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Thursday, 26 January 2017
Tuesday, 19 July 2016
Tomorrow Never Knows 50 minute Mix
So fancy a 50 minute mix of Tomorrow Never Knows?
If so head off to the Off White Room and listen to Andrew Liles mix
You really never know whats going to be around the next corner, when collecting and listening to The Beatles. This is one of those really oddly brilliant suprises.
Tune Out and Turn On..
https://heavycollector.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/stretched-to-50-minutes-of-tomorrow.html
Saturday, 11 June 2016
2010 08 06 - BBCR4 Great Lives John Lennon
Journalist John Harris, author of influential books on music, politics and
popular culture, was born just as the Beatles were splitting up, and was
only 11 when John Lennon died. Yet Lennon's mischievous anti-establishment
position - and the richness of his lyrics and music - makes him Harris's
nomination for a Great Life. Matthew Parris tries to define what it is that
makes this enigmatic, often difficult figure an inspiring subject for reflection.
The expert witness is Barry Miles, in whose London gallery
John first met Yoko in the mid 1960s.
2010 10 07 - BBCR4 - The Lennon Visitors
Comedian, Alexei Sayle, took the National Trust tour in 2009
and was so taken with its 1950s charm and with the spirit
of it, that he's gone back; this time meeting custodian,
Colin Hall and finding out what it's like to live in one
of the most famous houses in Liverpool.
Lost Lennon Tapes 201 to 210
Lost Lennon Tapes 101 to 110
Saturday, 7 May 2016
2012 10 19 - BBCR2 - Seven Days That Rocked the World Beatles on Sullivan
Stuart
Maconie focuses on The Beatles' appearance
on the Ed Sullivan Show in
America, watched by a r
ecord audience of 73 million people.
With
contributions from Mike Nesmith, Gary Valentine,
Bernie Leadon, Dennis
Locorriere, Ed Sullivan and
Mojo journalist Johnny Black.
Thursday, 5 May 2016
2012 08 23 - BBCR6 Seven Days That Rocked the World
Seven Days That Rocked the World - The Beatles Split.
Stuart Maconie relieves that fateful day in 1970
Wednesday, 4 May 2016
2012 10 13 - BBCWS - The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour
The television film called Magical Mystery Tour was devised,
written and
directed by The Beatles. It has a significant place
in the history of
The Beatles - not least, because it was viewed
by many as the group's
first failure.
Paul Gambaccini presents a programme revealing the story behind the
Paul Gambaccini presents a programme revealing the story behind the
making of Magical Mystery Tour. The documentary also examines the
group's activities during 1967 before they spent most of the final four
months working on Magical Mystery Tour.
It was a momentous year. In February, The Beatles issued the single Penny
It was a momentous year. In February, The Beatles issued the single Penny
Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever, accompanied by two adventurous and
surreal promotional films for those songs. On 1 June, their LP Sgt.
Pepper's
Lonely Hearts Club Band was released, which instantly received
critical
acclaim and huge sales. They performed All You Need Is Love on
the first
global TV show linking five continents by satellite.
They first met the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in the last week of August 1967.
They first met the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in the last week of August 1967.
While learning about Transcendental Meditation with him in North
Wales, they
received the shocking news of the sudden death of their
manager Brian Epstein.
Two weeks later they began filming Magical
Mystery Tour.
The programme features new interviews with Paul McCartney and
The programme features new interviews with Paul McCartney and
Ringo
Starr. John Lennon and George Harrison are represented
by rare archive
interviews recorded during the shooting and editing
of the film in
September and October 1967. Film directors Peter Fonda,
Terry Gilliam
and Martin Scorsese discuss Magical Mystery Tour and
there are comments
from many of those who worked on or
participated in the film.
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