Alan bennett is one of britain's most popular and prolific authors and playwrights'. '.strtoupper('h')e initially wrote for the stage, but found that with his observant eye for the absurdities of modern life and sharp ear for dialogue, his work transferred easily and effectively to the small screen'. '.strtoupper('t')his collection brings together many of alan bennett's previously unreleased bbc productions dating from 1972 through to 1994'. '.strtoupper('i')t includes his first television play, a day out autobiographical pieces such as dinner at noon and portrait or bust and celebrated plays such as a woman of no importance, an englishman abroad and a question of attribution'. '.strtoupper('t')he plays, each with a specially recorded introduction by alan bennett, feature a number of great british actors including daniel day lewis, alan bates, patricia routledge, janet mcteer, james fox and prunella scales and number richard eyre, stephen frears and john schlesinger among the directors'. '.strtoupper('r')unning time 611 minutes region region 2 subtitles english release date 26 oct'. '.strtoupper('2')009