Filming: A Hard Day’s Night
Ringo Starr was the only Beatle to take part in this day’s filming for A Hard Day’s Night. His riverside scene was filmed along the River Thames towpath and …
Filming: A Hard Day’s Night
On this day, at Twickenham Film Studios, The Beatles filmed the scenes for A Hard Day’s Night inside the police station. The exterior shots of the station were filmed …
Filming: A Hard Day’s Night
The Beatles returned to Twickenham Film Studios on this day to film the make-up room sequence of their debut feature film A Hard Day’s Night.
Filming: A Hard Day’s Night
The Beatles filmed the opening sequence for A Hard Day’s Night on 5 April 1964 at London’s Marylebone Station.
The Beatles occupy the Billboard Hot 100 top five
In an achievement unlikely to ever be equalled, for the week of 4 April 1964 The Beatles occupied the top five positions of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In …
Filming: A Hard Day’s Night trailer
After spending seven days filming at London’s Scala Theatre, The Beatles returned to Twickenham Film Studios.
Filming: A Hard Day’s Night
On this day The Beatles filmed the press interview scenes at the Scala Theatre, London, for their debut feature film A Hard Day’s Night.
John Lennon is reunited with his father Alf
After the day’s filming at London’s Scala Theatre, John Lennon attended a meeting with his father Fred. George Harrison and Ringo Starr were also present.
Filming: A Hard Day’s Night
The day after filming the concert performance sequence at the Scala Theatre, London, The Beatles returned to the venue to shoot the more scenes.
Radio: Saturday Club
Following their day’s filming at the Scala Theatre in London, The Beatles recorded a session for the BBC radio show Saturday Club at the Playhouse Theatre.
Filming: A Hard Day’s Night
Following their four-day Easter break, The Beatles returned to London’s Scala Theatre to film the concert performance sequence which marked the climax of the A Hard Day’s Night film.
Brian Epstein commissions Derek Taylor to ghostwrite A Cellarful Of Noise
One morning in March 1964, Beatles manager Brian Epstein asked Derek Taylor to meet him at the NEMS offices in Liverpool.
Madame Tussauds unveils wax figures of The Beatles
London waxworks museum Madame Tussaud’s unveiled lifesize figures of all four Beatles on this day. They were the first pop group to be immortalised in the museum.
Filming: A Hard Day’s Night
This was the last of four consecutive days spent filming at the Scala Theatre in London. After this date The Beatles enjoyed an Easter break before returning to the …
Filming: A Hard Day’s Night
There were four consecutive days of filming at the Scala Theatre in London for The Beatles’ first film A Hard Day’s Night. This was the third day.
Filming: A Hard Day’s Night
This was The Beatles’ second day of filming at the Scala Theatre in London.
Filming: A Hard Day’s Night
This was the first day of filming at the Scala Theatre in London, where the performance finale of The Beatles’ first film A Hard Day’s Night took place. In …
John Lennon’s In His Own Write is published
John Lennon’s first book, In His Own Write, was published on this day by Jonathan Cape.
US EP release: The Beatles
The first of three Beatles EPs was released on this day. Simply titled The Beatles, it was issued in mono by the Vee-Jay label as VJEP 1-903.
US single release: Do You Want To Know A Secret
A single, ‘Do You Want To Know A Secret’, was released on 23 March 1964 in the USA.