Newsnight | Blood Brothers

Based on Blood Brothers by Willy Russell 

Joan Bakewell reports from Liverpool on the musical 'Blood Brothers' and how its author, Willy Russell and three other local writers have fared after taking over the directorship of Liverpool's Playhouse Theatre.

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Blood Brothers | BBC Radio 4 | 2010

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An interview with Mel C who features in the latest adaptation of 'Blood Brother's.
Blood Brothers | BBC Four | 2012

The Story of Musicals | Episode 2

This episode charts how British musical talent in the 1980s stormed the West End with hits like Blood Brothers.