alan Bennett Running Time: 8hrs 40min Publisher: AudioGO Ltd Number of CDs: 0 File Quality: MP3 (64 kbps) Release Date: 01/10/2005 D/L ISBN: 9781405626811

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