Alan Bennett: Diary for 2018

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Alan Bennett: Diary for 2018

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Jan 3, 2019

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Alan Bennett puts on a new play and finds himself on someone’s arm, in his 2018 diary.Read more by Alan Bennett in the LRB: https://lrb.me/bennettpodSign up to the LRB newsletter: https://lrb.me/acast For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Jan 3, 2019

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Alan Bennett: Diary for 2018

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