1969

Television: 24 Hours: The World Of John And Yoko - day two

This was the second day of a five-day shoot for the BBC documentary 24 Hours: The World Of John And Yoko, which filmed John Lennon and Yoko Ono at their Tittenhurst Park estate in Ascot, Berkshire.

George Harrison live at Colston Hall, Bristol with Delaney & Bonnie

On 1 December 1969 George Harrison watched husband and wife act Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett perform at the Albert Hall in London. The following night he joined them on stage in Bristol, for his first stage appearance since The Beatles' final concert on 29 August 1966.

Mixing: Lady Madonna, Rain, Octopus's Garden

Studio Two (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick In preparation for the release of the US compilation Hey Jude, stereo mixes of two of the songs were prepared on this day.

Television: 24 Hours: The World Of John And Yoko - day one

The British Broadcasting Corporation filmed John Lennon and Yoko Ono over a five-day period for a television documentary titled 24 Hours: The World Of John And Yoko, first broadcast in the UK on 15 December 1969.

John Lennon is interviewed for Man Of The Decade

John Lennon was one of three men nominated by eminent thinkers of the day as Man Of The Decade.

Ringo Starr is interviewed for the BBC's Line-Up

The entire 10 December 1969 edition of the BBC television arts series Line-Up was devoted to Ringo Starr, whose film The Magic Christian was about to go on general release.

The final Beatles Book monthly magazine is published

The Beatles Book had been published each month since August 1963 until this, the 77th and final issue.

Recording, mixing: Blue Turning Grey Over You, Stardust by Ringo Starr

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick Work continued on Ringo Starr's debut studio album, Sentimental Journey, with a new lead vocal recorded, and a demo of another song.

John Lennon is interviewed about returning his MBE

Two days after he returned his MBE to the Queen, John Lennon gave an interview to radio reporter Ken Zelig about the incident.

Recording, mixing, editing: You Know My Name (Look Up The Number), What's The New Mary Jane

Room 4, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producers: Geoff Emerick, John Lennon Engineer: Mike Sheady This session was booked by John Lennon to prepare what he hoped would be a Plastic Ono Band single: You Know My Name (Look Up The Number), with What's The New Mary Jane on the b-side.

John Lennon returns his MBE to the Queen

John Lennon returned his MBE to the Queen on this day, as an act of protest against the Vietnam war.

Mixing: Stardust, Dream by Ringo Starr

Room 4, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick Rough stereo mixes of two songs recorded for Ringo Starr's debut studio album, Sentimental Journey, were made on this day.

Recording: Stardust, Dream by Ringo Starr

Trident Studios, London Producer: George Martin The fourth recording session for Ringo Starr's debut studio album, Sentimental Journey, took place on this day.

UK album release: Wedding Album by John & Yoko

Wedding Album, the third long player of experimental recordings by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, was released by Apple in the UK on this day.

Recording: Stardust by Ringo Starr

Wessex Sound Studios, Highbury New Park, London Producer: George Martin The third recording session for Ringo Starr's debut studio album, Sentimental Journey, took place on this day.

Recording: Stormy Weather by Ringo Starr

Wessex Sound Studios, Highbury New Park, London Producer: George Martin The second recording session for Ringo Starr's debut studio album, Sentimental Journey, took place on this day. He taped the song Stormy Weather with George Martin producing.

UK single release: Something/Come Together

In the United Kingdom, The Beatles had never previously issued songs after they had been made available on an album. All singles were either standalone releases, or came out on the same day as the parent album.

Recording, mixing: Night And Day by Ringo Starr

Studio Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Ringo Starr began recording his first studio album, Sentimental Journey, on this day. He recorded Night And Day in two sessions, with George Martin producing.

Paul McCartney denies reports of his death

The 'Paul is Dead' myth first surfaced in print in the 17 September 1969 edition of the Times-Delphic, the newspaper of the Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. It quickly snowballed, and was heavily featured on the Detroit radio station MKNR. Towards the middle of October it had broken across the Atlantic.

John Lennon and Yoko Ono are interviewed for the BBC's Scene And Heard

The BBC's David Wigg interviewed each of The Beatles in 1969 for the radio series Scene And Heard, and on 21 October at the Apple Corps building it was John Lennon and Yoko Ono's turn.