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Book Synopsis
The first book written on Alan Bennett's work for television, including his plays, series, documentaries and biographical pieces.

Table of Contents

Introduction: ‘Treat me as a dead author.’
1. ‘Above all ordinary’: Contexts and critical approaches
2. ‘Fair to cloudy in mid-town Morecambe’: From single play to season of plays
3. Spies and writers: the devil’s work?:
4. ‘If I start off undressed, I have nowhere to go’:Documentaries and autobiography
5. ‘They want to be seen as they see themselves’: Reinventing the monologue
Conclusion: On the Margin

Alan Bennett Television Series The Television

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: 11/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719068065, 978-0719068065
      ISBN10: 0719068061

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The first book written on Alan Bennett's work for television, including his plays, series, documentaries and biographical pieces.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction: ‘Treat me as a dead author.’
      1. ‘Above all ordinary’: Contexts and critical approaches
      2. ‘Fair to cloudy in mid-town Morecambe’: From single play to season of plays
      3. Spies and writers: the devil’s work?:
      4. ‘If I start off undressed, I have nowhere to go’:Documentaries and autobiography
      5. ‘They want to be seen as they see themselves’: Reinventing the monologue
      Conclusion: On the Margin

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