The Beatles perform three songs for BBC radio’s ‘The Talent Spot’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 22 1963)


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(Tuesday, January 22, 1963, 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. GMT) — The Beatles recorded an appearance on the BBC Light Programme The Talent Spot tonight at the BBC’s Paris Studio in London.

The rock band from Liverpool, England, arrived at 5:30 p.m. and began rehearsing for the hour-long session, which started at 7:00 p.m.

They performed three songs before a studio audience for broadcast on Jan. 29, 1963, at 5:00 p.m., including “Please Please Me,” “Ask Me Why” and “Some Other Guy.”