Northern Soul and Wigan Casino The One Show BBC1 May 2nd 2011

A short film about Wigan Casino and the popularity of Northern Soul in the 1970s. All these little featurettes are beginning to look/sound the same to me. I've yet to see a film about Northern Soul that makes it look cool - I'm desperate to convince my kids that it was very cool! Maybe you had to be there at the time...On the plus side though, I had no idea that Christopher Eccleston was a Northern Soul fan and cited '7 days too long' as a favourite. (It may be the lighting, but the 45 that Russ plays at the beginning looks like it hasn't seen a cleaning cloth in years.)

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Music

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• Northern
• Soul
• dancing
• Saturday
• Night
• Fever
• Christopher
• Eccleston
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[RicTic66]

In Oxford St last month Schuh the trainer shop devoted their window display to "Northern Soul"a 60's obsession .

A rubbish telly, two worn out arm chairs, pictures of Quadrophenia, some plastic scooters, Stafford Top Of The World Posters c 85 and half a late 70s Soul Bowl list

My young mate 30s says "here Rich that's the shit you like ain't it? I had no argument

[rooie16]

@RicTic66 That must have been a very embarassing moment.

[rooie16]

You've got to feel a bit sorry for Russ, He is asked that classic - almost impossible to answer to everybody's satisfaction - question, "What is Northern Soul?" His explanation is complete in 20 seconds flat. In reality, his response probably lasted for several minutes, but it was edited down so heavily that any casual One Show viewers would have been left completely mystified (assuming that they were even vaguely interested)

[eringobrath1965]

Slightly embarrasing to watch tbh ..no offence to you rooie16 ...dosn't represent the 'scene' as it is today ..RW self exsposure ala K.Roberts !! & typical BBC editing .

sorry just my op'

[rooie16]

@eringobrath1965 No offence taken and your opinion is welcome. I wrote the description of the video within 15 minutes of seeing it - maybe I should've slept on it.

[zarkbot88]

Not as horrible as everyone paints it as, but the reporter shouldn't have tried to pander to the fans by wearing the soul patch shirt.

[acklington4641]

i was at this filming ..the old slot ..all the bradford crew mick ..vernon ..skem lot lester ..pauline darlo etc ..its now so cringefull..50 now..time too move on ..top at the time mint gear etc ..but had its time ..god they let kids go to dayers now ..what !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lilgemmaleav2]

stop the bickering now children the muics great anywere its played

[drwhatson]

"Best disco in the world" my arse! (Bloody 'Studio 54' was no competition to ANY half-decent UK Soul club in any case, as it was mere vehicle for non-Soul celebrities like Bianca Jagger, Rod Stuart etc. to show off in!) Typically this so-called "poll result" was based entirely on membership numbers - as if that had any bearing on musical quality!

How much longer do we have to put up with this ludicrous Wigan-esque propaganda? It does the actual music no favours at all IMO.

[RicTic66]

@rooie16 These days I've got a thick enough skin to not let it get to me rooie :)

The scene is bigger and more progressive than it's ever been (imho) I have enough mates who share my obsession and enough places to go of a weekend > that was just the cynicism of a 53 year old teenager ; )

Thanks for posting I missed it on the night. Oh yeah..........................­......

Kings Hall Stoke 23rd July I can't wait!!!

[penkhullvinylperv]

Awful and embarrasing.