Motown Treasures

Motown evening on TV BBC 2 - 22 Aug 2026

9:00pm
BBC Proms​
2026:Marvin Gaye: A Tribute at the Proms
The world's greatest classical music festival pays tribute to soul icon Marvin Gaye with a night of hits including I Heard It Through the Grapevine, What's Going On and Sexual Healing.

10:30pm
Marvin Gaye: Greatest Hits Live​
Recorded in Amsterdam during Marvin Gaye's 1976 European tour, the soul superstar performs his greatest hits including `Let's Get It On', `It Takes Two' and `How Sweet It Is'.

11:25pm
Diana Ross at the BBC​
Prepare for a musical chain reaction with an hour lit up by one shining moment after another in this celebration of the best BBC performances from soul legend Diana Ross.

12:25am
A Night of Wonder​
A studio concert featuring one of the enduring stars of popular music, Stevie Wonder. The show, filmed in 1995, features many of his greatest hits.

1:30am
Motown Master: Lamont Dozier at the BBC​
A celebration of the work of songwriter Lamont Dozier, who passed away in 2022, featuring a rich selection from the BBC's archive of performances of his work from over the decades. As one of the legendary Holland-Dozier-Holland trio, Lamont helped create the Motown sound that spread right across the globe in the 1960s, setting a new standard in popular songwriting and winning over fans like Bob Dylan and the Beatles.

2:30am
Motown at the BBC​
To mark the 50 year anniversary of Motown, a compilation of some of the iconic record label's greatest names filmed live in the BBC studios.