Beatles BBC Recordings

 

Notes:

Songs from EMI 1994 release "LIVE AT THE BBC" is coloured in red.

Dates refer to the day the show was broadcasted on British radio.

All available songs are in MP3-format and mono unless othervise stated, and they are underlined as hyperlinks.

LAST UPDATED 2000-09-28 and under construction with updates every second month.

 

TOP January 1963 July 1963 January 1964 1965

 

Teenager´s Turn (1), (tot:1)     Date: 8 march 1962 Presenter: Ray Peters
1. Dream Baby

231 k / 1:56

Producer: Peter Pilbeam

2. Memphis Tennessee   Listen to Pilbeams opinion from test recording in february
3. Please Mr. Postman    

 

Here We Go (1), (tot:2)       Date: 15 june 1962 Presenter: Ray Peters
1. Ask Me Why  

Producer: Peter Pilbeam

2. Besame Mucho    
3. A Picture Of You    

 

Here We Go (2), (tot:3) Date: 26 october 1962 Presenter: Ray Peters
1. Love Me Do  

Producer: Peter Pilbeam

2. A Taste Of Honey    
3. P.S. I Love You    

 

The Talent Spot (1), (tot:4) Date: 4 december 1962 Presenter: Gary Marshal
1. Love Me Do  

Producer: Brian Willey

2. P.S. I Love You    
3. Twist And Shout    

 

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Here We Go (3), (tot:5) Date: 25 january 1963 Presenter: Ray Peters
1. Chains  

Producer: Peter Pilbeam

2. Please Please Me    
3. Ask Me Why    

 

Saturday Club (1), (tot:6) Date: 26 january 1963 Presenter: Brian Matthew
1. Some Other Guy  

Producer: Jimmy Grant

2. Love Me Do    
3. Please Please Me    
4. Keep Your Hands Off My Baby    from "LIVE AT THE BBC"
5. Beautiful dreamer

227k / 1:54

 

 

TheTalent Spot (2), (tot:7) Date: 29 january 1963 Presenter: Gary Marshal
1. Please Please Me  

Producer: Brian Willey

2. Ask Me Why    
3. Some Other Guy    

 

Parade Of The Pops (1), (tot:8) Date: 20 february 1963 Presenter: Denny Piercy
1. Love Me Do  

Producer: John Kingdon

2. Please Please Me   The First LIVE-transmission

 

Here We Go (4), (tot:9)   Date: 12 march 1963 Presenter: Ray Peters
1. Misery  

Producer: Peter Pilbeam

2. Do You Want To Know A Secret    
3. Please Please Me    

 

Saturday Club (2), (tot:10)   Date: 16 march 1963 Presenter: Brian Matthew
1. I Saw Her Standing There 1236 k

Producer: Jimmy Grant

2. Misery    
3. Too Much Monkey Business    
4. I´m Talking About You    
5. Please Please Me    
6. Hippy Hippy Shake   A LIVE Performance

 

On The Scene (1), (tot:11)   Date: 28 march 1963 Producer:Brian Willey
1. Misery    
2. Do You Want to Know a Secret    
3. Please Please Me    

 

Easy Beat (1), (tot:12)        Date: 7 april 1963 Presenter: Brian Matthew
1. Please Please Me  

Producer: Ron Belchier

2. Misery    
3. From Me To You 1220 k  

 

Swinging Sound `63 (1), (tot:13)      Date: 18 april 1963 Producer: Terry Henebery &   Ron Belchier 
1. Twist And Shout    
2. From Me To You   LIVE From "Royal Albert Hall"

 

Side By Side (1), (tot:14)      Date: 22 april 1963 Presenter: John Dunn
1. Side By Side - jingle (w. Karl Denver trio)  

Producer: Bryant Marriot

2. I Saw Her Standing There    
3. Do YouWant To Know A Secret    
4. Baby It´s You    
5. Please Please Me    
6. From Me To You 912 k / 1:54  
7. Misery    

 

Side By Side (2), (tot:15)       Date: 13 may 1963 Presenter: John Dunn
1. Side By Side - jingle (w. Karl Denver trio)  

Producer: Bryant Marriot

2. From Me To You    
3. Long Tall Sally    
4. A Taste Of Honey 1147 k / 2:23  
5. Chains    
6. Thank You Girl 1124 k / 2:21 Version with better sound but without interview (967k / 2:01)
7. Boys 980 k / 2:03  

 

Saturday Club (3), (tot:16)       Date: 25 may 1963 Presenter: Brian Matthew
1. I Saw Her Standing There

1246 k / 2:36

Producer: Jimmy Grant

2. Do YouWant To Know A Secret    
3. Boys    
4. Long Tall Sally 827 k / 1:43  
5. From Me To You    
6. Money    

 

Stepping Out (1), (tot:17)         Date: 3 june 1963 Presenter: Diz Disley
1. Please Please Me  

Producer: Terry Henebery

2. I Saw Her Standing There    
3. Roll Over Beethoven    
4. Thank You Girl    
5. From Me To You    

 

Pop Go The Beatles (1), (tot:18)         Date: 4 june 1963 Presenter: Lee Peters
1. Pop go The Beatles - jingle  

Producer: Terry Henebery

2. From Me To You    
3. Everybody´s Trying To Be My Baby    
4. Do YouWant To Know A Secret 817 k / 2:59  
5. You Really Got A Hold On Me    
6. Misery    
7. The Hippy Hippy Shake    
8. Pop go The Beatles - jingle 2    

 

Pop Go The Beatles (2), (tot:19)       Date: 11 june 1963 Presenter: Lee Peters
1. Pop go The Beatles - jingle  

Producer: Terry Henebery

2. Too Much Monkey Business    
3. I Got To Find My Baby    
4. Youngblood    
5. Baby It´s You    
6. Till There Was You 1084 k / 2:16  
7. Love Me Do 1018 k / 2:31  
8. Pop go The Beatles - jingle    

 

Pop Go The Beatles (3), (tot:20)       Date: 18 june 1963 Presenter: Lee Peters
1. Pop go The Beatles - jingle  

Producer: Terry Henebery

2. A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues    
3. Memphis Tennessee    
4. A Taste Of Honey    
5. Sure To Fall    
6. Money 1263 k / 2:38  
7. From Me To You    
8. Pop go The Beatles - jingle    

 

Easy Beat (2), (tot:21)       Date: 23 june 1963 Presenter: Brian Mattew
1. Some Other Guy  

Producer: Ron Belchier

2. A Taste Of Honey    
3. Thank You Girl    
4. From Me To You   LIVE-audience, PlayhouseTheatre, London

 

Side By Side (3), (tot:22)       Date: 24 june 1963 Presenter: John Dunn
1. Side By Side - jingle (w. Karl Denver trio)  

Producer: Bryant Marriot

2. Too Much Monkey Business 751 k  
3. Love Me Do    
4. Boys    
5. I´ll Be On My Way    
6. From Me To You    

 

Pop Go The Beatles (4), (tot:23)       Date: 25 june 1963 Presenter: Lee Peters
1. Pop go The Beatles - jingle  

Producer: Terry Henebery

2. I Saw Her Standing There      
3. Anna (go to him) 1448 k / 3:01  
4. Boys   From "Baby It´s You" CD-single
5. Chains    
6. P.S. I Love You    
7. Twist And Shout    
8. Pop go The Beatles - jingle    

 

Saturday Club (4), (tot:24)       Date: 29 june 1963 Presenter: Brian Matthew
1. I Got To Find My Baby

905 k / 1:53

Producer: Jimmy Grant & Bernie Andrews

2. Memphis Tennessee 1370 k / 2:51  
3. Money    
4. Till There Was You    
5. From Me To You 1085 k / 2:16  
6. Roll Over Beethoven    

 

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The Beat Show (1), (tot:25)          Date: 4 july 1963 Presenter: Gay Byrne
1. From Me To You  

Producer: Geoff Lawrence

2. A Taste Of Honey    
3. Twist And Shout    

 

Pop Go The Beatles (5), (tot:26)        Date: 16 july 1963 Presenter: Rodney Burke
1. Pop go The Beatles - jingle  

Producer: Terry Henebery

2. That´s Alright Mama    
3. There´s A Place    
4. Carol    
5. Soldier Of Love    
6. Lend Me Your Comb   Beatles EMI 2CD "Anthology 1"
7. Clarabella    
8. Pop go The Beatles - jingle    

 

Easy Beat (3), (tot:27)        Date: 21 july 1963 Presenter: Brian Mattew
1. I Saw Her Standing There 1254 k

Producer: Ron Belchier

2. A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues    
3. There´s A Place 659 k  
4. Twist And Shout    

 

Pop Go The Beatles (6), (tot:28)        Date: 23 july 1963 Presenter: Rodney Burke
1. Pop go The Beatles - jingle  

Producer: Terry Henebery

2. Sweet Little Sixteen    
3. A Taste Of Honey    
4. Nothing Shaking (but the leaves on the trees)    
5. Love Me Do    
6. Lonesome Tears In My Eyes    
7. So How Come (no no one loves me)    
8. Pop go The Beatles - jingle    

 

Pop Go The Beatles (7), (tot:29)        Date: 30 july 1963 Presenter: Rodney Burke
1. Pop go The Beatles - jingle  

Producer: Terry Henebery

2. Memphis Tennessee    
3. Do YouWant To Know A Secret 1075 k / 1:42  
4. Till There Was You    
5. Matchbox    
6. Please Mr. Postman 1083 k / 2:15  
7. The Hippy Hippy Shake    
8. Pop go The Beatles - jingle    

 

Pop Go The Beatles (8), (tot:30)   Date: 6 august 1963 Presenter: Rodney Burke
1. Pop go The Beatles - jingle  

Producer: Terry Henebery

2. I´m Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (over you)    
3. Crying, Waiting And Hoping    
4. Kansas City / Hey Hey Hey Hey    
5. To Know Her Is To Love Her    
6. The Honeymoon Song    
7. Twist And Shout    
8. Pop go The Beatles - jingle    

 

Pop Go The Beatles (9), (tot:31)   Date: 13 august 1963 Presenter: Rodney Burke
1. Pop go The Beatles - jingle  

Producer: Terry Henebery

2. Long Tall Sally    
3. Please Please Me    
4. She Loves You    
5. You Really Got A Hold On Me    
6. I´ll Get You    
7. I Got A Woman    
8. Pop go The Beatles - jingle    

 

Pop Go The Beatles (10), (tot:32)   Date: 20 august 1963 Presenter: Rodney Burke
1. Pop go The Beatles - jingle  

Producer: Terry Henebery

2. She Loves You    
3. Words Of Love    
4. Glad All Over    
5. I Just Don´t Understand    
6. Devil In Her Heart   From "Baby It´s You" CD-single
7. Slow Down    
8. Pop go The Beatles - jingle    

 

Saturday Club (5), (tot:33)   Date: 24 august 1963 Presenter: Brian Matthew
1. Long Tall Sally  

Producer: Jimmy Grant & Bernie Andrews

2. She Loves You    
3. Glad All Over    
4. Twist And Shout    
5. You Really Got A Hold On Me    
6. I´ll Get You    

 

Pop Go The Beatles (11), (tot:34)   Date: 27 august 1963 Presenter: Rodney Burke
1. Pop go The Beatles - jingle  

Producer: Terry Henebery

2. Ooh My Soul    
3. Don´t Ever Change    
4. Twist And Shout    
5. She Loves You    
6. Anna (go to him)    
7. A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues    
8. Pop go The Beatles - jingle    

 

Pop Go The Beatles (12), (tot:35) Date: 3 september 1963 Presenter: Rodney Burke
1. Pop go The Beatles - jingle  

Producer: Terry Henebery

2. From Me To You    
3. I´ll Get You    
4. Money    
5. There´s A Place    
6. Honey Don´t   John on vocals
7. Roll Over Beethoven    
8. Pop go The Beatles - jingle    

 

Pop Go The Beatles (13), (tot:36) Date: 10 september 1963 Presenter: Rodney Burke
1. Pop go The Beatles - jingle  

Producer: Terry Henebery

2. Too Much Monkey Business    
3. Till There Was You    
4. Love Me Do    
5. She Loves You    
6. I´ll Get You    
7. A Taste Of Honey    
8. The Hippy Hippy Shake    
9. Pop go The Beatles - jingle    

 

Pop Go The Beatles (14), (tot:37) Date: 17 september 1963 Presenter: Rodney Burke
1. Pop go The Beatles - jingle  

Producer: Ian Grant

2. Chains    
3. You Really Got A Hold On Me 1436 k / 2:59  
4. Misery    
5. Lucille  576 k / 2:27  
6. From Me To You    
7. Boys    
8. Pop go The Beatles - jingle    

 

Pop Go The Beatles (15), (tot:38) Date: 24 september 1963 Presenter: Rodney Burke
1. Pop go The Beatles - jingle  

Producer: Ian Grant

2. She Loves You    
3. Ask Me Why    
4. Devil In Her Heart    
5. I Saw Her Standing There    
6. Sure To Fall    
7. Twist And Shout 1215 k / 2:31  
8. Pop go The Beatles - jingle    

 

Saturday Club (6), (tot:39) Date: 5 october 1963 Presenter: Brian Matthew
1. I Saw Her Standing There  

Producer: Jimmy Grant & Bernie Andrews

2. Memphis Tennessee 1018 k / 2:07  
3. Happy Birthday Saturday Club 103 k / 0:26 A Special fifth birthday edition
4. I´ll Get You 990 k / 2:04  
5. She Loves You 1085 k / 2:16  
6. Lucille    

 

Easy Beat (4), (tot:40) Date: 20 october 1963 Presenter: Brian Mattew
1. I Saw Her Standing There  

Producer: Ron Belchier

2. Love Me Do    
3. Please Please Me    
4. From Me To You    
5. She Loves You    

 

The Ken Dodd Show (1), (tot:41) Date: 3 november 1963 Producer: Bill Worsley
1. She Loves You    

 

Royal Variety Performance (1), (tot:42) Date: 10 november 1963 Presenter: Dickie Henderson
1. From Me To You  

Producer: Arthur Phillips

2. Till There Was You    
3. Twist And Shout    

 

Saturday Club (7), (tot:43) Date: 21 december 1963 Presenter: Brian Matthew
1. All My Loving  

Producer: Jimmy Grant & Bernie Andrews

2. This Boy 1082 k / 2:15 Chat into This Boy
3. I Want To Hold Your Hand 1589 k  
4. Till There Was You    
5. Roll Over Beethoven    
6. She Loves You 1453 k With X-mas greetings & Beatle Crimble medley
7. Beatles Crimble medley 113 k / 0:24  

 

From Us To You (1), (tot:44) Date: 26 december 1963 Presenter: Rolf Harris
1. From Us To You (Long version) 483 k

Producer: Bryant Marriot

2. She Loves You    
3. All My loving    
4. Roll Over Beethoven    
5. Till There Was You 840 k  
6. Boys 667 k  
7. Money 979 k  
8. I Saw Her Standing There 901 k  
9. I Want To Hold Your Hand 2 391 k with "Tie me Kangaroo down, sport"
10. From Us To You    

 

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Saturday Club (8), (tot:45) Date: 15 february 1964 Presenter: Brian Matthew
1. All My Loving 913 k

Producer: Jimmy Grant & Bernie Andrews

2. Money 1 266 k  
3. Hippy Hippy Shake 772 k / 3:18  
4. I Want To Hold Your Hand 1 923 k  
5. Roll Over Beethoven 1 311 k  
6. Johnny B. Goode    
7. I Wanna Be Your Man 1 534 k  

 

From Us To You (2), (tot:46)   Date: 30 march  1964 Presenter: Rolf Harris
1. From Us To You  

Producer: Bryant Marriot

2. You Can´t Do That 1 583 k  
3. Roll Over Beethoven INBETWEEN-CHAT    
4. Till There Was You INBETWEEN -CHAT    
5. I Wanna Be Your Man    
6. Please mr. Postman 1 768 k  
7. All My Loving    
8. This Boy 1 844 k  
9. Can´t Buy Me Love    
10. From Us To You    

 

Saturday Club (9), (tot:47)        Date:4 april  1964 Presenter: Brian Matthew
1. Everybody´s Trying To Be My Baby  

Producer: Jimmy Grant & Bernie Andrews

2. I Call Your Name    
3. I Got A Woman 1166 k / 2:26  
4. You Can´t Do That    
5. Can´t Buy Me Love    
6. Sure To Fall    
7. Long Tall Sally    

 

From Us To You (3), (tot:48)       Date: 18 may 1964 Presenter: Alan Freeman
1.  From Us To You  

Producer: Bryant Marriot

2. I Saw Her Standing There    
3. Kansas City /Hey Hey Hey Hey    
4. I Forgot To Remember To Forget    
5. You Can´t Do That    
6. Sure To Fall    
7. Can´t Buy Me Love    
8. Matchbox    
9. Honey Don´t    
10. From Us To You    

 

Top Gear (1), (tot:49)        Date: 16 july 1964 Presenter: Brian Matthew
1. Long Tall Sally

939 k / 1:57

Producer: Bernie Andrews

2. Things We Said Today    
3. A Hard Day´s Night    
4. And I Love Her 1108 k / 2:19  
5. I Should Have Known Better    
6. If I Fell    
7. You Can´t Do That    

 

From Us To You (4), (tot:50)      Date: 3 august 1964 Presenter: Don Wardell
1. From Us To You  

Producer: Bryant Marriot

2. Long Tall Sally    
3. If I Fell    
4. I´m Happy Just To Dance With You    
5. Things We Said Today    
6. I Should Have Known Better    
7. Boys    
8. A Hard Day´s Night    
9. From Us To You    

 

Top Gear (2), (tot:51) Date: 26 november 1964 Presenter: Brian Matthew
1. I´m A Loser  

Producer: Bernie Andrews

2. Honey Don´t    
3. She´s A Woman    
4. Everybody´s Trying To Be My Baby    
5. I´ll Follow The Sun   From "Baby It´s You" CD-single
6. I Feel Fine    

 

Saturday Club (10), (tot:52) Date: 26 december 1964 Presenter: Brian Matthew
1. Rock And Roll Music  

Producer: Jimmy Grant & Bernie Andrews

2. I´m A Loser    
3. Everybody´s Trying To Be My Baby    
4. I Feel Fine    
5. Kansas City /Hey Hey Hey Hey    
6. She´s A Woman    

 

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The Beatles Invite You To Take A Ticket To Ride (1), (tot:53)         Date: 7 june 1965 Presenter: Denny Piercy
1. Ticket To Ride (short version)  

Producer: Keith Bateson

2. Everybody´s trying to be my baby    
3. I´m A Loser 336 k / 2:32  
4. The Night Before 577 k / 4:16  
5. Honey Don´t    
6. Dizzy Miss Lizzy    
7. She´s A Woman    
8. Ticket To Ride (full version)    

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