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Beatles at the Â鶹Éç

4 Extra Debut. It’s back to the early 1960s when the Beatles burst forth on Â鶹Éç radio. Ken Bruce plunders the vintage archive. From 2013.

Ken Bruce presents a chance to hear the Beatles as Â鶹Éç audiences would have originally encountered them.

This programme features extracts from ‘Pop Go The Beatles’ [July - September 1963], ‘Public Ear’ [November 1963], ‘From Us To You’ [March 1964’ ‘The Alan Freeman Show’ [July 1964], and ‘Saturday Club’ [November 1964] to create a revealing portrait of how British audiences would have originally heard The Beatles, the way they presented themselves and the impressions that they left.

In addition to songs recorded in Â鶹Éç studios, the programme also contains interviews with the Fab Four and a glimpse behind the scenes as they attempt to record ‘I Feel Fine’ for a ‘Saturday Club’ session.

Broadcast on 4 Extra to mark the 60th anniversary of the Beatles first universal chart number 1, From Me To You, in May 1963.

Producer: Mark Hagen

First broadcast on Â鶹Éç Radio 2 in November 2013.

57 minutes

Last on

Wed 31 May 2023 20:00

Broadcasts

  • Thu 14 Nov 2013 22:00
  • Sat 29 Oct 2022 01:00
  • Wed 31 May 2023 20:00