Episodes
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Blood Brothers | 20231231 | 20240101 (RS) | Billy Differ looks at Willy Russell's gritty musical Blood Brothers which tells the moving story of two brothers separated at birth but who would meet again in later life through an unlikely friendship. Billy explores the characters, themes and some of the Scottish connections with former cast members Barbara Dickson & Vivienne Carlyle as well as hearing thoughts from creator Willy Russell himself. Billy looks at Willy Russell's Blood Brothers with former cast member Barbara Dickson. Billy Differ tells the story, both on and offstage, of the most popular musicals in town. Billy Differ looks at Willy Russell's gritty musical Blood Brothers and catches up with former cast members Barbara Dickson & Vivienne Carlyle. |
Blood Brothers - Part 2 | 20240901 | Part 2 of Billy Differ's look at Willy Russell's gritty musical Blood Brothers, which tells the moving story of two brothers separated at birth but who would meet again in later life through an unlikely friendship. Billy explores the characters, themes and some of the Scottish connections with former cast members Barbara Dickson & Vivienne Carlyle as well as hearing thoughts from creator Willy Russell himself. Part 2 of Billy's look at Blood Brothers with former cast member Barbara Dickson. Billy Differ tells the story, both on and offstage, of the most popular musicals in town. Part 2 of Billy Differ's look at Willy Russell's gritty musical Blood Brothers, and a catches up with former cast members Barbara Dickson and Vivienne Carlyle. | |
Blood Brothers Part 1 | 20240825 | Part 1 of Billy Differ's look at Willy Russell's gritty musical Blood Brothers, which tells the moving story of two brothers separated at birth but who would meet again in later life through an unlikely friendship. Billy explores the characters, themes and some of the Scottish connections with former cast members Barbara Dickson and Vivienne Carlyle as well as hearing the thoughts of creator Willy Russell himself. Part 1 of Billy's look at Blood Brothers with former cast member Barbara Dickson. Billy Differ tells the story, both on and offstage, of the most popular musicals in town. Part 1 of Billy Differ's look at Willy Russell's gritty musical Blood Brothers and a catch up with former cast members Barbara Dickson and Vivienne Carlyle. | |
Hamilton | 20231225 | 20231226 (RS) | Billy Differ looks at Hamilton, one of the biggest musicals to hit the stage on Broadway. The show which comes to Edinburgh in 2024 has captured the imagination of audiences across the world by it's use of rap & hip-hop tells the story of Alexander Hamilton one of the founding fathers of America. Billy unearths some of the Scottish connections with the musical and speaks with director Stephen Whitson, actor Honey Joseph and producer Cameron Mackintosh. We also hear from some of the original Broadway cast members including it's creator Lin Manuel-Miranda. Billy Differ explores some of the Scottish connections with the musical hit Hamilton. Billy Differ tells the story, both on and offstage, of the most popular musicals in town. Billy Differ looks at Hamilton, one of the biggest shows to hit Broadway, which has captured the imagination of audiences across the world with it's use of rap and hip-hop. |
Hamilton - Part 1 | 20241006 | Part one of Billy Differ's look at Hamilton, one of the biggest musicals to hit the stage on Broadway. The show, which has captured the imagination of audiences across the world with its use of rap and hip-hop, tells the story of Alexander Hamilton, one of the founding fathers of America. Billy unearths some of the Scottish connections with the musical and speaks with director Stephen Whitson, actor Honey Joseph and producer Cameron Mackintosh. We also hear from it's creator, Lin Manuel-Miranda. Part one of Billy Differ's look at Hamilton, one of the biggest shows to hit Broadway. Billy Differ tells the story, both on and offstage, of the most popular musicals in town. Part one of Billy Differ's look at Hamilton, one of the biggest shows to hit Broadway, which has captured the imagination of audiences across the world with it's use of rap and hip-hop. | |
Hamilton - Part 2 | 20241013 | Part two of Billy Differ's look at Hamilton, one of the biggest musicals to hit the stage on Broadway. The show, which has captured the imagination of audiences across the world with its use of rap and hip-hop, tells the story of Alexander Hamilton, one of the founding fathers of America. Billy unearths some of the Scottish connections with the musical and speaks with actor Honey Joseph, and we also hear from its creator, Lin Manuel-Miranda. Part two of Billy Differ's look at Hamilton, one of the biggest shows to hit Broadway. Billy Differ tells the story, both on and offstage, of the most popular musicals in town. Part two of Billy Differ's look at Hamilton, one of the biggest shows to hit Broadway, which has captured the imagination of audiences across the world with it's use of rap and hip-hop. | |
Phantom Of The Opera | 20240101 | 20240102 (RS) | Billy Differ tells the story of Andrew Lloyd Webber's haunting musical Phantom Of The Opera. We hear from cast member Celia Graham who has played the leading role of Christine ; Technical Director Jerry Donaldson gives us an insight behind the scenes and Scottish actor Scott Davies who has played the role of the phantom over 2,500 times tell us about his experience of playing the famous masked character on the West End stage. Billy tells the story of Andrew Lloyd Webber's haunting musical Phantom Of The Opera. Billy Differ tells the story, both on and offstage, of the most popular musicals in town. Billy tells the story of Andrew Lloyd Webber's haunting musical Phantom Of The Opera in the company of cast & crew members including Celia Graham, Jerry Donaldson and Scott Davies. |
Phantom Of The Opera - Part 1 | 20240922 | Part 1 of Billy's look at Andrew Lloyd Webber's haunting musical Phantom Of The Opera. Billy Differ tells the story, both on and offstage, of the most popular musicals in town. | |
Phantom Of The Opera - Part 2 | 20240929 | Billy continues the story of Andrew Lloyd Webber's haunting musical Phantom of the Opera. Billy Differ tells the story, both on and offstage, of the most popular musicals in town. Billy continues the story of Andrew Lloyd Webber's haunting musical Phantom of the Opera. Billy Differ tells the story, both on and offstage, of the most popular musicals in town. | |
Sunshine On Leith | 20231226 | 20231227 (RS) 20240401 (RS) | Billy Differ shines a spotlight on Sunshine On Leith, one of the biggest Scottish musicals to hit the stage and screen , a jukebox love story based on the songs of The Proclaimers. The heartfelt musical about the power of home, family and love was originally a hit on stage for Dundee Rep in 2007, and was followed by a hugely popular film adaptation, directed by Dexter Fletcher, in 2013. We'll hear from some of the musicians and cast members involved including Roddy Hart & Emma Mullen as well as Artistic Director James Brining. A look at Sunshine On Leith, a jukebox love story based on the songs of The Proclaimers. Billy Differ tells the story, both on and offstage, of the most popular musicals in town. Billy Differ shines a spotlight on Sunshine On Leith, one of the biggest Scottish musicals to hit the stage & screen, a jukebox love story based on the songs of The Proclaimers. |
Sunshine On Leith - Part 1 | 20240908 | Part One of Billy Differ's spotlight on Sunshine On Leith, one of the biggest Scottish musicals to hit the stage and screen, a jukebox love story based on the songs of The Proclaimers. The heartfelt musical about the power of home, family and love was originally a hit on stage for Dundee Rep in 2007 and was followed by a hugely popular film adaptation, directed by Dexter Fletcher, in 2013. We'll hear from some of the musicians and cast members involved, including Roddy Hart and Emma Mullen, as well as artistic director James Brining. Part one of Billy Differ's spotlight on the Scottish musical Sunshine on Leith. Billy Differ tells the story, both on and offstage, of the most popular musicals in town. | |
Sunshine On Leith - Part 2 | 20240915 | Part two of Billy Differ's spotlight on Sunshine On Leith, one of the biggest Scottish musicals to hit the stage and screen, a jukebox love story based on the songs of The Proclaimers. The heartfelt musical about the power of home, family and love was originally a hit on stage for Dundee Rep in 2007 and was followed by a hugely popular film adaptation, directed by Dexter Fletcher, in 2013. Part two of Billy Differ's spotlight on the Scottish musical Sunshine on Leith. Billy Differ tells the story, both on and offstage, of the most popular musicals in town. |