Alan Bennett's Cookery Tips
Mary Poppins meets Adrian Mole in Nina Stibbe's letters from the heart of 1980s literary London.
Nina exchanges cookery tips with Alan Bennett and finds Thomas Hardy irritating.
Read by Rebekah Staton
Abridged by Penny Leicester
Produced by Gemma Jenkins.
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'It's fantastic here'
Rebekah Staton reads an excerpt from Love, Nina: Dispatches from Family Life
Music used in the programme
Girls Just Want To Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper
Our House by Madness
Pass The Dutchie by Musical Youth
Town Called Malice by The Jam
The Love Cats by The Cure
Venus by Bananarama
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Rebekah Staton |
| Producer | Gemma Jenkins |
| Abridger | Penny Leicester |
| Author | Nina Stibbe |
Broadcasts
Christmas Eve 201309:45BBC Radio 4 FM- Tue 6 Nov 201814:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 7 Nov 201802:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
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