Contrasts — Season 1, Episode 16: Famous Gossips: The Years with Mother

Episode synopsis

Alan Bennett, portraying the English writer Augustus Hare, recollects stories about Jenny Lind, Sam Johnson, Lord Nelson, Oscar Wilde and more. Adapted from Hare's autobiography. Originally broadcast in 1965.

About Contrasts

This show deals with various music & poetry discussions.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Graduation Ball
• E2Ted
• E3McLuhan Tutorial
• E4Music of India
• E5The Man Behind the Book, Part 1: The Writers of the Twenties
• E6Julius Katchen
• E7Concepts of Freedom
• E8Romeo and Juliet
• E9The Scriblerus Club
• E10The Pre-Raphaelites
• E11Dan Leno, Hys Book
• E12Take on Craig