EPISODE 11: The Beatles on TV

To (belatedly) mark the publication of Samira Ahmed‘s BFI Film Classics book on A Hard Day’s Night, she and Graham Kibble-White look at a quartet of Beatles TV shows…

05:22: Around the Beatles from May 1964 – Rediffusion’s racuous and stomping studio celebration.

21:41: James Paul McCartney from 1973 – an hour-long special with Macca and Wings, made to settle a dispute with ATV’s Lew Grade.

39:18: The Music of Lennon and McCartney from 1965 – a Granada showcase of the songwriting duo’s compositions.

50:49: Magical Mystery Tour from 1967 – the surreal Beatles-helmed film that aired on Boxing Day.

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