A hard day of work, a drug reference, and a cast and crew party 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 the 19th of March.

Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:25 – In 1961, the Beatles play the Casbah Coffee Club.
0:42 – In 1962, the Bealtes perform at the Kingsway Club in Southport.
0:55 – In 1963, the Beatles’ packaged tour is at Regal Cinema in Cambridge.
1:05 – In 1964, the Beatles are at the Twickenham Film Studios to shoot a sequence for A Hard Day’s Night.
1:33 – At noon, the Fab Four receive the Variety Silver Heart plaque as Show Business Personalities of 1963.
2:36 – The Beatles have their debut on Top Of The Pops.
3:05 – The origin of A Hard Day’s Night title.
4:03 – In 1965, the Beatles film some pick-up shots for their Help! film.
4:28 – Then they give a phone interview to BBC’s Brian Matthew and have a party with cast and crew.
5:01 – Conclusion.

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

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