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 in London's Notting Hill Gate on 16 April.
1964
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 this day 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 all they had 12 places on the US chart.
Filming: A Hard Day's Night
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.
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 Scala on 31 March. In between, John and Cynthia Lennon went with George Harrison and Pattie Boyd to Dromolan Castle in County Clare, Ireland. Ringo Starr... Read more »
Filming: A Hard Day's Night
This was the third of four consecutive days filming at the Scala Theatre in London.
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 A Hard Day's Night took place. In all The Beatles were at the Scala for seven working days, until 31 March when the final performance in front of an audience took place.
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 this day in the USA.
The Beatles' second appearance on Ready, Steady, Go!
This was the second of three performances given by The Beatles for the hugely popular 1960s television show Ready, Steady, Go!
UK single release: Can't Buy Me Love
The Beatles' sixth UK single, Can't Buy Me Love, was released on this day.
Filming: A Hard Day's Night
A second day of filming corridor scenes at Twickenham Film Studios for A Hard Day's Night.
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