Roger Farrington - 'Starting Over with John & Yoko'
My guest today is Roger Farrington who joins me to discuss the book he co-wrote with Ken Womack 'Starting Over with John and Yoko'. Roger wa...
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Beatles Books
A podcast that chats to a wide variety of Beatle authors and writers. What inspired them to add their entry into a library of over 1000 books?
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20 of 108 episodesGary Kemp - '1967 - The World of Brian Epstein and The Beatles'
My guest for this episode is Gary Kemp who joins me to discuss the book he co wrote with Simon Halfon, '1967 - The World of Brian Epstein an...
Simon Halfon - '1967 The World of Brian Epstein and The Beatles'
My guest today is Simon Halfon who co wrote the fantastic book '1967 - The World of Brian Epstein and The Beatles' with Gary Kemp. Gary purc...
Steve Taylor - 'Across The Universe'
My guest today is Steve Taylor, who brings us his book 'Across The Universe - 'The Magic and Mystery of The Beatles Creativity'. Steve's boo...
Piers Hemmingsen - 'The Beatles in Canada 1964-1970'
My guest for today's episode is Piers Hemmingsen who joins me to discuss the second volume of his books covering the Beatles in Canada. Pier...
Richard Ogden - 'Bigger Than The Beatles'
My guest today is Richard Ogden who is here to discuss his book 'Bigger Than The Beatles'. Richard was Paul McCartney's manager from 1987 to...
Amelia Davis & Joel Selvin - 'Jim Marshall - The Beatles at Candlestick Park'
My guests for this episode are Amelia Davis and Joel Selvin who are here to discuss their work on 'Live at Candlestick Park 1966' a book whi...
Spencer Leigh - 80@80'
For this episode I'm joined by Spencer Leigh to discuss his memoir '80 @ 80'. Spencer was a first generation Beatles fan from Liverpool who...
Jim Windolf - 'Where The Music Had to Go'
My guest today is Jim Windolf, who joins me to discuss 'Where The Music Had to Go - How Bob Dylan and The Beatles Changed Each Other - and t...
Samira Ahmed - 'A Hard Day's Night'
My guest today is the writer, broadcaster and journalist, Samira Ahmed, who joins me to discuss her BFI Film Classics book on The Beatles fi...
Gary Astridge - Beats and Threads
My guest today is Gary Astridge, who has co written 'Beats and Threads' with a certain Ringo Starr. Gary's book collects beautiful pictures...
Dan Absher - 'The Fab Four Pillars of Impact'
My guest today is Dan Absher, who joins me to discuss his book 'The Fab Four Pillars of Impact'. Dan's book looks at The Beatles as the ulti...
Episode 100!
To celebrate reaching 100 episodes of the Beatles Books Podcast, I've collated together excerpts from some of my favourite conversations ove...
David Guerrero - 'You Won't See Me - When The Beatles Ghosted Imelda'
My guest today is David Guerrero who is here to discuss his book 'You Won't See Me - How The Beatles Ghosted Imelda'. The story of The Beatl...
Allan Kozinn on Allan Kozinn
I'm welcoming Allan Kozinn back to the pod today, this time to look back on his amazing career and his journey to the remarkable McCartney L...
Tom Doyle - 'Ringo - A Fab Life'
My returning guest for this episode is Tom Doyle who brings his mosaic biography of Ringo Starr. Tom's book covers all of Ringo's remarkable...
Andrew Cook - 'Capitol Gains'
I'm joined for this episode by Andrew Cook to discuss his book 'Capitol Gains'. Andrew's book tells the story of The Beatles up and down rel...
Peter Doggett on Peter Doggett
I'm joined by Peter Doggett for this special episode as we look back over his entire career. Peter began writing for Record Collector magazi...
Richard Mills - 'The Beatles and Black Music'
I'm welcoming Richard Mills back to the pod today, this time to talk about his book 'The Beatles ad Black Music'. Beginning with the grand n...
Stuart Maconie - 'With A Little Help From Their Friends'
My guest for this episode is the brilliant Stuart Maconie who is here to discuss his book 'With A Little Help From Their Friends'. Stuart's...