Talking about Lionel
4 Extra Debut. Eddie Mair discovers how the 1960s wunderkind of British musical theatre, Lionel Bart, hit disaster. With Tim Rice. From December 2008.
Eddie Mair tells the story of composer Lionel Bart, creator of Britain's most successful post-war musical, Oliver!
From the height of his dazzling fame in the 1960s, Bart endured a series of flops, leading to eventual bankruptcy, and he suffered serious health problems, including long battles with alcoholism and depression. He died aged 69 in 1999.
Eddie tells the story of this sensitive and troubled artist with the help of those who knew him intimately, including Tim Rice, Cameron Mackintosh, Miriam Karlin and Barbara Windsor.
Producers: Jo Coombs and Stewart Henderson
First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in 2008.
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