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An A-Z of Alan Bennett by Alfred Hickling

B is for Betty's and S if for splother while O is for outside bucket our guide to the Yorkshire-born playwright on his 80th birthdayOncologist's description of the size of the tumour discovered in Bennett's colon in 1997. Forced to make the choice between conventional and homeopathic treatments, Bennett wrote: "It's like the claims of two brands of soap powder, only you're the fucking shirt." Continue read…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:45AM on May 9, 2014

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