The Beatles — The BBC Archives: 1962-1970

A carefully curated collection of the surviving transcripts of the Beatles' appearances on BBC Radio & Television from 1962 to 1970, featuring commentary from author & Beatles expert Kevin Howlett & rare photographs & memorabilia from the BBC.

The year 2013 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the release of The Beatles' first album, Please, Please Me. To celebrate this event with material that has never been in print or has not repeatedly resurfaced is a challenge. But a great deal of both--namely, never-before-seen BBC transcripts, historical documents, & rare photos--will be the main thrust of the book The Beatles: The BBC Archives. Not since The Beatles' Anthologyof 2000 has a work of this magnitude been offered.

Author Kevin Howlett delves into the BBC television & radio archives & draws on previously unpublished transcripts of interviews, as well as personal reminiscences from presenters, producers, & studio staff to reveal the...