Alan Bennett's DiariesDecember 24, 2016

Inspired by his acerbic and often hilarious diaries, this documentary shows Alan Bennett as he has never been seen before. The film follows Bennett to New York, the scene of his early triumph in Beyond the Fringe; to his community library in Primrose Hill which, he despairs, some would rather see turned into a pizza restaurant; to the East Coast railway line, which he would like to see renationalised; and to the village in Yorkshire he calls home.

Alan Bennett's Diaries was broadcast on BBC2 at Wednesday 25 January 2017, 21:00. This episode was initially placed on Saturday 24 December 2016.