Alan Bennett’s On the Margin

Sketches and Extracts from the BBC TV Series

By: Alan Bennett

Narrated by: Alan Bennett, John Sergeant, Virginia Stride

On the Margin was a six part BBC TV satirical comedy sketch show written and performed by Alan Bennett, with journalist and TV presenter John Sergeant and actor Virginia Stride. It was first broadcast in 1966 and was such a critical success that it was repeated twice the following year. Although Alan Bennett - already famous due to Beyond the Fringe - took swipes at contemporary Britain, his love of his country’s cultural heritage always remained. Besides Bennett, the series also featured Yvonne Gillan, Madge Hindle and Roland MacLeod. However, On the Margin sadly became one of the notorious casualties of the BBC’s tape-recycling policies and the series was completely wiped after its final broadcast. Lost audio recordings of the show were rediscovered in 2014, but so far this release is the only existing compilation of On the Margin...

Critic reviews

a fascinating and prescient insight into the early work of one of the UK's most important and highly regarded contemporary wordsmiths

brilliant

a glimpse of another world in comedy. and older, wiser world.

Charming and fun!

Some "Beyond the Fringe"-style humor from Alan Bennett. Very enjoyable if you like review-style humor vignettes. The only drawback is the download is less than an hour long. But highly recommended nevertheless!

Very illuminating. If youre european.

great. Please try it. I emplore you. Early sit-com fom the 60's britain. But I am biased.

Mr. Bennett’s comedy.

An enjoyable collection (albeit small clips) of Alan Bennett’s comedy-program. Definitely worth your time!