Killing Time
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Narrated by:
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Alan Bennett
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By:
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Alan Bennett
About this listen
We have a choir and on special occasions a glass of dry sherry. It's less of a home and more of a club and very much a community.
Presided over by the lofty Mrs McBryde, Hill Topp House is a superior council home for the elderly. Among the unforgettable cast of staff and residents there's Mr Peckover the deluded archaeologist, Phyllis the knitter, Mr Cresswell the ex-cruise ship hairdresser, the enterprising Mrs Foss and Mr Jimson the chiropodist. Covid is the cause of fatalities and the source of darkly comic confusion, but it's also the key to liberation. As staff are hospitalised, protocol breaks down. Miss Rathbone reveals a lifelong secret, and the surviving residents seize their moment, arthritis allowing, to scamper freely in the warmth of the summer sun.
'Violet? She'll be having a little lie-down,' said Mrs McBryde. 'She likes to give her pacemaker a rest. I'll rout her out.'
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- avagardro
- 02-12-24
Always happy for new Alan Bennett
I'm never going to dislike anything by Alan Bennett and I know that so I listened to this ASAP. very short, under two hours, but two of the happiest hours I've passed recently. Anything written by Alan and read by him is a joy, though it's sad to hear the age in his voice now as it's a reminder that he is not immortal, thankfully his body of work will live on. A diverse and fun cast of elderly characters, wry humour and the usual Bennett satire left me wanting more and in love with him all over again.
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- J.K. Watson
- 09-12-24
Disappointing narration on a gloomy subject
I love AB’s writing, plays, books, interviews, in fact everything about him draws me like a magnate but this was a disappointment. His voice was sometimes indistinct to the point of having to guess what the words were. Towards the end he sounded as though he was falling asleep, dragging out the words in a semi-whisper and I think it would have been better to read the book off the page, and imagine his voice in one’s head. On the plus side there were funny moments of pure AB here and there which I enjoyed but over all not one of his best.
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- Codfish
- 17-11-24
Laughing in places you shouldn’t be laughing
This is typical Bennett, laugh out loud, thought provoking, sad and thoroughly unique. Only he can get away with choosing the subject matter!
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- Glynn F.
- 19-11-24
Another great listen from Alan Bennett
I really enjoyed this story. Given the subject matter this story would have been miserable, but Alan Bennett has a unique style that is always entertaining.
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- P. G. Foxe
- 16-11-24
tiresome
I love Alan Bennett but this is pretty poor stuff. None of it rings true. Feels like the 1950s
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- SANDI LAMB
- 04-12-24
Tired theme
Was expecting more from Alan Bennett, usually brilliant but this is disappointingly boring and rather depressing
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