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Motown at the BBC and Motown Invasion Rerun

Motown at the BBC and Motown Invasion Rerun magazine cover

Showing this weekend on BBC4 reruns of two recent BBC Motown related shows originally broadcast in 2009 to mark the 50th Motown Anniversary

23:25-00:25 Saturday Night

Motown at the BBC

With the Miracles, the Supremes, the Temptations, Stevie Wonder and the Four Tops.

00:25-01:25 Sunday Morning

Legends The Motown Invasion

Documentary about the 1965 Motown Revue UK tour and the Ready Steady Go! TV special.

Worth a watch if you havent seen before

The photo is from rehearsals for the rsg show, and is linked from this look at Dusty Springfield and the Motown Invasion by Annie J. Randall

 



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Rob Moss

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Fantastic! The 1960s personified in one photo - a wig and a bleach.

3 Before 8

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Watch it last nignt couldn`t believe that only a few went to see them live when they first came to Britian.

Philreeves

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Re "the Ghost Tour" : Didn't Dave Godin say that he tried to dissuade Berry Gordy from going ahead because it was too early/time wasn't right?.

JOE TORQUAY

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couple of my mates from wrexham went to see them in chester, the place only had about 100 in, they let everyone sit at the front,

mind you it was on a wednesday evening, things were a lot different back then, not many people had cars and buses finished early,

last orders were 10.30. anyway they said it was a fantastic night i missed as they keep saying, they weren't such big stars back then more singing and less showbiz.

joe.

Britmusicsoulfan

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This is regionally restricted for US viewers.

Ugh.

I really wanted to watch this.

JOE TORQUAY

Posted

have you tried the bbc i player, it might be on there,

joe.

MrSmoouthSoul

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On 07/03/2011 at 10:24, JOE TORQUAY said:

couple of my mates from wrexham went to see them in chester, the place only had about 100 in, they let everyone sit at the front,

mind you it was on a wednesday evening, things were a lot different back then, not many people had cars and buses finished early,

last orders were 10.30. anyway they said it was a fantastic night i missed as they keep saying, they weren't such big stars back then more singing and less showbiz.

joe.

Hey Joe,

I'm working on a show called When Motown Came To Britain for the BBC and we're looking for people who attended the tour back in 65. Would you be able to put me in contact with your friends who attended the revue for a chat about their experience? 

Thanks,

Kariim 

Bbrich

Posted

On 07/03/2011 at 16:10, Britmusicsoulfan said:

This is regionally restricted for US viewers.

 

Ugh.

 

I really wanted to watch this.

If you sign up to a vpn such as NORDVPN.com (few quid a month)  you can select a UK Ip address, sign up for BBC i-player and away you go. By going thro Uk IPAddress BBC i-player thinks you are in UK. 

Mike

Posted

1 hour ago, MrSmoouthSoul said:

Hey Joe,

I'm working on a show called When Motown Came To Britain for the BBC and we're looking for people who attended the tour back in 65. Would you be able to put me in contact with your friends who attended the revue for a chat about their experience? 

Thanks,

Kariim 

Kariim 

Joe sadly has passed on, if you are after people who attended, maybe worth put up a new topic giving a general shout here with a contact address 

https://www.soul-source.co.uk/articles/?do=form&d=5

 

add:

 

just seen your other post

ya way ahead of me

 

Mike

Posted

25 minutes ago, Bbrich said:

If you sign up to a vpn such as NORDVPN.com (few quid a month)  you can select a UK Ip address, sign up for BBC i-player and away you go. By going thro Uk IPAddress BBC i-player thinks you are in UK. 

a fair few end up on youtube over time

 




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