{"product_id":"9780563477952","title":"Forty Years On","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Headmaster has been at Albion House for 50 years, man and boy. Now he is retiring and takes part in the end-of-year entertainment for the last time. Entitled \u003ci\u003eSpeak For England, Arthur\u003c\/i\u003e, it weaves together a multi-generational story of England: the glorious era at the turn of the century, when the summers were always golden; the fast-living inter-war years peopled by the Bloomsbury Group; and the growing cynicism of a country going to war twice in so many decades. Tongue-in-cheek, the play-within-a-play prompts an outraged response from the Headmaster, who can only see his beloved standards being mocked. Yet within the parody lies an almost-painful nostalgia for a more peaceful age and the timeless misunderstanding of one generation by another. Clever, funny, and poignant, Alan Bennett's masterful play is rightly regarded as a modern classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 CDs. 1 hr 44 mins.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"B B C Worldwide Americas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47023791898864,"sku":"9780563477952","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780563477952_p0.jpg?v=1763719201","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780563477952","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}