On 9th February 1961, The Beatles made their debut at the Cavern Club at a lunchtime session in front of a couple of hundred people. Exactly 3 years later on 9th February 1964, The Beatles made their debut on the Ed Sullivan Show in front of 73 million people. How did that happen? Listen to… Read More Liddypod #27 From The Cavern to Ed Sullivan
Get Back With Peter Jackson’s Get Back having streamed on Disney + last weekend, Bedford and Beesley’s Beatles banter this time is their take on the series. What did they think? Find out now
LIDDYPOD 23 – BILL ZYGMANT In our latest episode, David interviews Bill Zygmant who photographed The Beatles, John and Yoko and many stars of the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s. Bill has a new book just out, with his photographs, accompanied by David’s interviews with Bill and other contextual history. With design by Paul Skellett, there… Read More Bill Zygmant: Photographing The Beatles, John Lennon and the Stars
Jude Kessler, recognised authority on John Lennon and author of the John Lennon series, tells David and Paul all about her journey telling John Lennon’s life story. Incredibly, before the internet and instant communication, she visited Liverpool several times to meet those people who knew John Lennon personally. She is chronicling John’s life in a… Read More Liddypod 8: Hey Jude – Celebrating John Lennon with Jude Kessler
Sorry for our little break – been a mad crazy summer for Paul and Dave! We are back with Liddypod 7 and a special interview with Laura Lian, whose statue of John Lennon is on display in St. George’s Hall, Liverpool, for the month of August 2019. After that it might be on display elsewhere… Read More Liddypod 7 – A Statue for Lennon
Welcome to episode 6 of Liddypod, as we have our special on George Harrison, the so-called “Quiet Beatle”. Join Paul and David in Wavertree, by George Harrison’s birthplace at 12, Arnold Grove, where we talk about his childhood, his religious interest – and rebellion – which began at a very early age – and of… Read More Liddypod 6 – George Harrison
Discover the story behind The Beatles 23 drummers, and why Pete Best was never sacked.… Read More Liddypod 5 – Finding the Fourth Beatle
Sir George Martin was one of those contenders for “Fifth Beatle”, without whom The Beatles would never have achieved the acclaim they did. … Read More Liddypod 4 – Sir George Martin
So, our third episode is dedicated to The Beatles at Christmas, where Paul and David discuss the famous Beatles Christmas Records. But we also look at Christmas through the whole of The Beatles career, and how it tells their story, their crises, and their evolution too. … Read More Liddypod 3 – The Beatles at Christmas
Thank you for your great response to our first episode. For our second episode of Liddypod, we headed down to the Dingle to explore the world of Ringo, and the other Beatles too, plus David reveals some of his childhood growing up in the Dingle. It was a little windy, so do forgive the extra… Read More “Liddypod: Episode 2 – “Sentimental Journey”
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