Dancing through the Blitz: Blackpool's Big Band Story

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Malcolm Gerrie

Samantha Peters

Geoff Wonfor

Jools Holland

Len Goodman

Lucy Worsley

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Dancing Through The Blitz: Blackpool's Big Band Story

25/07/2015

BBC Two - Dancing through the Blitz: Blackpool's Big Band Story

The social history behind the music that kept the nation's spirits up through WW2.

Documentary film celebrating the big band sound and uncovering the social history behind the music that kept the nation's spirits up through the Second World War.

90-minute documentary film presented by Jools Holland, Lucy Worsley and Len Goodman, celebrating the big band sound and uncovering the social history behind the music that kept the nation's spirits up through the Second World War.

Blackpool was one of the few resorts that remained open during the war, training troops by day and offering a welcome escape from the horrors of war.

Featuring extracts from a specially recorded BBC4 concert given by Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra at the Empress Ballroom, Blackpool.

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