The Beatles filmed by American television networks for the first time 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 16 1963)


Video: 'The Beatles - Bournemouth, UK; Winter Gardens Theatre [November 16, 1963]'

(Saturday, November 16, 1963, shows were scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. GMT) — The Beatles were filmed tonight by the major television networks from the United States while performing two shows at Winter Gardens Theatre in Bournemouth, England, following reports of the “temporary craze” of Beatlemania by Time and Newsweek magazines.


Video: 'The Beatles Live At Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, England - NBC News - 16 November 1963'


Video: 'The Beatles Live At Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, England - ITV News - 16 November 1963'

NBC did a report in their TV news program “The Huntley-Brinkley Report” which they aired on Monday, Nov. 18. Further different footage was aired on NBC`s The Jack Parr Show on Jan. 3, 1964, at 10:00 p.m. EST.


Video: 'The Beatles' first appearance on American TV -- NBC News' (Nov. 18, 1963, audio only)


Video: 'The Beatles New Phenomena In Britain - CBS Morning News - 22 November 1963' (includes exclusive interview with John Darsa)


Video: 'The Beatles On The Jack Paar Show (Bournemouth Footage) - 3 January 1964'

The group was interviewed by correspondent John Darsa for the Friday, Nov. 22, 1963, edition of CBS Morning News With Mike Wallace at 7:00 a.m. EST.

ITV News also showed a clip from tonight’s concerts during a report that aired in November 2015.