BBC Literary Archive

Artsnight | When Julie Walters Met Willy Russell

Blood Brothers | BBC Two | 2016 | 29'57''

Julie Walters meets Willy Russell, to find out how a 15-year-old dropout became one of the most successful playwrights in th...

HARDtalk | Willy Russell

Blood Brothers | BBC World News | 2000 | 23'36''

Playwright Willy Russell is interviewed.

Nationwide | Interview with Russell

Blood Brothers | BBC One | 1983 | 2'31''

Sue Cook reports on the weekend events includes a play 'Blood Brothers'.

Play for Today | Our Day Out

Our Day Out | BBC Two | 1977 | 1'11'00''

Drama from 1976, written by Willy Russell. One coach, 30 kids - and their teachers - set out from Liverpool to North Wales. As the volatile mixt...

Film 1983 | Educating Rita

Educating Rita | BBC One | 1983 | 7'23''

Report on the film adaptation of the Willy Russell play.

Newsnight | Blood Brothers

Blood Brothers | BBC Two | 1983 | 11'51''

Joan Bakewell reports from Liverpool on the musical 'Blood Brothers' and how its author, Willy Russell and three other local writers have fared af...

Blood Brothers

Blood Brothers | BBC Radio 2 | 1994 | 56'47''

Carl Wayne presents the story of Willy Russell 's musical with excerpts from the current stage production starring Stephanie Lawrence. And an interview featur...

The Story of Musicals | Blood Brothers

Blood Brothers | BBC Four | 2012 | 3'52''

An introduction to Willy Russell's play 'Blood Brothers' and it's first productions.

Educating Rita (1983)

Educating Rita | BBC One | 1989 | 1'50'15''

Moving comedy drama about a young hairdresser (Julie Walters) who decides to better herself by enrolling at college. Based on Willy Russell's award-win...

Dress Circle | Part 2

Blood Brothers | BBC Radio Scotland | 2009 | 50'15''

Billy Differ introduces a new series of Radio Scotland's musical theatre show includes a tribute to the long-running Willie Russell musical Blood Broth...