The Bournemouth tape
Back in 1998, a tape containing a concert recording of The Beatles performing a set at the Gaumont Theatre in Bournemouth in August 1963 was auctioned off to what was then reported as “a...
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Mal Evans’ notebook on display in Liverpool museum
The Beatles Story, Liverpool, has announced an exciting new addition to its ever-growing exhibition with the inclusion of a previously unseen notebook belonging to The Beatles’ Tour Manager Mal Evans. The rare notebook, compiled...
Rejuvenated Beatles for 1996
Radio alert: Sunday the 27th of June at 21:00, BBC Radio 2 will broadcast an hour long Beatles episode in their «Summer of 96» series. Here is the description: «The Beatles – Reborn In...
John Lennon at 80 – BBC radio shows
The weekend of Lennon programming at BBC Radio 2 is over, and will be available online for a month. I addition to this, Sean Lennon’s conversations with his brother Julian, his godfather Elton John...
Lennon to interview McCartney for BBC Radio
In a worldwide exclusive for BBC Radio 2, to mark what would have been John Lennon’s 80th birthday, Sean Ono Lennon interviews Julian Lennon, Paul McCartney and Elton John in two-part documentary, “John Lennon...
The story of Ready Steady Go!
Subject of a new radio documentary Tonight BBC Four will broadcast a documentary that showcases Britain’s iconic 1960s music show, Ready Steady Go!, which revolutionised television ‘for the kids’ and introduced emerging talent from...
New source for “It’s The Beatles”
Imaginary CD cover for an imaginary CD. Last week, someone uploaded to Soundcloud his own audio tape recording of the televised concert “It’s the Beatles”, which was filmed at the Empire Theatre in Liverpool...
Sgt Pepper @ 50: BBC celebrations
Offical Apple/Universal ad from the back page of “Record Collector”, May edition. To mark the 50th anniversary of the release of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” by The Beatles on 1 June 1967,...
Kenny and The Beatles on the radio
The late Kenny Everett A new radio show about legendary and controversial radio DJ Kenny Everett and his relationship with the Beatles, presented by Paul Gambaccini, will be broadcast on BBC Radio 2 on...
Lost “TOTP” footage in better quality
Last June, we told you about a newly found film of The Beatles’ first ever “Top Of The Pops” appearance. Taped 19 March 1964 for insertion into the 25 March edition, a good portion...
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