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The Madness of George III
Drama on 4

When a leader loses the plot, how should those around him respond? Elliot Levey, Emma Fielding and Reece Shearsmith star in Alan Bennett’s sparkling tragi-comedy about George III's mental incapacitation and the Regency crisis of 1788-9.

Adapted and directed for radio by Emma Harding

The King.....Elliot Levey
The Queen.....Emma Fielding
The Prince of Wales....Joseph Arkley
Willis.....Reece Shearsmith
Pitt.....Matthew Needham
Fitzroy/Sheridan.....Damien Molony
Fox.....Enyi Okoronkwo
Thurlow.....Sam Dale
Baker.....Neil McGregor
Dundas.....Billy Hartman
Warren.....Simon Armstrong
Lady Pembroke.....Clare Corbett
Papendiek.....Sam Swann
Fortnum.....Matthew Bulgo
Nicholson.....Yasmin Mwanza

Production Co-ordinator.....Lindsay Rees
Sound Design.....Rhys Morris

A BBC Audio Wales production for BBC Radio 4

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1 hour, 27 minutes

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15:00
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#BBCRadio4 #BBCRadioDramaOn4 #AlanBennett

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002vm7d

Six great reads: Louis Theroux’s reluctance to answer questions, Apple’s hits and misses, and boomers v gen Z https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/mar/14/six-great-reads-louis-therouxs-reluctance-to-answer-questions-apples-hits-and-misses-and-boomers-v-gen-z #GhislaineMaxwell #UsNews #LouisTheroux #TelevisionRadio #SouthAfrica #Apple #GenerationalInequality #AlanBennett

Film Review: The Choral (2025): Ralph Fiennes is Miscast in a Well-Meaning Film That Hits a Few Sour Notes

Link: https://film-book.com/film-review-the-choral-2025-ralph-fiennes-is-miscast-in-a-well-meaning-film-that-hits-a-few-sour-notes/?fsp_sid=129031

#AlanBennett #AlunArmstrong #AmaraOkereke #EmilyFairn #EuniceRoberts #JacobDudman #LyndseyMarshal #MarkAddy #MovieReview #NicholasHytner #RalphFiennes #RobertEmms #RogerAllam #RonCook #SimonRussellBeale #SonyPicturesClassics #StephenBeresfor...

‘The Choral’ Review: Ralph Fiennes Conducts a Sweet-Sounding but Gently Rebellious Anti-War Oratorio
#Variety #News #Reviews #AlanBennett #NicholasHytner #RalphFiennes #TheChoral

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/the-choral-review-ralph-fiennes-1236556557/

The Choral review – Ralph Fiennes makes pleasant music in low-volume drama https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/sep/05/the-choral-review-ralph-fiennes #Torontofilmfestival2025 #Torontofilmfestival #SimonRussellBeale #NicholasHytner #RalphFiennes #AlanBennett #Festivals #Culture #Film

The Choral – Watch the trailer for the new film, starring Ralph Fiennes, from Nicholas Hytner and Alan Bennett https://www.liveforfilm.com/2025/08/05/the-choral-watch-the-trailer-for-the-new-film-starring-ralpjh-fiennes-from-nicholas-hytner-and-alan-bennett/

#TheChoral #film #RalphFiennes #NicholasHytner #AlanBennett

Ralph Fiennes, Jim Broadbent & Simon Russell Beale To Star In Nicholas Hytner-Alan Bennett Reteam ‘The Choral’; SPC Lands Rights
#Acquisitions #Casting #News #AlanBennett #JimBroadbent #NicholasHytner #RalphFiennes #SimonRussellBeale #SonyPicturesClassics #TheChoral

https://deadline.com/2024/03/the-choral-ralph-fiennes-jim-broadbent-hytner-bennett-movie-1235864099/

Young actors are being offered the chance to star in a new film by Leeds playwright and author #AlanBennett.

The feature film is set in a Yorkshire market town during World War One, a casting call said.

Robert Sterne Casting said young people between the ages of 17-20 who were "native to Yorkshire" were needed for the production's "major roles".

Filming would take place in #Yorkshire from early May, a spokesperson said, with the film due for release in 2026.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This had potential to be a much better #film … still some interesting moments. Based on author #AlanBennett’s #truestory + starring #MaggieSmith + #AlexJennings

#TheLadyintheVan (2015) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3722070/

#Allelujah: It's been a while since I've seen a plot twist so efficiently derail an entire film like this. One of the most confounding misfires in recent memory.

Full review at Mahan's Media: https://betwixtstarproductions.blogspot.com/2023/05/allelujah-2023-movie-review.html #film #movies #filmreview #moviereview #cinema #cinemastodon #british #BBC #NHS #drama #richardeyre #alanbennett #jennifersaunders #ballygill #russelltovey #davidbradley #derekjacobi #judidench #soaredoctorstheheroesornot?

Still my favorite #AlanBennett quotation: “Fuck the Renaissance. This is a school.”
#playwright #theater #theatre #TheHistoryBoys 🎭

More gems from Alan Bennett:

"Liam Gallagher, the younger of the Oasis brothers, has the kind of eyes in which the pupils are half-hidden under the eyelids; as if the eyes had stopped between floors."

#literature #diaries #AlanBennett

Picked up a copy of Alan Bennett's 'Untold Stories' from a charity shop yesterday. Loving it. Extract from his diaries:

"I also bought a record of Schubert's Unfinished Symphony, doubly unfinished in this case as I only got one record out of a set of three so it wasn't until years later I found out how it officially didn't finish."

#literature #writing #diary #AlanBennett

I’m an #Insomniac Have been for years. Have loads of bad habits like picking my phone up if I awaken. Afternoon naps at weekends. #Audible sometimes help me drift off again and I’ve recently discovered a love for #WinnieThePooh stories, particularly when read by #AlanBennett The dark hours are when my mind goes into overdrive and #ImposterSyndrome lurks in the shadows. The white noise of my cat’s purr sometimes helps. It’s hard.

Loving all things #AlanBennett right now. Falling asleep to his audible version of Winnie the Pooh got me started but his #TalkingHeads writing is new to me and stops me in my tracks plus Patricia Routledge is such a talent.