3. Where is Love?

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Lionel Bart gives Cliff Richard his first number one and starts working on his own musical masterpiece, 'Oliver!' A unique musical talent. Lionel found fame with the hugely successful musicals Oliver! and 'Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be'. Plus, he became a hit-making machine for some of Britain's first rock'n'roll stars - Tommy Steele, Marty Wilde and Cliff Richard -as well as giving the James Bond movie franchise its first song. He socialized with figures from both serious and populist culture, and experienced a downfall that was as spectacular as his theatrical triumphs. 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 BBC Radio 4 in December 2011.