Alan Bennett's funny and touching play, The History Boys is about staffroom rivalry, the anarchy of adolescence, and the purpose of education. [IMG:L]Ben Brantley of The New York Times called The ...

HECTOR:I count examinations even for Oxford and Cambridge as the enemy of education. NARRATOR:'What is education?' MRS LINTOTT:History is women following behind with a bucket. NARRATOR:'What is ...

In their playful and erudite discussion, Bennett looks back on his play The History Boys while also expressing great affection for the Abbey three decades after the screening of his much-loved BBC ...

Despite the fine teaching by excellent professionals like Mrs. Dorothy Lintott (Frances de la Tour) in history and the intellectually enthusiastic Mr. Hector (Richard Griffiths) in General Studies ...

Trust Irwin to lean the opposite way to everyone else. The plot of The History Boys by Alan Bennett is explored using a mixture of short dramatised sequences, narration and interviews with the key ...