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"Soldiering On" | |
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Talking Heads episode | |
Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 4 |
Directed by | Tristram Powell |
Written by | Alan Bennett |
Production code | 1.4 |
Original air date | 10 May 1988 |
Running time | 35 Minutes |
"Soldiering On" 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 fourth episode of the first series of Talking Heads, starring Stephanie Cole. "Soldiering On" was remade in 2020 starring Harriet Walter.[2]