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Beatles at the 大象传媒

4 Extra Debut. It鈥檚 back to the early 1960s when the Beatles burst forth on 大象传媒 radio. Ken Bruce plunders the vintage archive. From 2013.

Ken Bruce presents a chance to hear the Beatles as 大象传媒 audiences would have originally encountered them.

This programme features extracts from 鈥楶op Go The Beatles鈥� [July - September 1963], 鈥楶ublic Ear鈥� [November 1963], 鈥楩rom Us To You鈥� [March 1964鈥� 鈥楾he Alan Freeman Show鈥� [July 1964], and 鈥楽aturday Club鈥� [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 大象传媒 studios, the programme also contains interviews with the Fab Four and a glimpse behind the scenes as they attempt to record 鈥業 Feel Fine鈥� for a 鈥楽aturday Club鈥� 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 大象传媒 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