Category: Radio
Paul McCartney performed two shows at the BBC studios in Maida Vale, London.
The follow-up to The Beatles’ 1994 collection Live At The BBC has been announced.
The Beatles’ 2006 album Love and John Lennon’s final interview have gone onsale at Apple Inc’s iTunes Store.
Tuesday 1 September 2009 Radio BBC Radio 2 held a series of special Beatles programmes over the late August bank holiday weekend, with new shows and archive material – including the previously lost master …
Sunday 10 June 2007 Radio Yoko Ono’s appearance on the long-running BBC radio series Desert Island Discs was first broadcast on 10 June 2007.
Sunday 19 November 1995 Radio George Martin’s second of two appearances on the long-running BBC radio series Desert Island Discs was broadcast on 19 November 1995.
Tuesday 9 October 1990 Radio On the 50th anniversary of John Lennon’s birth, his 1971 song ‘Imagine’ is broadcast simultaneously by approximately 1,000 radio stations in over 100 countries.
Saturday 31 July 1982 Radio George Martin’s first of two appearances on the long-running BBC radio series Desert Island Discs was broadcast on 31 July 1982.
Paul McCartney’s appearance on the long-running BBC radio series Desert Island Discs was recorded on 20 January 1982.
Ringo Starr appeared on the BBC Radio One show Scene And Heard on this day.
Ringo Starr made an appearance on the live BBC Radio 2 show Open House on this day.
BBC radio presenter David Wigg had interviewed each of The Beatles on several occasions in recent months. On this day he recorded the last of his Beatles-era interviews, with …
Wednesday 11 March 1970 Radio In the earlier part of The Beatles’ career the BBC had broadcast a number of Beatles specials on radio and television, but as the group retreated from the public …
Friday 6 February 1970 Radio John Lennon and Yoko Ono gave an interview on this day for the BBC radio show Scene And Heard.
Thursday 18 December 1969 Radio On the second morning of their Canadian peace campaign, John Lennon and Yoko Ono recorded a message to be broadcast on Japanese radio.
Wednesday 17 December 1969 Radio During their late-1969 peace campaign in Toronto, Canada, John Lennon and Yoko Ono stayed at the farm owned by fellow musician Ronnie Hawkins, on Mississauga Road, Ontario.
Monday 15 December 1969 Radio Ringo Starr recorded a contribution for the BBC’s festive charity appeals, in this case to help raise money for the British Wireless For The Blind fund.
Friday 12 December 1969 Radio John Lennon gave dozens of interviews towards the end of 1969, to plug Plastic Ono Band’s various activities and to further his peace campaign with Yoko Ono. On this …
Tuesday 21 October 1969 Radio 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 …
Wednesday 8 October 1969 Radio For the second time in 1969, George Harrison gave an interview to the BBC’s David Wigg for the Scene And Heard show.