Alan Bennett and David Vaisey - The History Boys 2014

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Alan Bennett and David Vaisey - The History Boys 2014

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"A conversation about a friendship begun in Oxford fifty years ago."
As part of a month-long display of Alan Bennett's archives to mark his 80th birthday in 2014, Bennet met with former Bodley's Librarian David Vaisey, to reminisce about his experiences and recite from some of his writings.
The display was shown as 'small recompense' to the writer as a result of his donation to the Libraries. In 2008 Alan Bennett gave his literary papers to the Bodleian Libraries describing the gift as 'an obligation repaid [for his free state education]. I see this gift … as some small recompense both to the University and also to the state'.

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@carolking6355 Жыл бұрын

I adoreAlan, one of the cleverest and driest witted men alive. I could compare him to Oscar Wilde in a completely different way, but as clever in our time and not recognised enough for his great talent. He is so gentle and unassuming he makes every woman I’m sure want to be his mother. I hope he is happy. It is hard to tell. ❤

@martm216 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely to hear these two gents reminiscing. Excellent piece by Alan Bennett at the end. Thanks for uploading.

@poundshopcicero3089 2 жыл бұрын

Nobody does contempt quite like our Alan.

@g-r-a-e-m-e- 2 жыл бұрын

Both very worth watching. Thanks for making it available.

@stepheng9607 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting and entertaining. A strange coincidence that I should have just been reading the sermon this afternoon in Keeping on Keeping on . Thank you

@lsmoulton 2 жыл бұрын

"My husband introduced the Avocado Pear to Blackburn" lol

@pamelafrancis4476 3 жыл бұрын

I am "Alan Bennett" for being more like him that the other guy. It really pains me to see how ordinary (yes we are all ordinary|) humans have been sent to the opposite ends.

@heartofoak45 3 ай бұрын

Why couldn't the Opposition Party of the day put forward those arguments against the 'selling off' of 'National Treasures'. The main one of course is the National Health Service. That is a classic example of there being more chiefs than Indians. Where one has the ludicrous situation of an Administrator being in charge of a Medical Professional.

@stephenreeds3672 4 жыл бұрын

Couldn't come from more different backgrounds. One from independent education and one from v working class background. Feel due to the re-emergence of elitism in education that will never happen again. The Toffs always win in the end.