The complete talking heads / an independent production for te BBC by Slow Motion Ltd. ; produced by Mark Shivas, Innes Lloyd ; directed by Patrick Garland ...[and others].

Format:

• Video

Contributor:

• Garland, Patrick, director.
• Shivas, Mark, producer.
• Lloyd, Innes, producer.
• Routledge, Patricia, actor.
• Massey, Anna, actor.
• Cole, Stephanie, actor.
• Fenton, George, composer.
• Bennett, Alan, 1934-
• British Broadcasting Corporation, producer.
• Slow Motion Ltd, producer.
• BBC Worldwide Ltd., distributor.
• John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Bennett, Alan, 1934---Film adaptations.
• Bennett, Alan, 1934-.
• Monologues.
• Television plays, English.

Genre:

• Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
• Motion pictures, British.
• Television series.
• Television adaptations.
• Film adaptations.
• Video recordings.

Physical Description:

• 3 videodiscs (295 min.) : sound, color ; c2005
• polychrome

Place of Publication:

[England] : BBC Worldwide LTD, [2005]

Language Note:

Closed-captioned.

System Details:

• DVD - PAL; Dolby digital mono; Region 2 + 4.
• digital
• optical
• mono
• Dolby
• PAL
• video file
• DVD video
• region 2

Summary:

Talking Heads is a complete collection of Bennett's six masterful monologues, performed by the authour and five of Britain's leading actresses. In these compelling pieces, Bennett displays the wry observation, knowing irony and tender misunderstement that have ensured his rightful place at the forefront of contemporary writing. Alan Bennett' six monologues are poignant, funny and written with the author's powerful insight into human nature. As a TV series, a book, a stage play and an audio, Talking Heads has become a phenomenon.

Contents:

• Series 1. A chip in the sugar
• A lady of letters
• Bed among the lentils
• Soldiering on
• Her big chance
• A cream carcker under the settee. Series 2. Miss Fozzard finds her feet
• The Hand of God
• Playing sandwiches
• Outside dog
• Nights in the garden of Spain
• Waiting for the telegram.

Participant:

Alan Bennett with Particia Routledge, Anna Massey, Stephanie Cole, Julie Walters and Thora Hird.

Credits:

Executive producer, Alan Bennett ; music, George Fenton.

Notes:

Originally series 1, 1988 ; series 2, 1998.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

Related Work:

Bennett, Alan, 1934- Complete talking heads.

OCLC:

65340056

Publisher Number:

• 5014503163624
• BBCDVD1636 BBC Worldwide LTD

Online:

The John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund Home Page