Travel: India to England
Following their first trip to India, The Beatles returned to England on this day.
Category: Interview
John Lennon: “We’re more popular than Jesus”
The following article was published in the London Evening Standard newspaper on 4 March 1966. A fascinating portrait of John Lennon’s home life, it was written by Maureen Cleave, …
Press conference about the MBE announcement
As news outlets went into overdrive following the announcement that The Beatles were to be awarded MBEs, a press conference was hastily convened at Twickenham Film Studios where the …
Ringo Starr is interviewed by Melody Maker
Two days before he had his tonsils removed at University College Hospital, London, Ringo Starr gave an interview to music paper Melody Maker to discuss the operation. At the …
John Lennon is interviewed for New Musical Express and BBC
John Lennon was interviewed at his home, Kenwood, by New Musical Express news editor Chris Hutchins. The interview was published in the 4 December 1964 edition of the music …
Interview: Playboy
On 28 October 1964, following two performance at the ABC Cinema, Exeter, The Beatles spoke to Playboy journalist Jean Shepherd.
Interview: John Lennon and Ringo Starr in Los Angeles
On 23 August 1964, John Lennon and Ringo Starr were interviewed while in Los Angeles. The occasion was The Beatles’ first concert at the Hollywood Bowl. The interviewer is …
Ringo Starr gives a press conference in Sydney, Australia
Ringo Starr arrived in Sydney on the morning of 14 June 1964, following a long flight from London Airport via San Francisco. He spent less than two hours in …
Interview in Hong Kong
The Beatles took a flight to Sydney, Australia, the day after their two shows at Hong Kong’s Princess Theatre. They were joined by Australian disc jockey Bob Rogers, who …
Interviews: London Airport
After their successful first tour of America, The Beatles returned to London Airport at 8.10am, to be greeted by crowds of screaming fans.
Interviews: Associated Press and CBS News
The day after their record-breaking appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, The Beatles gave a series of interviews and personal appearances.
The Beatles’ American invasion begins
The Beatles’ American invasion began on 7 February 1964. The band’s Boeing 707, Pan Am flight 101, left London Airport early on the morning of 7 February 1964, bound …
Interview: John Lennon and George Harrison
On the eve of The Beatles’ first trip to America, UK reporter June Harris interviewed John Lennon and George Harrison.
Press conference: London airport
At 1pm The Beatles and their entourage returned to London Airport from Le Bourget, Paris, following their often three-week residency at the Olympia Theatre, Paris. Upon their arrival The …
Radio: American Forces Network
In addition to their two shows at the Olympia that evening, The Beatles recorded an interview at the Paris studio of the American Forces Network (AFN) radio service, which …
Television: Day By Day, South Today
The Beatles’ concert at the Guildhall, Portsmouth was postponed after Paul McCartney fell victim to gastric flu, and was rescheduled for 3 December 1963.
The Beatles live: Odeon Cinema, Cheltenham
The Beatles’ fourth British tour of 1963 opened on this evening with a performance at the Odeon Cinema in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
Derek Taylor interviews Brian Epstein
Derek Taylor, a Manchester-based journalist for the Daily Express, had seen The Beatles in the city on 30 May 1963, and had instantly fallen under their spell. On 19 …
The Beatles’ first radio interview
At 8.45pm on this date, before their fourth and final live appearance at the Hulme Hall in Birkenhead, The Beatles recorded a radio interview for Radio Clatterbridge. It is …