BBC4 reveals how one Liverpool band went from fairly drab to simply Fab in The Beatles: Made on Merseyside
How American rock 'n' roll and rhythm and blues dragged post-war Liverpool into one of the most vibrant music cities ever in BBC4's – The Beatles: Made on Merseyside
Long before John Lennon declared they were more popular than Jesus, The Beatles were just another Liverpool band.
They weren’t even the most popular, often third on the bill to Howie Casey and Rory Storm and the Hurricanes.
It took five years for them to become the biggest band in the world, and this documentary charts that journey.
Even their gigs in Hamburg, the band’s turning point, nearly didn’t happen.
Rory Storm and Gerry and the Pacemakers were busy, so promoter Alan Williams asked The Beatles… the rest is history.
With some great archive footage and reminiscences from those who knew them, this is also a love letter to 1960s Liverpool.
TV Times rating: ****
