Episodes
1. The Motown Invasion
February 20, 2009
59 min
In 1965, the Motown Revue - that label’s first UK tour - played to half-empty venues and was nicknamed ‘The Ghost Tour’ despite an incredible line-up that included Little Stevie Wonder, the Supremes, and Smokey Robinson. Young, sharp black Americans from Detroit zig-zagged across small-town provincial Britain as the country awoke from its post-war slumber and entered the swinging Sixties. Motown and the UK had a life-changing impact on each other. All interviewees were a part of the original events, including Paul McCartney, Motown Revue artists such as Mary Wilson of the Supremes and Martha Reeves, and British fans who experienced it all.
Guest Stars:
Seán Carlsen, Barney Ales, Rosalind Ashford, Madeline Bell, Tony Blackburn
2. The Beverley Sisters: Tickled Pink
February 27, 2009
Guest Stars:
Marc Warren, Maxene Andrews, Laverne Andrews, Patty Andrews, Bobby Ball
3. The Andrews Sisters: Queens of the Music Machines
March 6, 2009
Guest Stars:
Marc Warren, Laverne Andrews, Patty Andrews, Bobby Ball, Tommy Cannon
4. Julie London: The Lady's Not a Vamp
May 5, 2009
Guest Stars:
Julie London, Mariella Frostrup, Mari Wilson
