# Lionel Bart

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Charlie Baker and Sam Battersea

What a treat it was to welcome the glorious Sam Battersea and Charlie Baker into the garden for this week’s episode. An entertainment power couple and long time friends of mine, we share our gardening secrets, chat the world of TV acting, and get a glimpse into Charlie's superb showbiz knowledge, c…

Oliver! - Please Sir, leave us wanting more on the West End?

In their second episode, Olivia & Adrian head back into the West End to revisit Oliver! - the beloved classic based on Dickens’ tale, with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart.They dive into the music, the storytelling, and the scale of this latest revival, asking whether it still packs an emotional pun…

Ep. 97: Oliver!

Joe, Kyle, and Rick review the 1968 British period musical drama film, “Oliver!” Directed by Carol Reed, written by Vernon Harris, with music by Lionel Bart. The film stars Ron Moody, Oliver Reed, Jack Wild, Mark Lester, Shani Wallis, Joseph O’Conor, and Harry Secombe. We ranked the 14 songs from t…

S3 E4: Simon Lipkin discusses the West End production of Oliver!

The latest episode of the Delfont Mackintosh Theatres podcast features a discussion with Simon Lipkin, currently starring as Fagin in the 2025-2026 West End revival of Lionel Bart’s iconic musical Oliver!   This critically acclaimed new production, staged at London’s Gielgud Theatre, is directed an…

Episode 380: Esta Charkham in Conversation

Nick sits down with Esta Charkham, who is one of London's most experienced casting agents and has worked in many different aspects of musical theatre over the years. Hear her talk about casting EVITA as well as being close friends with Lionel Bart and Anthony Newley... and everyone else!

Bond, Queer Bond (with Mark O'Connell)

"What might begin as a thoughtful dive into an adjacent world of 007 fast becomes a rich, colourful and compelling manifesto about the queer DNA of a cultural icon– with LGBTQ names and beats, such as Lionel Bart, Richard Chopping, Truman Capote, Peter Hunt, Tom Ford, Doris Fish, Harvey Milk, John …

Oliver!, Derrière On A G String & The Lion King

This episode, we head from the streets of Victorian London to the African savannah, with a stop at the most delightfully absurd cabaret in town. We review Cameron Mackintosh's spectacular revival of Oliver!, Disney's enduring theatrical phenomenon The Lion King, and the wonderfully bonkers physical…

London Is A Jewish City? with Historian Joseph Finlay

Orli Matlow sits down with British Jewish historian, writer, and musician Joseph Finlay, who passionately argues against her claim from the Amsterdam episode that “London is like NYC for goyim.” They explore the rich Jewish history of London, which was one of socialism and anarchism up until Thatch…

From Russia with Love

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang continues its mission to unpack the James Bond musical canon with 1963's From Russia with Love — the film that gave us the very first Bond theme song. Tom and Morgan dive into Sean Connery's second outing as 007, a Cold War thriller packed with franchise firsts: the pre-title se…

Episode 046 - Seven Inches Of History - Anthony Newley - Do You Mind? (1960)

One raised eyebrow, one unmistakable voice and a perfectly innocent question that somehow sounds anything but. This time on Seven Inches of History, we reach Anthony Newley and "Do You Mind?" – a record that took one of the most distinctive voices in British entertainment all the way to number o…