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Sir Tim Rice - Lyricist

Interviews with newsmakers and personalities. Gavin Esler talks to the lyricist Sir Tim Rice who, after a break from song-writing which lasted ten years, is completing a new work.

Even if you have not seen his shows you will have heard his songs. For works such as Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar and The Lion King, Sir Tim Rice is regarded as one of the greatest lyricists of his generation. After a break from song-writing which lasted ten years, he is completing a new work. So what tempted him back? Why are there so few truly original musicals nowadays and why has he made it clear that he is very unlikely to work with his one-time collaborator Andrew Lloyd Webber ever again?

30 minutes

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Interviewed Guest Tim Rice
Presenter Gavin Esler

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