Alan Bennett has been played on NTS in shows including Getting Warmer w/ Jen Monroe, featured first on 22 January 2020. Songs played include Ve Mundo and In Hoc Anni Circulo.

Alan Bennett (born 9 May 1934) is an English author, actor, humorist and playwright.

Early years

Bennett was born in Armley in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The son of a co-op butcher, Bennett attended Leeds Modern School (now Lawnswood School), learned Russian at the Joint Services School for Linguists during his National Service, and gained a place at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.However, having spent time in Cambridge during national service, and partly wishing to follow the object…