Talking Heads - Series 1
Series of dramatic monologues written by British playwright Alan Bennett
Talking Heads - Series 1 - A Chip in the Sugar
Drama monologue written by and starring Alan Bennett. Graham, a middle-aged man who lives with his mother, finds her taking up with old flame Mr Turnbull.
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Talking Heads - Series 1 - A Cream Cracker under the Settee
A monologue by Alan Bennett, starring Thora Hird as an independent old lady who has a fall that decides her future.
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Talking Heads - Series 1 - A Lady of Letters
Drama monologue by Alan Bennett. Irene Ruddock lives alone. Her habit of writing letters to the appropriate authorities gets ridiculously out of hand.
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Talking Heads - Series 1 - Bed Among the Lentils
Alan Bennett-penned monologue in which Maggie Smith plays the vicar's wife who finds a vision of God at the local off-licence.
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Talking Heads - Series 1 - Her Big Chance
Drama monologue by Alan Bennett, starring Julie Walters. Lesley is a small-part actress who lands a role in a video set on a yacht, but things are not as they seem.
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Talking Heads - Series 1 - Soldiering On
A monologue by Alan Bennett. A widow starts to take control of her own life - only to discover that all her assets have been stripped away.
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