Liddypod

08/11/2024

Bedford and Beesley have been crazy busy for the last year or so, but we are back with more great Beatles banter for you. The new Brian Epstein biopic, "Midas Man", has just been released after many years in production, and so we discuss the new film

Bedford and Beesley have been crazy busy for the last year or so, but we are back with more great Beatles banter for you. The new Brian Epstein biopic, “Midas Man”, has just been releas…

29/08/2024

When jazz was embargoed in Britain, American blues and gospel filled in the gap. And for the future Beatles, it made all the difference.

21/07/2024

The Tragic Story of Jimmie Nicol - The Beatle Who Vanished. He Has Been Found!

29/06/2024

In conversation with Gary Astridge, we analyse Ringo's drumming style and talk about the new authorised biography of Ringo Starr

28/06/2024

Next Saturday 6th July - the anniversary of John meeting Paul, The Quarrymen are playing on the the stage where they made their first appearance in 1956! Not many tickets remaining for this historic gig.

The Quarrymen were the band performing with John Lennon on Saturday 6th July 1957 – the day John met Paul McCartney. Almost 70 years on, the Quarrymen return to Quarry Hall - John’s school, their namesake, and the first stage they played - to celebrate the most momentous day in music his...

06/06/2024

What is the connection between D-Day Liverpool and Country Music? One of the strangest music venues was involved in the D-Day landings!

02/06/2024

The Beatles 5 films are discussed and reviewed with Steve Matteo who has written a fantastic book, Act Naturally. Some surprising ideas emerge.

14/05/2024

The Quarrymen are appearing, in conversation and concert, at the Burnham Book Fest this coming weekend and I am doing a talk on Saturday too! come and see us!

Welcome Well, the second Burnham Book Festival has been and gone, but we’re planning for number three already, which will take place between May 17th and May 19th 2024. This website will be continually updated between now and then to tell you about all the exciting things that are going to be happ...

13/05/2024

Let it Be is finally remastered! What do you think?

08/05/2024

I would like to take this opportunity to highlight many of the exciting, informative, and educational literary works of our blog administrator, David Bedford.

16/04/2024

Paul Saltzman found himself in Rishikesh, India, at the same time as The Beatles. How did The Beatles treat him? Some amazing stories and revelations from his week at the Ashram with the Maharishi Yogi.

Paul Saltzman met The Beatles in Rishikesh India in 1968, and spent a week talking with them and learning more about Transcendental Meditation.In an intervie...

09/04/2024

All You Need Is Love - New Book by Peter Brown and Steven Gaines. IN this interview, Steven Gaines reveals some of the amazing stories behind this new book of interviews with Beatles insiders.

When "The Love You Make" was published in the 1980s, it was called "polarising"! Now, 40 years later, Steven Gaines and Peter Brown have dusted off the tapes...

01/04/2024

Uncovering The Dark Connection Between Charles Manson And The Beatles, with Ivor Davis, whose book helped to convict Manson.

Our store is at https://www.beatlesshop.co.ukDavid Bedford is a Beatles historian and author of several books on The Beatles, including his worldwide most po...

30/03/2024

‘I heard country-and-western music in Liverpool before I heard rock’n’roll,’ John Lennon once said. So why is it so hard to find out more about our scouse country history?

24/03/2024

Beatlemania Reaction from Ivor Davis Who Accompanied The Beatles on Tour

Beatlemania Reaction: what was it like to accompany The Beatles on tour? Ivor Davis travelled with The Beatles on their 1964 American Tour, and witnessed Bea...

10/03/2024

The Beatles first US tour in 1964 was groundbreaking, and Ivor Davis was there to share the tour with The Beatles. Listen to the stories and the penicillin???

The first Beatles American tour in 1964 was groundbreaking! Following their appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, The Beatles embarked on their first American ...

09/02/2024

In part 2 of our look at how The Beatles got on the Ed Sullivan Show, did Ed Sullivan see The Beatles at Heathrow? Myths, theories and coincidences explained.

How did The Beatles get onto the Ed Sullivan Show? There are many myths and it takes a lot to uncover the real story, which historian and author Bruce Spizer...

07/02/2024

How did The Beatles really get onto the Ed Sullivan Show? Beatles historian and author Bruce Spizer reveals the TRUE story and its many twists

How did The Beatles get onto the Ed Sullivan Show? There are many myths and it takes a lot to uncover the real story, which historian and author Bruce Spizer...