British Movietone/Associated Press have launched their own YouTube channel and are uploading new footage daily. For Beatles buffs, here’s a query link to the channel’s Beatles related films. Beatles film collectors are already reporting a...
The two guitars in action on Late Scene Extra. There was a big discussion in the comments section of this blog post about whether or not John Lennon’s 1962 “Jumbo” J160E Gibson guitar rightfully...
Film of The Beatles’ first ever “Top Of The Pops” appearance has been uploaded to YouTube. Taped 19 March 1964 for insertion into the 25 March edition, a good portion of “Can’t Buy Me Love” and...
The current company ITV Granada (originally Granada Television or Granada TV) is the Channel 3 regional service for North West England. Granada Television was founded by Sidney Bernstein and based at Granada Studios on Quay...
John’s (actually originally George’s) Gibson J160E Andy Babiuk (of Beatles Gear book fame), recently discovered John Lennon’s long lost 1962 Gibson J160E guitar. It was the guitar’s current owner, John McCaw’s close friend and guitar...
TMOQ Gazette Volume 20: The Ultimate Ed Sullivan DVD Collection This offering from the underground label HMC collects all the Beatles appearances on the famous Ed Sullivan Shows in USA, both when they appeared...
Ready Steady Go! (or RSG!) was a British rock/pop music television programme every Friday evening from August 1963 until 23 December 1966. It was conceived by Elkan Allan, head of Rediffusion TV. Allans wanted...
I was re-editing and translating into Norwegian my 2014 article about The Beatles’ appearances on “Top Of The Pops” for the “Norwegian Wood” magazine, when I came across a recent (2015 but no date given)...
The Beatles on Top Of The Pops 1966 rehearsal. Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly between 1...
18. August 1963: The Beatles drove to the Alpha (ATV) Studios in Birmingham for an appearance on Summer Spin, the summer version of Thank Your Lucky Stars. Thank Your Lucky Stars was a British...
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