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Lionel Bart's musical 'Oliver!' opens to great acclaim. Alistair McGowan reads David and Caroline Stafford's biography.

Lionel Bart's new stage musical, 'Oliver!' opens at the New London Theatre.

Lionel skips the performance, but comes back to hear the audience's reaction.

So what about his the follow-up?

David and Caroline Stafford's biography of Bart draws on previously unseen archive sources and interviews with those closest to him.

Abridged by Julian Wilkinson

Read by Alistair McGowan

Producer: Emma Harding

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in December 2011.

15 minutes

Last on

Fri 13 Feb 2026 03:30
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  • Thu 29 Dec 2011 09:45
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