The Motown Invasion

Overview

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

Narrator (voice)

Barney Ales

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Rosalind Ashford

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Madeline Bell

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Tony Blackburn

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Lamont Dozier

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Abdul 'Duke' Fakir

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Brian Holland

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