4 Extra Debut. Alan Bennett reads from his diaries: The History Boys has ended its theatre run and he laments abandoned pieces he has written. Show more

Alan Bennett reads from his diaries. Unexpected revelations about Gordon Brown, John Sergeant and a lost pullover. Show more

Alan Bennett’s diaries. The writer gifts works to the Bodleian Library and hunts for a sound effect for WH Auden breaking wind. Show more

Alan Bennett reads from his diaries: ‘Fanny Hill’ and reflecting on his public image as “kindly, cosy and essentially harmless.” Show more

Alan Bennett reads from his diaries. Reflections on how much easier it is to get married than to get a Camden parking permit. Show more

Reading from his diaries, Alan Bennett has ice cream poured down the back of his raincoat – and is robbed of £1500. Show more

Reading from his diaries, Alan Bennett is mistaken for Alan Ayckbourn and looks a gift (War) Horse in the mouth. Show more

Alan reflects on the “back place” in writers’ lives, and talks about hiding – or not hiding – under Dudley Moore’s bed. Show more

Reading from his diaries, Alan breaks into a medieval Abbey and acts on stage for the first time in 20 years. Show more

Alan Bennett reflects on his dramatic experiences with pigs, boa constrictors and steaming – or not so steaming – manure. Show more