Mary Hopkin appears on Opportunity Knocks
The singer Mary Hopkin’s appearance on television talent show Opportunity Knocks was broadcast on this day. Her performance led to a contract with The Beatles’ Apple Records, and the …
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Ringo Starr appears on Cilla Black’s television show
Ringo Starr was not present for The Beatles’ recording sessions on this day, as he was at the BBC’s Television Theatre in London to rehearse and record an appearance …
Ringo Starr rehearses for Cilla Black’s television show
Following rehearsals on 1 and 2 February, Ringo Starr took part in further preparations on this day for an appearance on Cilla Black’s television show on 6 February 1968.
Ringo Starr rehearses for Cilla Black’s television show
On 6 February 1968, Ringo Starr made an appearance on Cilla Black’s television show. In the lead-up to the show he took part in three days of rehearsals, the …
Ringo Starr rehearses for Cilla Black’s television show
Ringo Starr made an appearance on Cilla Black’s television show on 6 February 1968. In the lead-up to the show he took part in three days of rehearsals, the …
Paul McCartney justifies Magical Mystery Tour
Generally perceived to be The Beatles’ first artistic failure, the Magical Mystery Tour film was disliked by critics and viewers alike. In an effort to explain the group’s creation, …
Magical Mystery Tour is premièred on BBC 1
Having been edited to 55 minutes from nearly 10 hours of footage, The Beatles’ television film Magical Mystery Tour had its world première on BBC 1 at 8.35.
The Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour launch party
The Beatles held a launch party for the Magical Mystery Tour TV film on 21 December 1967. Invited were friends and relatives of the band, as well as participants …
Television: The Frost Programme
Having made a well-received appearance on The Frost Programme on Friday 29 September, John Lennon and George Harrison returned to Wembley Studios in London to give another interview.
Television: The Frost Programme
John Lennon and George Harrison took part in an interview with David Frost for The Frost Programme on this evening. It was recorded before a studio audience between 6pm …
The Beatles on Our World: All You Need Is Love
With seemingly unstoppable momentum during the summer of 1967, on 18 May The Beatles signed a contract to represent the BBC, and Britain, on Our World, the world’s first …
Paul McCartney admits taking LSD
On 17 June 1967, Life Magazine ran an interview with Paul McCartney in which the Beatle admitted to having taken LSD. The UK press immediately seized upon it, and …
Television: Paul McCartney interviewed for Scene Special
Paul McCartney gave an interview on this day for the Granada Television late-night show Scene Special.
Television: Reporting ’66
With speculation mounting about The Beatles’ future, the group appeared to take part in interviews for the UK weekly television series Reporting ’66, made by Independent Television News (ITN).
John Lennon films a sequence for Not Only… But Also
John Lennon filmed a second appearance on the comedy television show Not Only… But Also on 27 November 1966.
The South African Broadcasting Corporation bans The Beatles’ music
In the wake of John Lennon’s comments that The Beatles were “more popular than Jesus”, the South African Broadcasting Corporation issued a ban on The Beatles’ records.
The Beatles’ only live Top Of The Pops appearance
Although by June 1966 it had been running for over two years, The Beatles had never before appeared live on the BBC music show Top Of The Pops. They …
The Beatles At Shea Stadium is premièred on BBC 1
The film of The Beatles’ 15 August 1965 concert at New York’s Shea Stadium had its world première on BBC 1 in the UK on this day.
Television: The Music Of Lennon & McCartney
The UK regional broadcaster Granada screened a special programme, The Music Of Lennon & McCartney, on this evening. It was shown across the rest of the United Kingdom the …
Television: The Music Of Lennon & McCartney
This was the second of two days The Beatles spent at Granada TV Centre in Manchester, during which they recorded their contributions to a television special, The Music Of …