Alan Bernnett The History Boys

Alan Bennett's play on the subject of education, encompassing both the tussles of staff-room rivalry and the anarchy of adolescence. At a grammar school in northern England in the 1980s, eight boys prep for the Oxbridge entrance exam under the tutelage of three radically different teachers. An unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form boys in pursuit of sex, sport, and a place at university. A maverick English teacher at odds with the young and shrewd supply teacher. A headmaster obsessed with results; a history teacher who thinks he's a fool. Adapted for radio by Richard Wortley from Nicholas Hytner's National Theatre production and performed by the original cast. Singer:…Samuel Barnett Pianist:…Jamie Parker Pianist:……Tom Attwood Producer:….David Hunter Director:…..Richard Wortley Hector:……Richard Griffiths Irwin:…….Geoffrey Streatfeild Mrs Lintott:……Frances de la Tour The Headmaster:…….Clive Merrison Crowther:…….Samuel Anderson Posner:…..Samuel Barnett Dakin:…..Dominic Cooper Timms:……James Corden Akthar:……Sacha Dhawan Lockwood:……Andrew Knott Scripps:……Jamie Parker Rudge:…….Russell Tovey Drama on 3: The History Boys Sun 12th Mar 2006, 19:00 on BBC Radio 3 In Alan Bennett's classic play, staff room rivalry and the anarchy of adolescence provoke insistent questions about history and how you teach it; about education and its purpose.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

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