A monologue by Alan Bennett, starring Thora Hird as an independent old lady who has a fall that decides her future.

Drama monologue by Alan Bennett, starring Julie Walters. Lesley is a small-part actress who lands a role in a video set on a yacht, but things are not as they seem.

Second series of monologues written by Alan Bennett. Rosemary takes over the care of a neighbour's garden after they have a brush with the law.

Wilfred Paterson works for the parks department and he works well. But when a bureaucrat tries to fill in his personnel file, his past comes back to haunt him.

A monologue by Alan Bennett. A widow starts to take control of her own life - only to discover that all her assets have been stripped away. Show more

Mallory keeps her house obsessively clean and insists the dog must stay outside. However her husband, Stuart, has dirt - and worse - on his hands…

Drama monologue written by and starring Alan Bennett. Graham, a middle-aged man who lives with his mother, finds her taking up with old flame Mr Turnbull.

Drama monologue written by Alan Bennett, starring Dame Thora Hird. Awaiting her second telegram from the monarch, Violet remembers the first. Show more

Drama monologue by Alan Bennett. Irene Ruddock lives alone. Her habit of writing letters to the appropriate authorities gets ridiculously out of hand. Show more

Alan Bennett-penned monologue in which Maggie Smith plays the vicar's wife who finds a vision of God at the local off-licence.

Miss Fozzard has to care for her brother after he has a stroke. However, she doesn't want to leave her job in soft furnishings.

Celia, an antiques dealer, is finding it hard to get new stock. While sitting at the bedside of the unwell Miss Ventriss, Celia notices she has a house full of beautiful things.