Category Archives: The Beatles 1960s

The Beatles wrap up filming for BBC documentary ‘The Mersey Sound’ in Liverpool 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 30 1963)


Video: 'The Beatles Mersey Sound 1963' (Aug. 30, 1963, at 22:03-22:29/28:12-28:30)

(Friday, August 30, 1963) — On the fourth and final day in which The Beatles were filmed by BBC producer Don Haworth for the documentary The Mersey Sound, Ringo Starr was captured today leaving his family home outside 10 Admiral Grove, Liverpool 8, through the front door, being crowded by a horde of local children, and escaping in George Harrison’s open-top sports car. Continue reading The Beatles wrap up filming for BBC documentary ‘The Mersey Sound’ in Liverpool 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 30 1963)

The Beatles filmed for BBC documentary ‘The Mersey Sound’ in Liverpool 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 29 1963)


Video: 'The Mersey Sound - Full Documentary - Featuring The Beatles - 9 October 1963' (Aug. 29, 1963, at 22:33-22:39/22:44-22:54)

(Thursday, August 29, 1963) — For the third of four days of filming for Don Haworth’s BBC documentary The Mersey Sound, The Beatles were filmed today in their home city Liverpool. Continue reading The Beatles filmed for BBC documentary ‘The Mersey Sound’ in Liverpool 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 29 1963)

The Beatles are interviewed for BBC documentary ‘The Mersey Sound’ 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 28 1963)


Video: 'The Mersey Sound - Full Documentary - Featuring The Beatles - 9 October 1963' (Aug. 28, 1963, at 15:00-15:20/17:54-22:03/22:39-22:44/22:54-23:29/26:59-28:12)

(Wednesday, August 28, 1963) — The Beatles were filmed today for a second day for the BBC documentary The Mersey Sound in a dressing room at the BBC’s Dickenson Road studio in Manchester, England. Continue reading The Beatles are interviewed for BBC documentary ‘The Mersey Sound’ 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 28 1963)

The Beatles perform for BBC documentary ‘The Mersey Sound’ in Southport, England 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 27 1963)


Video: 'The Beatles - Twist And Shout - The Mersey Sound (Best Available Quality)'

(Tuesday, August 27, 1963, filming began at 9:30 a.m. British Summer Time) — The Beatles were filmed today performing for The Mersey Sound, a TV special that focused on the current uprising of musical talent coming out of Liverpool, England. Continue reading The Beatles perform for BBC documentary ‘The Mersey Sound’ in Southport, England 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 27 1963)

The Beatles filmed at ABC Theatre in Blackpool, England 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 25 1963)


Video: 'The Beatles Live At ABC Theatre, Blackpool, England + Backstage - Color Home Movie - 25 August 1963'

(Sunday, August 25, 1963) — The Beatles were filmed both backstage and on stage today at the ABC Theatre in Blackpool, England. Continue reading The Beatles filmed at ABC Theatre in Blackpool, England 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 25 1963)

The Beatles interviewed for Swedish radio in Bournemouth, England 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 23 1963)


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(Friday, August 23, 1963) — On the the fifth of The Beatles’ six consecutive dates in the English seaside town of Bournemouth, the rock music band The Beatles were interviewed tonight by Klas Burling at Gaumont Cinema for broadcast on Swedish radio. Continue reading The Beatles interviewed for Swedish radio in Bournemouth, England 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 23 1963)

The Beatles release fourth single ‘She Loves You’/’I’ll Get You’ 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 23 1963)


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(Friday, August 23, 1963) — The Beatles released their fourth single “She Loves You” b/w “I’ll Get You” today in Britain on Parlophone. Continue reading The Beatles release fourth single ‘She Loves You’/’I’ll Get You’ 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 23 1963)

The Beatles appear on Granada TV’s ‘Scene at 6:30’ program 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 14 1963)


Video: 'The Beatles - Twist And Shout (1963) HD'

(Wednesday, August 14, 1963) — The Beatles drove from Liverpool to Granada TV Centre in Manchester today to record two performances for the Scene At 6.30 show, a current affairs magazine show broadcast to England’s northern ITV region. Continue reading The Beatles appear on Granada TV’s ‘Scene at 6:30’ program 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 14 1963)

The Beatles are filmed departing Jersey for Guernsey islands in England 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 8 1963)


Video: 'The Beatles At Jersey Airport, Jersey, England - Color Home Movie - 8 August 1963' (Aug. 8, 1963)

(Thursday, August 8, 1963) — The Beatles were filmed today boarding a 12-seater aeroplane on Jersey for the 30-mile journey to Guernsey, separate islands in the English Channel off the northwest coast of France. Continue reading The Beatles are filmed departing Jersey for Guernsey islands in England 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 8 1963)

The Beatles are filmed again in Jersey, England 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 7 1963)


Video: 'The Beatles At Revere Hotel + Beach, Jersey, England - Color Home Movie - 10 August 1963' (Aug. 7 1963)

(Wednesday, August 7, 1963) — The Beatles were filmed today between their first and second of four concerts on Jersey, an island in the English Channel off the northwest coast of France, at the Springfield Ballroom on Janvrin Road in the parish of St Saviour. Continue reading The Beatles are filmed again in Jersey, England 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 7 1963)