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Alan Bennett at 80: Hytner Meets Bennett

Sir Nicholas Hytner interviews playwright Alan Bennett, ranging across 40 years of his work for stage, television and cinema, on the eve of his 80th birthday.

Sir Nicholas Hytner interviews living legend and playwright Alan Bennett on the eve of his 80th birthday. Ranging across 40 years of his work for stage, television and cinema, it is the first time these long term collaborators (The Madness of King George, The History Boys and more) have engaged in a full-length debate on television about the art of what they do. Includes clips of eight of Bennett's productions from Forty Years On (1968) to The Habit of Art (2009).

59 minutes

Last on

Mon 6 May 202400:20

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RoleContributor
Interviewed GuestAlan Bennett
InterviewerNicholas Hytner
ProducerBasil Comely
DirectorBasil Comely
Production ManagerNicholas Franklin
Production CoordinatorGrace Brassington

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