Lessons as the director of the National Theatre, what is it about alan bennett plays that seem to make them absolutely bullet proof when it comes to success . Dont say that well, the way alan talks through his characters is the way large audiences wanted to be talked to. They trusted what he had to say, they trusted the way he said it. Theres a kind of bond that alan creates in the way he writes, which i can always depend upon. Put the van in your drive . That never occurred to me. Such as the lady in the van, a play which they subsequently turned into a film about an eccentric old lady who inveigles her way into Alan Bennetts life. Youre not doing me a favour, you know. I have got other fish to fry. Is it true that you write about the outsider, principally . Well, i suppose it is true. But not consciously. I dont go casting about for people who arent in the charmed circle, as it were. Have you ever had a situation, alan, where youve taken a play to nick, he was unenthusiastic, and the
From their school in northern nigeria. But they have yet to be reunited with theirfamilies. Another 21 girls, released last october by the militants, are still in government custody. Our correspondent, alistair leithead, reports now from yola in North Eastern nigeria. The chibok girls are now young women and getting used to being freed from their boko haram captors. After being kidnapped by the islamists, they spent three years in the forest and are now a little overwhelmed by their new surroundings and by all the attention. The yakubu nkeke is the families representative, we met him in North Eastern nigeria, heading back to chibok. He saw the girls and has the job of identifying all of them. Among the 82 released was his daughter. When i fist saw her, shejumped and grabbed for me. I hold her hands, started dancing around with her. Hell show the families his pictures and prepare for their big reunion. The girls told him life was hard under boko haram, sometimes there was no food. There
From their school in northern nigeria. But they have yet to be reunited with theirfamilies. Another 21 girls, released last october by the militants, are still in government custody. Our correspondent, alistair leithead, reports now from yola in North Eastern nigeria. The chibok girls are now young women and getting used to being freed from their boko haram captors. After being kidnapped by the islamists, they spent three years in the forest and are now a little overwhelmed by their new surroundings and by all the attention. The yakubu nkeke is the families representative, we met him in North Eastern nigeria, heading back to chibok. He saw the girls and has the job of identifying all of them. Among the 82 released was his daughter. When i fist saw her, shejumped and grabbed for me. I hold her hands, started dancing around with her. Hell show the families his pictures and prepare for their big reunion. The girls told him life was hard under boko haram, sometimes there was no food. There
Away game in a row his ninth of season. He pounced on a rebound after Marcus Rashfords Rasping Drive had been parried into his path. United in complete control throughout the match, but sucker punched four minutes from time when 21 year old Leander Dendoncker scored his first goal in european competition. An important away goal for united but a less than satisfying result for them. I would say it was a Strong Performance by the team, by the defensive point of view. You know, linkup, mkhitaryan, we were solid defensively, and that is notjust about the defenders, it is about the tea m about the defenders, it is about the team as a team. But then when the tea m team as a team. But then when the team is broken because weve got to counter attack, we cannot lose so many balls. Because it is notjust about the chances of we missed, it is about the other chances. In the nights other games, davy klaasen scored both goals for ajax as they beat schalke 2 0. Celta vigo edged out the belgian side ge
With our guests. Anger and confusion for thousands of a level and gcse students in england, as the exam regulator withdraws its guidance on appealing against grades, hours after publishing it. Lancashire Police Say Two bodies have been found by the coastguard, during the search for two teenagers. The department of health and social care neither confirms nor denies reports that theres to be a shake up of Public Health england. An enormous crowd of opposition supporters gathers in the centre of the belarussian capital minsk, to protest last weekends disputed election. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers with me are andy silvester, Deputy Editor of city am, and the journalist and author Yasmin Alibhai brown. Tomorrows front pages. The metro leads on the angry student protests outside downing street, after the controversy over a level exam results. The i reports on the two legal challenges, launched by students, against the statitistical model used by the exam regulator,