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The flop of 'Twang!' leaves Bart's reputation in tatters. Alistair McGowan concludes David and Caroline Stafford's biography.

Bart's reputation is in tatters, and he slides towards alcoholism and bankruptcy.

But in the 1980s and 90s, revivals of his earlier work provide a return to grace.

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

Concluded by Alistair McGowan

Abridged by Julian Wilkinson

Producer: Emma Harding

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2011.

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