| "Bed Among the Lentils" | |
|---|---|
| Talking Heads episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 3 |
| Directed by | Alan Bennett |
| Written by | Alan Bennett |
| Production code | 1.3 |
| Original air date | 3 May 1988 |
| Running time | 50 Minutes |
"Bed Among the Lentils" is a dramatic monologue written by Alan Bennett in 1987 for television, as part of his Talking Heads series for the BBC. The series became very popular, moving onto BBC Radio, international theatre, becoming one of the best-selling audio book releases of all time and included as part of both the A-level and GCSE English syllabus.[1] It was the third episode of the first series of Talking Heads.