Music Feature

Oliver!

Tuesday 20 November 2007 13:30-14:00 (Radio 4 FM)

Repeated: Saturday 24 November 2007 15:30-16:00 (Radio 4 FM)

Paul Gambaccini explores how stage works have been adapted for the cinema.

Lionel Bart's musical enjoyed enormous success in the 1960s with a record-breaking run of 2,618 performances. Jeffrey Richards, professor of popular culture at Lancaster University, explains why Carol Reed was the appropriate choice as director of the film. Contributors include Ron Moody, Shani Wallis, Mark Lester and Lionel Bart.

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