Welcome to the history of the Beatles, one day at a time. What A Fab Day is a podcast in which each episode details the events in the history of the Beatles in one particular day, throughout the years, from the prehistory of the band, to its final demise. It’s rich in facts and lean on my personal opinion, with very few concessions to gossip and wild theories. The episodes, so far, are only in English. If you want to get the extended version of the podcast, with hours of extra material, follow this link to the NFT collection on Opensea. If you want to support the series in other ways, including some that only require a minute of your time, please check out my Support page.

Episode List

Below, you’ll find a list of all the 365 episodes, plus the introduction. The episodes marked with an asterix (*) have an extended version, with extra material. To find out more, please refer to my Support page.

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, Extras

Episode 000: Introduction

January (top)

Episode 001: 1 January – The Beatles’ Decca Audition
Episode 002: 2 January – The Beatles’ Get Back Project Begins
Episode 003: 3 January – George Martin Is Born
Episode 004: 4 January – The Beatles Win Popularity Poll
Episode 005: 5 January – The Beatles’ Carnival Of Light
Episode 006: 6 January – The Beatles’ Most Public Fight
Episode 007: 7 January – The Beatles At BBC’s Saturday Club
Episode 008: 8 January – The Beatles At ITV’s Roundup
Episode 009: 9 January – George’s Recordings In Bombay
Episode 010: 10 January – George Harrison Leaves The Beatles
Episode 011: 11 January – Paul And Ringo Meet Jimi Hendrix
Episode 012: 12 January – The Birth Of Up Against It
Episode 013: 13 January – The First Thank Your Lucky Stars
Episode 014: 14 January – The Beatles At The Casbah Coffee Club
Episode 015: 15 January – John’s Bag One Exhibition
Episode 016: 16 January – The Beatles At The Olympia
Episode 017: 17 January – John Lennon Writes A Day In The Life
Episode 018: 18 January – Paul And The Underground
Episode 019: 19 January – The Beatles Record A Day In The Life
Episode 020: 20 January – Get Back In The Apple Studios
Episode 021: 21 January – The Beatles’ Friday Spectacular
Episode 022: 22 January – The Beatles: Kings Of Airwaves
Episode 023: 23 January – A Little Accident On The Way Home
Episode 024: 24 January – The Beatles Play At NEMS Shop
Episode 025: 25 January – A Cameo For Yellow Submarine
Episode 026: 26 January – The Beatles Write Misery
Episode 027: 27 January – The Beatles Last Concert At Aintree
Episode 028: 28 January – The Beatles Meet Allen Klein
Episode 029: 29 January – Ringo The Emperor
Episode 030: 30 January – The Beatles’ Rooftop Concert
Episode 031: 31 January – The End Of The Beatles’ Get Back

February (top)

Episode 032: 1 February – The Beatles Rejected By Decca
Episode 033: 2 February – The Beatles’ First UK Tour
Episode 034: 3 February – The Beatles’ New Manager
Episode 035: 4 February – John And Yoko’s Hair Exchange
Episode 036: 5 February – Together For The First Time
Episode 037: 6 February – John Lennon Lies About The Breakup
Episode 038: 7 February – The Beatles Land In New York
Episode 039: 8 February – Ed Sullivan’s First Rehearsal
Episode 040: 9 February – The Beatles’ First Ed Sullivan Show
Episode 041: 10 February – A Great Day In The Life Session
Episode 042: 11 February – The First American Live Concert
Episode 043: 12 February – The Beatles Play The Carnegie Hall
Episode 044: 13 February – Brian Epstein Meets George Martin
Episode 045: 14 February – The Valentine Day’s Commotion
Episode 046: 15 February – Recording A Ticket To Ride
Episode 047: 16 February – The Beatles’ Second Ed Sullivan Show
Episode 048: 17 February – The Beatles’ Most Ambitious Single
Episode 049: 18 February – Northern Songs’ Fateful Change
Episode 050: 19 February – The Beatles’ First Number One
Episode 051: 20 February – The Beatles’ Biggest Concert Yet
Episode 052: 21 February – The Beatles Complete Fixing A Hole
Episode 053: 22 February – The Beatles Return Home
Episode 054: 23 February – The Beatles In The Bahamas
Episode 055: 24 February – The Beatles Booed Off Stage
Episode 056: 25 February – George Harrison Is Born
Episode 057: 26 February – Can’t Buy Me Love Is Ready
Episode 058: 27 February – The Beatles Complete And I Love Her
Episode 059: 28 February – The Beatles’ From Us To You Special

March (top)

Episode 060: 1 March – John’s Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Episode 061: 2 March – The Beatles’ A Hard Day’s Night
Episode 062: 3 March – The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Overdubs
Episode 063: 4 March – John Lennon’s Christianity Remarks
Episode 064: 5 March – The Beatles Record From Me To You
Episode 065: 6 March – The Beatles’ Last Single
Episode 066: 7 March – The Beatles’ First Radio Show
Episode 067: 8 March – The Quarrymen’s First (Colour) Photo
Episode 068: 9 March – The Beatles’ Second Packaged Tour
Episode 069: 10 March – The Can’t Buy Me Love Mistery
Episode 070: 11 March – The Beatles’ Big Beat Session
Episode 071: 12 March – George Harrison Busted For Drugs
Episode 072: 13 March – The Beatles Meet Up?
Episode 073: 14 March – The Beatles Film Help! In Austria
Episode 074: 15 March – The Beatles Don’t Win Any Grammy
Episode 075: 16 March – The Fabs’ Six Songs Live On BBC Radio
Episode 076: 17 March – The First Woman On A Beatles Song
Episode 077: 18 March – An Unusual Interview
Episode 078: 19 March – A Hard Day’s Night’s Origins
Episode 079: 20 March – John Lennon Marries Yoko Ono
Episode 080: 21 March – Paul Takes LSD With John
Episode 081: 22 March – Please Please Me Comes Out
Episode 082: 23 March – Paul Vs. The Beatles
Episode 083: 24 March – The Beatles Back In Liverpool
Episode 084: 25 March – The Beatles’ Butcher Photo
Episode 085: 26 March – Paul McCartney Leaves Rishikesh
Episode 086: 27 March – A Beatles’ Easter Holiday
Episode 087: 28 March – Collages And Recording In 1967
Episode 088: 29 March – Billy Shears Sings His Song
Episode 089: 30 March – Shooting The Sgt Pepper’s Cover
Episode 090: 31 March – Paul Kicks Ringo Out Of His House

April (top)

Episode 091: 1 April – John Lennon Meets His Father
Episode 092: 2 April – Beatlemania In Sheffield
Episode 093: 3 April – A Hard Day’s Night Promo
Episode 094: 4 April – Paul Jams With Jefferson Airplane
Episode 095: 5 April – The Beatles’ First Silver Disc
Episode 096: 6 April – Recording Tomorrow Never Knows
Episode 097: 7 April – Paul Imagines The Magical Mystery Tour
Episode 098: 8 April – John Lennon Becomes A Father
Episode 099: 9 April – Apple Denies Paul Has Left The Beatles
Episode 100: 10 April – The Beatles Break Up
Episode 101: 11 April – The 1965 NME Poll Winner Concert
Episode 102: 12 April – Paul’s Magical Mystery Tour Plan
Episode 103: 13 April – The Beatles Record Help!
Episode 104: 14 April – John And Paul: Friends Or Foes?
Episode 105: 15 April – Paul’s First Solo Interview
Episode 106: 16 April – Recording A Hard Day’s Night
Episode 107: 17 April – The Fabs Interviewed By Ed Sullivan
Episode 108: 18 April – The Beatles At The Royal Albert Hall
Episode 109: 19 April – Apple Music Wants You
Episode 110: 20 April – Recording And Laughing In 1966
Episode 111: 21 April – The Beatles’ Biggest Concert Yet
Episode 112: 22 April – John Lennon Changes His Name
Episode 113: 23 April – John’s And Paul’s Acoustic Duo
Episode 114: 24 April – A Hard Day’s Night Is Completed
Episode 115: 25 April – Magical Mystery Tour Rolls Out
Episode 116: 26 April – The Best Rock Band In 1964
Episode 117: 27 April – A Look From The Future
Episode 118: 28 April – Filming Around The Beatles
Episode 119: 29 April – John Lennon’s 14-Hour Technicolor Dream
Episode 120: 30 April – Working Together In April 1969

May (top)

Episode 121: 1 May – Demos For The White Album
Episode 122: 2 May – John And Yoko Tell It As It Is
Episode 123: 3 May – Completing Magical Mystery Tour
Episode 124: 4 May – John And George In Tahiti
Episode 125: 5 May – George Harrison’s Guitar Work
Episode 126: 6 May – The Abbey Road Medley Shapes Up
Episode 127: 7 May – Paul’s Solo Sequence In Help!
Episode 128: 8 May – Klein Becomes Beatles’ Manager
Episode 129: 9 May – The Beatles’ Darkest Hour
Episode 130: 10 May – The Beatles’ Big 1960 Audition
Episode 131: 11 May – The Birth Of Apple Corps
Episode 132: 12 May – Filming For Thank Your Lucky Stars
Episode 133: 13 May – John And Paul Talk About Apple
Episode 134: 14 May – The Tonight Show Catastrophe
Episode 135: 15 May – Paul Meets Linda
Episode 136: 16 May – The Beatles Second Live On BBC
Episode 137: 17 May – Recording You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)
Episode 138: 18 May – The Beatles Tour With Roy Orbison
Episode 139: 19 May – John And Yoko Become Lovers
Episode 140: 20 May – The Beatles First Ever Tour
Episode 141: 21 May – The Beatles Tape Two BBC Sessions
Episode 142: 22 May – Apple Tailoring Opens Shop
Episode 143: 23 May – A Day In The Life Banned By BBC
Episode 144: 24 May – In Studio For Tony Sheridan
Episode 145: 25 May – Recording It’s All Too Much
Episode 146: 26 May – Recording Yellow Submarine
Episode 147: 27 May – Dylan And Lennon Chatting On Film
Episode 148: 28 May – Partying And Drugs In 1967
Episode 149: 29 May – Two Hamburg Songs Come Out
Episode 150: 30 May – The Beatles Have A Revolution!
Episode 151: 31 May – The Beatles Pops Alive! In 1964

June (top)

Episode 152: 1 June – Sgt Pepper’s Changes Pop Forever
Episode 153: 2 June – The Beatles Appear For The First Time
Episode 154: 3 June – The Beatles’ Last New Drummer
Episode 155: 4 June – Recording Revolution
Episode 156: 5 June – The Dutch Stage Invasion
Episode 157: 6 June – The First Beatles EMI Recording Session
Episode 158: 7 June – Going To California In 1968
Episode 159: 8 June – The Beatles Recording With Brian Jones
Episode 160: 9 June
Episode 161: 10 June
Episode 162: 11 June
Episode 163: 12 June
Episode 164: 13 June
Episode 165: 14 June
Episode 166: 15 June
Episode 167: 16 June
Episode 168: 17 June
Episode 169: 18 June
Episode 170: 19 June
Episode 171: 20 June
Episode 172: 21 June
Episode 173: 22 June
Episode 174: 23 June
Episode 175: 24 June
Episode 176: 25 June
Episode 177: 26 June
Episode 178: 27 June
Episode 179: 28 June
Episode 180: 29 June
Episode 181: 30 June

July (top)

Episode 182: 1 July
Episode 183: 2 July
Episode 184: 3 July
Episode 185: 4 July
Episode 186: 5 July
Episode 187: 6 July
Episode 188: 7 July
Episode 189: 8 July
Episode 190: 9 July
Episode 191: 10 July
Episode 192: 11 July
Episode 193: 12 July
Episode 194: 13 July
Episode 195: 14 July
Episode 196: 15 July
Episode 197: 16 July
Episode 198: 17 July
Episode 199: 18 July
Episode 200: 19 July
Episode 201: 20 July
Episode 202: 21 July
Episode 203: 22 July
Episode 204: 23 July
Episode 205: 24 July
Episode 206: 25 July
Episode 207: 26 July
Episode 208: 27 July
Episode 209: 28 July
Episode 210: 29 July
Episode 211: 30 July
Episode 212: 31 July

August (top)

Episode 213: 1 August
Episode 214: 2 August
Episode 215: 3 August
Episode 216: 4 August
Episode 217: 5 August
Episode 218: 6 August
Episode 219: 7 August
Episode 220: 8 August
Episode 221: 9 August
Episode 222: 10 August
Episode 223: 11 August
Episode 224: 12 August
Episode 225: 13 August
Episode 226: 14 August
Episode 227: 15 August
Episode 228: 16 August
Episode 229: 17 August
Episode 230: 18 August
Episode 231: 19 August
Episode 232: 20 August
Episode 233: 21 August
Episode 234: 22 August
Episode 235: 23 August
Episode 236: 24 August
Episode 237: 25 August
Episode 238: 26 August
Episode 239: 27 August
Episode 240: 28 August
Episode 241: 29 August
Episode 242: 30 August
Episode 243: 31 August

September (top)

Episode 244: 1 September
Episode 245: 2 September
Episode 246: 3 September
Episode 247: 4 September
Episode 248: 5 September
Episode 249: 6 September
Episode 250: 7 September
Episode 251: 8 September
Episode 252: 9 September
Episode 253: 10 September
Episode 254: 11 September
Episode 255: 12 September
Episode 256: 13 September
Episode 257: 14 September
Episode 258: 15 September
Episode 259: 16 September
Episode 260: 17 September
Episode 261: 18 September
Episode 262: 19 September
Episode 263: 20 September
Episode 264: 21 September
Episode 265: 22 September
Episode 266: 23 September
Episode 267: 24 September
Episode 268: 25 September
Episode 269: 26 September
Episode 270: 27 September
Episode 271: 28 September
Episode 272: 29 September
Episode 273: 30 September

October (top)

Episode 274: 1 October
Episode 275: 2 October
Episode 276: 3 October
Episode 277: 4 October
Episode 278: 5 October
Episode 279: 6 October
Episode 280: 7 October
Episode 281: 8 October
Episode 282: 9 October
Episode 283: 10 October
Episode 284: 11 October
Episode 285: 12October
Episode 286: 13 October
Episode 287: 14 October
Episode 288: 15 October
Episode 289: 16 October
Episode 290: 17 October
Episode 291: 18 October
Episode 292: 19 October
Episode 293: 20 October
Episode 294: 21 October
Episode 295: 22 October
Episode 296: 23 October
Episode 297: 24 October
Episode 298: 25 October
Episode 299: 26 October
Episode 300: 27 October
Episode 301: 28 October
Episode 302: 29 October
Episode 303: 30 October
Episode 304: 31 October

November (top)

Episode 305: 1 November
Episode 306: 2 November
Episode 307: 3 November
Episode 308: 4 November
Episode 309: 5 November
Episode 310: 6 November
Episode 311: 7 November
Episode 312: 8 November
Episode 313: 9 November
Episode 314: 10 November
Episode 315: 11 November
Episode 316: 12 November
Episode 317: 13 November
Episode 318: 14 November
Episode 319: 15 November
Episode 320: 16 November
Episode 321: 17 November
Episode 322: 18 November
Episode 323: 19 November
Episode 324: 20 November
Episode 325: 21 November
Episode 326: 22 November
Episode 327: 23 November
Episode 328: 24 November
Episode 329: 25 November
Episode 330: 26 November
Episode 331: 27 November
Episode 332: 28 November
Episode 333: 29 November
Episode 334: 30 November

December (top)

Episode 335: 1 December
Episode 336: 2 December
Episode 337: 3 December
Episode 338: 4 December
Episode 339: 5 December
Episode 340: 6 December
Episode 341: 7 December
Episode 342: 8 December
Episode 343: 9 December
Episode 344: 10 December
Episode 345: 11 December
Episode 346: 12 December
Episode 347: 13 December
Episode 348: 14 December
Episode 349: 15 December
Episode 350: 16 December
Episode 351: 17 December
Episode 352: 18 December
Episode 353: 19 December
Episode 354: 20 December
Episode 355: 21 December
Episode 356: 22 December
Episode 357: 23 December
Episode 358: 24 December
Episode 359: 25 December
Episode 360: 26 December
Episode 361: 27 December
Episode 362: 28 December
Episode 363: 29 December
Episode 364: 30 December
Episode 365: 31 December

Extras (top)

All the songs from the Get Back rehearsals

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