For BBC Radio 3 he wrote a series of monologues entitled Barnes's People, for which he attracted a large number of well known actors: Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud, Alec Guinness, Peggy Ashcroft, Judi Dench, and Ian McKellen. His television miniseries for ABC and NBC were the most popular of the day with record audiences. Barnes continued writing historical comedies throughout the 1990s. These include Sunsets and Glories (1990), Dreaming (1999) which transferred to London's West End, and Jubilee (2001). He was the Royal Shakespeare Company's most produced living playwright at the time. The last play that Barnes completed was Babies, which is based on his experiences as an elderly father. His second wife gave birth to a daughter when he was 69, followed by triplets a year later. John Irvin directed his The Moon and the Stars with Alfred Molina about the film business in 1930s' Rome. A revival of his Noonday Demons was produced by renowned theatre designer John Napier. Barnes television miniseries are shown yearly as holiday favourites. Personal life Barnes, who had two sons and two daughters, married twice – in 1958 to Charlotte Beck and in 1995 to Christie Horn. His second wife, Christie, gave birth to his first daughter Leela in 2000 when he was 69. Barnes, who received much American mainstream media attention for his movies and US television miniseries in later life, quickly became a tabloid obsession in 2002 when he became a father again at the age of 71. His wife gave birth this time to triplets Abigail, Nathaniel and Zachary. Barnes died of a stroke on 1 July 2004. Works Theatre plays The Time of the Barracudas, Curran Theatre, San Francisco, 1963 Sclerosis, Aldwych Theatre, 1965 The Ruling Class, Nottingham/Piccadilly Theatre, 1968 Leonardo’s Last Supper, Open Space, 1969 Noonday Demons, Open Space, 1969 The Bewitched, RSC at the Aldwych Theatre, 1974 Laughter!, Royal Court, 1978 Somersaults (revue), Leicester, 1981 Red Noses, RSC, 1985 Sunsets And Glories, Yorkshire Playhouse, 1990 Luna Park Eclipses, National Theatre Studio, 1995 Corpsing (revue), Tristan Bates Theatre, 1996 Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie, (first act was to have been performed in 1967, second act written in 1996) Heaven’s Blessings, Florida State University, 1997 Dreaming, Royal, Exchange & Queen’s Theatre, 1999 Jubilee, RSC, 2001 Original works for radio My Ben Johnson, 1973 Barnes' People : Seven Monologues, 1981 Barnes' People II: Seven Duologues, 1984 Barnes People III: Eight