Talking Heads - Alan Bennett Reviews

'Talking Heads' was first published in 1988 and is a collection of the original six monologues Alan Bennett wrote for his famous television series. 'Brought up in the provinces in the forties and fifties,' writes Bennett in the enjoyable introduction. 'One learned early the valuable lesson that life is generally something that happens elsewhere.' ...  Read the complete review

To say that I?m a bit of a Bennett fan is something of an understatement and it was this particular offering that holds the blame! Talking Heads, a set of six monologues, was published and televised in 1988 and held captivated a 15 year old with no particular interest in books or plays ? it has remained one of my favourite ...  Read the complete review

This collection of monologues, by Alan Bennett, is one of the funniest, yet tragic books I have ever read. It was originally written for the television (BBC) and was broadcast in 1989. The collection consists of six different monologues, each capturing the recurring themes that are so important in maintaining the excellence within these stories. ...  Read the complete review

I am doing an evening class at college at the moment, studying English. Our teacher introduced us to Alan Bennet and I have to say, I really enjoy his monologues. They are very cleverly written, all about someone just talking on their own, often about the elderly. Alan Bennet has a lot of humour in his work, but not rip-roaring side ...  Read the complete review

I was really unaware of Alan Bennett until I saw one of his Talking Heads monologues on the television, and I was intrigued. It was very strange that something without visual action, and only one character should be so absorbing and compelling. I'm not a fan of Thora Hird, but his casting of her in 'A Cream Cracker under the Settee was ...  Read the complete review

When Bennett's first series of Talking Heads came out, I remember thinking out refreshing it was. Bennett has a style unlike any other author. Bennet manages to tell the viewer or reader something without actually having to say it and his monologues are all the more poignant and funny for that. He has written on all sorts of ...  Read the complete review

I used to be an avid reader, but over the last few years it has declined to scanning magazines. Then I acquired a signed copy of Talking Heads ( another prize) and having enjoyed the T.V. series so much, I decided to read One of the stories to see if it matched up to the series. I found the book even more compelling and could not put it ...  Read the complete review