What: Talking Heads is a series of dramatic monologues that Modern British Treasure Alan Bennett wrote for the BBC (first in the late '80s, then more in the late '90s). This book is those monologues in readable form, and they're really, really good.
First lines: "I was all right on the Monday. I was all right on the Tuesday. And I was all right on the Wednesday until lunchtime, at which point all my nice little routine went out the window."
You might not like it if: You were expecting David Byrne.
How to get it: Buyable, borrowable, Kindle-able. You can, of course, also watch the BBC production of the monologues (Maggie Smith sighting!).
Connections to previous Wreckage: Modern British Treasure Alan Bennett also wrote The Clothes They Stood Up In (Rec. #169), The History Boys (Rec. #115, QfFC #13), The Lady in the Van (QfFC #8), and The Uncommon Reader (Rec. #260).
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