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Soul Revolution with Trevor Nelson

BBC Proms2025

Featuring hits by Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin and Marvin Gaye at the BBC Proms. Beverley Knight and friends bring an emotional night celebrating music that soundtracked history.

Featuring hits by Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield and more.

Trevor Nelson hosts at the BBC Proms, tracing the musical path of the United States’ civil rights movement from spirituals through gospel to soul.

Sixteen voices, including Beverley Knight and Jacob Lusk, join conductor Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, the LJ Singers and the BBC Concert Orchestra to celebrate music that took risks, pleaded for freedom and soundtracked history.

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1 hour, 29 minutes

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Sat 30 Aug 202519:40
BBC Two

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