90-minutedocumentaryfilmpresentedbyJoolsHolland,LucyWorsleyandLenGoodman,celebratingthebigbandsoundanduncoveringthesocialhistorybehindthemusicthatkeptthenation'sspiritsupthroughtheSecondWorldWar.
Blackpoolwasoneofthefewresortsthatremainedopenduringthewar,trainingtroopsbydayandofferingawelcomeescapefromthehorrorsofwar.
FeaturingextractsfromaspeciallyrecordedBBC4concertgivenbyJoolsHollandandhisRhythmandBluesOrchestraattheEmpressBallroom,Blackpool.