137: Cardboard Tombstone

Samira Ahmed, Mark Lewisohn and David Janson discuss the 60th anniversary of The Beatles' A Hard Day's Night premiere, with Chris Shaw. 

Stuart Maconie, David Quantick and Laurence Rickard discuss the 60th anniversary of The Beatles' A Hard Day's Night premiere, with Chris Shaw. Plus special guests Alex Lowe, Rob Manuel and Kevin Eldon. 

Eleanor Gray and Vikki Reilly discuss the first in The Beatles' Anthology series of albums with Chris Shaw. 

In the final episode of Eras: The Beatles we hear the story behind The Beatles final single ‘Now and Then’, including new interviews with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. Narrated by Martin Freeman, the episode also features insight on the new track from Sean Ono Lennon, Olivia Ha ... Show More

1980 was the year that everything changed. In the second of two parts, Steven and Jason look at how the rest of 1980 unfolded. In May, John Lennon is listening to the radio, semi-retired and without a contract. By November he’s written, recorded and released a brand new album wit ... Show More

Live at the Roundhouse - Part OneAfter filming the Hey Jude promo, and in the midst of recording the White Album, somehow The Beatles decide to eye up a return to the stage in the heart of London. So where should that be, and how will they pull it off?Live on tape from Dublin & B ... Show More

The girls chat the Beatles after break up, the "Paul is Dead" conspiracy theory, and the death of John Lennon.They also find time to unpack Gaylor and say goodbye to poop summer. Sign up on Patreon for ad-free early episodes, plus bonuses! patreon.com/GirlHistorians Hosted by: Bl ... Show More

Episode 10 - Abbey Roadtrip This episode was recorded inside the legendary Abbey Road Studio, and also outside the studio, in the area known as London. For 10 days, Abbey Road have opened their doors for a series of lectures allowing Beatle fans into Studio Two to experience the ... Show More

Stephen and his producer Becca talk about the 60th anniversary of The Beatles' first US tour, including an historic pitstop at The Late Show's very own Ed Sullivan Theater. Listen as Stephen breaks down the nearly 100-year history of his current workplace ahead of this extra long ... Show More

It's one of the greatest conspiracy theories in all of modern music -- what if, at the height of their success, the world famous Beatles suddenly lost Paul McCartney? As the theory goes, Paul Prime actually died in a car accident in November of 1966. With millions of fans -- and ... Show More

Was 'Taxman' Inspired by the 'Batman' theme? Who or what was 'And Your Bird Can Sing' actually about? We dig into burning Beatles questions and go through every track on the new deluxe 'Revolver' reissue, with Rob Sheffield joining host Brian Hiatt for the deep-dive discussion Le ... Show More

The Beatles - made up of Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison - were the biggest band the world has ever seen. Recording together for just over seven years, setting unprecedented sales, and revolutionising songwriting, theirs was a stardom that burned bri ... Show More