Alan Bennett stars in a new production of his own acclaimed satrical comedy, thirty years after its original West End debut. The Headmaster has been at Albion House for fifty years, man and...

The complete 'Talking Heads' monologues, twelve of Alan Bennett’s most highly acclaimed and best-loved works. 'A Chip in the Sugar' performed by Alan Bennett. 'A Lady of Letters' performed...

When Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited American is brought to Europe by her wealthy Aunt Touchett, it is expected that she will soon marry. But Isabel, resolved to enjoy the freedom that her...

With her acting career in the doldrums, thirty-something Kate Thornton plays internet backgammon to while away the hours.

Playing against others from Beijing to Bolton is like having a...

'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...

Virginia Woolf’s exuberant biography tells the story of the cross-dressing, sex-changing Orlando who begins life as a young noble in the sixteenth century and moves through numerous historical...

In this, his first novel, the life and career of the narcissistic, gifted and handsome hero, Amory Blaine, echoes Fitzgerald's own life in several ways. First, as a young man growing up in the age...

In Talking it Over, Gillian and Stuart were married until Oliver - witty, feckless Oliver - stole her away. In Love, etc Julian Barnes revisits Stuart, Gillian and Oliver, using the same intimate...

Sixteen years have passed since Grace was locked up, at the age of sixteen, for the cold-blooded murders of her employer and his housekeeper/lover. Her alleged accomplice in the crimes, James...

Alan Bennett introduces three monologues starring Thora Hird, including her final performance. Until the time of her death in 2003, much-loved actress Thora Hird worked regularly with the...

Hi! Let me introduce myself. I’m Martin Lukes, Special Projects Director at a-b glöbâl (UK). This is a highly unique audiobook, a creovative™ work – to use a phrase of mine that has now...

Guy Crouchback, determined to get into the war, takes a commission in the Royal Corps of Halberdiers. His spirits high, he sees all the trimmings but none of the action. And his first campaign, an...

Gil is on a collision course with his scientist father, and when he meets Jude, a passionate animal rights activist, things soon reach crisis point.

As Jude’s plans become clear, Gil...

Homecoming is the story of the Hartles, a Yorkshire family who are kind, loving - and about to have their lives turned upside down. When the novel begins, Joe and Ann Hartle, with over thirty...

Alan Bennett joins forces with the acclaimed Medici String Quartet for a prestigious world premiere first performed at the Harrogate Festival in August 2001. 'Hymn' is a series of prose pieces...