Telling Tales
TV Show| Seasons count | 1 |
| Episodes count | 10 |
| Total viewing time | 2 h. 21 m. |
List of episodes of the series ‘Telling Tales’
Episodes count: 10
S1.E1 ∙ A Strip of Blue
Nov 4, 2000
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14 m.
The first of ten new monologues, written and delivered by Alan Bennett, that tell of his boyhood and youth in Leeds during the Second World War. Here, a patch of upholstery triggers memories of childhood.
S1.E2 ∙ Our War
Nov 4, 2000
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15 m.
In this monologue, the writer reflects on how the Second World War seemed to pass his family by.
S1.E3 ∙ An Ideal Home
Nov 12, 2000
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14 m.
Alan Bennett explains how living over a butcher's shop has its drawbacks, not least the carcasses hanging in the cellar.
S1.E4 ∙ A Shy Butcher
Nov 15, 2000
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13 m.
Alan Bennett continues his monologues about growing up in Leeds by recalling his father.
S1.E5 ∙ Days Out
Nov 18, 2000
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14 m.
Alan Bennett continues his monologues about growing up in Leeds with recollections of the craze for hiking.
S1.E6 ∙ Proper Names
Nov 22, 2000
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13 m.
In tonight's monologue, Alan Bennett reflects on what couples call one another. And what they don't.
S1.E7 ∙ Eating Out
Nov 25, 2000
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14 m.
Continuing his series of monologues about growing up in Yorkshire, Alan Bennett recalls the perils of department-store cafes in Leeds.
S1.E8 ∙ Aunt Eveline
Nov 29, 2000
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16 m.
In tonight's monologue, Alan Bennett remembers a cinema pianist with a confusing anatomy.
S1.E9 ∙ Unsaid Prayers
Dec 2, 2000
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14 m.
Continuing his series of monologues about growing up in Leeds, Alan Bennett recalls boyhood piety, the miseries of fundamentalist religion, and his quarrel with God.
S1.E10 ∙ No Mean City
Dec 6, 2000
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14 m.
In this final monologue, Alan Bennett reflects on his upbringing in Leeds.