Tonights episode is a tale of two cities connected by music

we begin in Detroit in the 1960s

from the legendary clubs to rare artists whose records would later ignite the northern soul scene .

Then we fast forward to New York the start of the new millennium ,its a place I thought I new but this was my first visit experiencing Harlem ,The Apollo, radio City theatre and thanks to bobby Womack a trip to 110th street

Personal journey through the sound of the sixties -from Beat to Soul .Vinyl ,Pirate Radio ,British soul ,mods record shops, and obscure gems that shaped the dance floor long before Northern Soul had a name

Streaming may have changed the rules,is this the future of Northern Soul ?

The heartbeat of the scene still lives in the clubs ,in the people, and on the dance floors across the UK and beyond

Tonight I'm Travelling deep into the underground of British Soul - Voices that never chased the charts ,but found their place in the clubs the basements and on the dance floors

These records were overlooked ,forgotten sometimes ignored -but they had soul

if this episode is popular I have in the vaults much more

Northern Soul was never just about records ,It was about Places

Three Venues Stand Above all Others

The Golden Torch -The Spark that burned Brightest

Wigan Casino :The Spiritual Home

Blackpool Mecca : Where Northern Soul Grew Up, and Split The Scene

This is That Story ......

Manchester in the 60s was a very different place.

Basement clubs like the Twisted Wheel came alive, you walked down the steps into sweat, smoke and sound .no neon signs ,no sponsorship ,just a DJ and a pile of American 45s and a crowd that knew every beat before it hit the floor .

This wasn't entertainment -it was survival .Music was how Manchester breathed

These were songs pressed in hope,forgotton in time, and rediscovered decades later on Northern dance floors far from where they were made .

Secret Soul, the records they never meant you to hear.....

We'll explore the crossover tracks that lit up the dance floor

enchanted listeners, each record tells a story ,music featured is mid 70s

Before Wigan Casino took its legendary place at the heart of northern soul ,there was a little club hidden down the cellar stairs of Elizabeth house on Great moor street bolton known simply as Va Va' it opened April 1973 and quickly became the Friday night Destination for rare soul lovers

The DJ there was Richard Searling

A story of passion obsession and music that refuses to die . it's 2026

and the beat goes on ,From the Mod clubs of the 1960s to the legendary clubs and the all-nighters we celebrate the music the world had forgotten .