The Beatles
4 Extra Debut. David Frost meets the Beatles: From Paul McCartney鈥檚 roots to Ringo Starr鈥檚 big break. With David鈥檚 son, Wilfred. From 2022.
David Frost was the 20th century鈥檚 most prolific interviewer, a master of conversation with a remarkable talent for getting people to open up and spill their souls.
Many of his conversations, however, have been lost - until now.
Presented by his son, broadcaster Wilfred Frost, The Frost Tapes joins David as he interviews the greatest entertainers of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Paul McCartney鈥檚 working class roots, the story of George Harrison鈥檚 first guitar, John Lennon鈥檚 love of Hamburg, and Ringo Starr鈥檚 big break (as well as Pete Best鈥檚 not-so-big break).
This is the story of the world鈥檚 greatest band, told to the world鈥檚 greatest interviewer.
A Paradine and Chalk & Blade production for 麻豆社 Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2022.
*** Broadcast as part of 4 Extra's Fab 4 season marking the 60th anniversary of the Beatles first universal chart number 1, From Me To You, in May 1963.
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Mon 26 Sep 2022 11:30麻豆社 Radio 4- Fri 2 Jun 2023 20:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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