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 first film, 'A Hard Day's Night'. Drawing on her own experience of first discovering the film as a child and going on to work in the television industry, Samira shines a spotlight on the craft behind the film's enduring appeal. What makes this film still so thrilling and vital? What made it stand out from most of the pop films that had been made previously?

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Samira Ahmed - 'A Hard Day's Night' is an episode from Beatles Books by Joe Wisbey.

This episode is 46:23 long.

This episode was published on Apr 10, 2026.

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