Alan Ayckbourn
- Author Alan Ayckbourn
- Narrator Alan Ayckbourn
- Publisher BBC Audio
- Publish Date 1 March 2012
- Run Time 1 hours and 45 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Films, cinema, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Radio / podcasts, Television.
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What to expect
Alan Ayckbourn is a multi-award-winning playwright, whose plays have been seen in the West End, on Broadway and worldwide. In this collection we hear - in his own words - about his family and upbringing; on being a writer and director, as well as those who influenced him. He discusses the characters he creates and his time in Scarborough, and also his childhood and his love of theatre. Alan also talks about his relationships - on and off stage - and touches on his personal life.
The interviews on this collection include: Today, BBC Radio 2 (first broadcast 2 March 1979); Saturday Review, BBC 2 (first broadcast 4 June 1980); The Levin Interview, BBC 2 (first broadcast 1 July 1984); Kaleidoscope, BBC Radio 4 (first broadcast 21 November 1984); The Michael Parkinson Programme, BBC Radio 2 (first broadcast 28 May 1987); Meridian, BBC World Service (first broadcast 5 September 1989); Omnibus, BBC 1 (first broadcast 13 February 1990); Alan Ayckbourn in Conversation, BBC Radio 4 (first broadcast May 1991); Simon Mayo, BBC Radio 2 (first broadcast 24 January 2010); Imagine, BBC 1 (first broadcast 15 November 2011).
Due to the age and nature of this archive material, the sound quality may vary.
©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
| Author | Alan Ayckbourn |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Alan Ayckbourn |
| Duration | 1 hours and 45 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781445862538 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | BBC Audio |
| Genre | Films, cinema, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Radio / podcasts, Television |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE, US |
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