2012 10 19 - BBCR2 - Seven Days That Rocked the World Beatles on Sullivan

Seven Days That Rocked the World - 25/04/2013

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.

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

Seven Days That Rocked the World

2012 10 13 - BBCWS - The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour

The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour - 24/04/2013

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 

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 

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. 

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 

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.

2012 06 10 - BBC Radio Merseyside From Mathew Street to Abbey Road 01 of 03

Mathew Street to Abbey Road 01

BBC Radio Merseyside 50th Anniversary three part

radio show special, with many new interviews.

Part 02 follows tomorrow

2012 06 17 - BBC Radio Merseyside From Mathew Street to Abbey Road 02 of 03

Mathew Street to Abbey Road 02

BBC Radio Merseyside 50th Anniversary three part
radio show special, with many new interviews.
Part 03 follows tomorrow

2012 06 24 - BBC Radio Merseyside From Mathew Street to Abbey Road 03 of 03

Mathew Street to Abbey Road 03

Final Part BBC Radio Merseyside 50th Anniversary three 

part radio show special, with many new interviews.

2009 09 05 BBC4 - The Beatles on the Record

In 1962 an unknown group from Liverpool entered 

Abbey Road Studios to record their debut single.

During the next eight years they created what is 

arguably regarded as the greatest collection of 

studio recordings of the 20th century

The Beatles on the Record

I have to say that this one, is bloody marvellous :)

1999 09 - BBCR2 Abbey Road at 30

Janice Long looks back at the Beatles final studio album.

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MP3

2006 11 20 - BBCR6 Love Special

The background story of the making of the stage show and the album.

Thanks to Mackem and Routine.

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2007 07 24 - BBCR2 - Only A Northern Song

The story behind Northern Songs / Len/Mac and how Lennon and McCartney

wrote one of the most valuable collection of songs, before eventually losing control.

McCartneys attempt at buying them back in the eighties and the part he played

in introducing the future owner to music publishing.

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2010 08 29 - BBCR2 Bigger Than Jesus

The 1966 Lennon did an interview with Maureen 

Cleave from the London Evening Standard.

While in England it was treated as ''Oh it's Lennon mouthing off again'',

when the story arrived in the US.............

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Click Here for the Wikipedia page covering the event.

1996 08 - BBCR2 Beatles v Beach Boys

The compelling story of the creative race between two of

histories biggest selling bands. Forget The Beatles V The Stones

the real battle of the Bands in the mid sixties was The Beatles

V The Beach Boys.

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1970 05 23 - Let It Be Radio Special

Huge thank you to halfjapanese and the folk at maccaspan for this radio show.

Files in MP3

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2010 11 14 - BBCR4 - When Cassius Met The Beatles

 REPOST
The tale of an unexpected encounter between 20th century legends -
a meeting which created a new template for global celebrity.
February 1964: The Beatles fly into Miami, sparking Beatlemania as
they prepare to perform on The Ed Sullivan Show.
Meanwhile in a low-rent Miami gym, the underdog Cassius Clay trains
to fight reigning champion Sonny Liston for the world title. The
 pundits say Clay hasn't a hope. Quite unexpectedly, the
paths of these legendary figures cross.

British photographer Harry Benson arranges for The Beatles to
visit Cassius Clay in the gym. Clay picks up Ringo and swings
him around the ring as if he's no heavier than a toddler,
as the other band-members lie at his feet. Clay pretends to
knock all four Beatles down with a single punch. The resulting
images remain in the memory long after this brief encounter.

The Beatles triumph on TV. Cassius Clay amazes all the
boxing writers by defeating Liston. They suddenly both find
themselves on the cusp of a new kind of stardom - they're
young, outspoken and able to capture the global imagination.

John Wilson reports from Miami on the background to this
unique encounter, with the memories of three people who
were there at the time: photographer Harry Benson, who
was travelling with the Beatles, writer Robert Lipsyte, who
was covering the fight for the New York Times as a rookie
reporter, and fight doctor Ferdie Pacheco, then working
at the gym in Miami. All witnessed the moment when
Cassius met The Beatles.
John also taps the memories of Paul McCartney.
 
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2008 11 22 - BBCR2 - 40th Anniversary of the White Album

The beginning of the end. A look back at the 

making of the White Album by the Abbey Road

 team of producers and engineers.

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2009 01 27 - BBCR2 - I Hope We Passed The Audition

The story of how The Beatles played a 42 minute concert on top

of the Apple building 3 Saville Row.

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2007 01 13 - BBCR4 - Inside The Cavern

 

Inside The Cavern

Midge Ure visits the legendary Cavern Club in 

Liverpool where the Mersey Beat was born 

and where the Beatles first found fame.

Top of The Pops - Unsurpassed Broadcasts Vol 13

Unsurpassed Broadcasts Vol 13

The final show includes includes the series

booklet. Perfect end to a perfect series.

Thanks as always to the one known

as Hobnail.

29/08/1966 - 09/06/1968 - Unsurpassed Broadcasts Vol 12

 Not quiet the end, but nearly.

Another great show from Hobnail.

Unsurpassed Broadcasts Vol 12

03/07/1965 to 06/08/1966 - Unsurpassed Broadcasts Vol 11

More magic from Hobnail

Unsurpassed Broadcasts Vol 11 Part 01

Unsurpassed Broadcasts Vol 11 Part 02