A Day In The Life Banned By BBC

A car accident while on tour, some live performances, and one of the first serious documentaries about rock are among the highlights of this episode of What A Fab Day, the podcast telling you the day by day story of the Beatles. Today, we focus on what happened to the Fab Four on the 23rd of May.

0:00 - Introduction.
0:30 - In 1960, the Johnny Gentle tour arrives at the Dalrymple Hall in Fraserburch, Scotland.
0:56 - Johnny Gentle crashes the tour van into a car.
2:17 - In 1961, the Beatles are engaged at the Top Ten Club in Hamburg, West Germany.
2:30 - In 1962, the Beatles play the Star-Club in Hamburg.
2:41 - In 1963, the Roy Orbison packaged tour, featuring the Beatles, arrives at the Odeon cinema in Nottingham.
2:53 - In 1967, EMI receives a letter from BBC to explain the ban of A Day In The Life.
3:52 - John Lennon and Paul McCartney comment the ban.
5:02 - In 1968, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are inteviewed for All My Loving.
6:14 - Apple Tailoring opens in London.
6:47 - Conclusion.

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Thanks to Alessandro d’Amito, Chiara Colafemmina, Daniele Monterisi, Fabio Ingegno, and Mariella Tarantino.