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Half Blood Blues

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Esi Edugyan. 1940. Paris is under occupation. Without papers it's not safe for Hiero to be out on the streets. But Sid and Hiero set off for a café in search of milk. Show more

Book at Bedtime

Half Blood Blues

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Esi Edugyan. Berlin 1939. Time are hard for jazzmen under the Nazis. But will the arrival of Delilah Brown bring a change of fortune for the Hot-Time Swingers? Show more

Book at Bedtime

Half Blood Blues

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Esi Edugyan. 1992. Sid and Chip return to Berlin. They both appeared in a documentary about Hiero's life, but at the premiere Sid is in for a shock. Show more

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Half Blood Blues

Episode 6

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Esi Edugyan. Ernst, Sid, Hiero and Chip have driven to Hamburg, waiting for papers that will take them to Paris and a meeting with Louis Armstrong. Show more

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Half Blood Blues

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Esi Edugyan. Berlin 1939. After the fight with Nazi thugs the band must hide from the Gestapo at Ernst's club. And Sid gets to know Delilah better. Show more

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Half Blood Blues

Episode 8

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Esi Edugyan. As the war closes in around them, Sid, Chip and Hiero get to play with Louis Armstrong. But for Sid, disappointment is waiting around a Paris street corner. Show more

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Half Blood Blues

Episode 10

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Esi Edugyan. Poland 1992. After a long coach journey from Berlin, Sid and Chip, both in their 80s, arrive at a strange, remote house. Have they finally found Hiero? Show more