By Alan Plater


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 05Contrasting Phone Calls And The Beatles   
 05 LASTContrasting Phone Calls And The Beatles * 20100319, * 20100320Two late-night phone calls bring playwright Alan Plater very different news, as he concludes his own story. With Christian Rodska.
Two late-night phone calls bring Alan Plater very different news.
  Omnibus2008041320080414, * 20100321Alan Plater recounts his career through some amazing stories he never completed.
Alan Plater recounts his career through some amazing stories he never completed. With Maureen Lipman and Brian Blessed.
    * 20080413, * 20090308, * 20090309Alan Plater narrates the story of his career through memories of projects never made.
Alan Plater narrates the tongue-in-cheek story of his successful writing career, with memories of the projects he never made.
WH01Gone But Not Forgotten 20050228* 20080407, * 20080408, * 20090302, * 20090303, * 20100315, * 20100316Playwright Alan Plater narrates the story of his successful career, through tongue in cheek memories of the projects that were never made.
Alan Plater narrates the story of his successful writing career through tongue-in-cheek memories of the projects that were never made.
The playwright recounts his career through some amazing stories he never completed.
The playwright recounts his career through some amazing stories he never completed. With Maureen Lipman and Brian Blessed.
WH02Alternative Comedy 20050301* 20080408, * 20080409, * 20090303, * 20090304, * 20100316, * 20100317Alan Plater remembers some of his unusual performances at university and school, when he entertained the idea of being a comic.
Alan Plater reveals why he never became Spike Milligan or Django Reinhardt.
The playwright recalls his idea of being a comic - and some unusual student shows.
The playwright recalls entertaining the idea of being a comic - and some unusual student shows.
With Christian Rodska.
WH03The Wild Pigs Of Thorngumbald 20050302* 20080409, * 20080410, * 20090304, * 20090305, * 20100317, * 20100318Alan Plater's career as an architect ends early, but not before he has an encounter with pigs in a cheese-shaped field.
Alan Plater's career as an ARCHITECT is nipped in the bud when he decides to become a playwright.
The playwright's career as an architect ended early, but not before an animal encounter.
The playwright recalls how his career as an architect ended early, but not before an animal encounter. With Christian Rodska.
WH04Going Nowhere With Rex20050303* 20080410, * 20080411, * 20090305, * 20090306, * 20100318, * 20100319Alan Plater recalls a never-realised opera - and a film meant to star Rex Harrison.
Alan Plater recalls a never-realised bleak opera - and a film meant to star Rex Harrison. With John Woodvine.
Alan Plater remembers projects which have never been realised, including a bleak opera and a film with Rex Harrison.
Alan Plater and Rex Harrison drink champagne together but fail to see eye-to-eye on a screenplay.
WH05 LASTRest In Peace Everybody 20050304* 20080411, * 20080412, * 20090306, * 20090307Alan Plater looks back on his career and remembers a film he nearly made with John Lennon.
Two late-night phone calls bring Alan Plater very different news in this concluding autobiographical tale.

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Trivia

  • The original broadcasts were on Radio 4, the omnibus was made by BBC7 and has all five episodes.