Sorry, Boys, You Failed the Audition by Ray Connolly
What might have happened if George Martin had turned the Beatles down? Comedy drama set in 1962. Stars Sara Bahadori.
In the summer of 1962 the Beatles auditioned for producer George Martin at Parlophone Records.
Having been rejected by every other record company, it was their last chance to get a recording contract.
As the world soon found out, they passed the audition.
But what if they'd been turned down?
Seen through the eyes of Freda, their teenage Liverpool fan club secretary, this is Ray Connolly's affectionate comedy drama about what might have happened to the Beatles if George Martin had said, 'No'.
Freda ...... Sara Bahadori
John ...... Andrew Knott
Paul ...... Stephen Fletcher
George ...... Luke Broughton
Ringo ..... Daniel Crossley
Brian Epstein/George Martin ...... Jonathan Keeble
Stepmother/Mrs Harrison ...... Ruth Alexander-Rubin
Cynthia ...... Hope Brownhill
Director: Gary Brown
First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in November 2013.
Broadcast to mark Sir George Martin's entry to 麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra鈥檚 100 Club. The Beatles鈥� record producer and composer was born on 3rd January 1926.
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The Beatles 鈥� seen through the eyes of their secretary Freda
Duration: 02:44
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Freda | Sara Bahadori |
| John | Andrew Knott |
| Paul | Stephen Fletcher |
| George | Luke Broughton |
| Ringo | Daniel Crossley |
| Epstein | Jonathan Keeble |
| George Martin | Jonathan Keeble |
| Stepmother | Ruth Alexander-Rubin |
| Mrs Harrison | Ruth Alexander-Rubin |
| Cynthia | Hope Brownhill |
| Writer | Ray Connolly |
| Director | Gary Brown |
| Producer | Gary Brown |
Broadcasts
Thu 14 Nov 2013 14:15麻豆社 Radio 4- Fri 11 Dec 2015 14:15麻豆社 Radio 4
- Fri 19 Jan 2018 11:15麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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