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Radio 4,14 mins

Alan Bennett's 'Enough Said' on Brexit and Covid-19

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Alan Bennett’s latest volume of diaries is out in March 2026, covering eight years from 2016-2024. Titled 'Enough Said', the famed playwright of The History Boys starts the diaries in the year of Brexit and leads to a time after the Covid-19 pandemic. Special correspondent James Naughtie has been talking to him about the tumultuous time period.

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