Synopsis
James Corden, actor and writer of Gavin and Stacey, is Kirsty Young's castaway is the actor and writer. As a child he longed to act - he found early success in Alan Bennett's play The History Boys and became a household name for the TV show he devised and co-wrote, Gavin and Stacey.

Bennett on Bennett | 5: Postscript
'Sometimes as I'm standing by their grave I try and get a picture of my parents, Dad in his waistcoat and shirtsleeves, Mam in her blue coat and shiny straw hat.' In this poetic monologue, Alan Bennett movingly describes visiting his parents' grave in his North Yorkshire village.

Bennett on Bennett | 4: Star Gazing
In a compilation of asides from the late 1990s and early 2000s, Alan Bennett turns his gaze onto the showbiz world and the results are as moving as they are amusing.