Alan Bennett reads his diary for 2021, in which he falls over Philip Roth, changes the course of English history, and considers selling his hair on eBay.

Bennett read the first part of this diary earlier this year, for his Diary from the Pandemic Year.

Photo by Anthony Wilks

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