1962: Granada To The BBC

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One month after their BBC audition, the Beatles' first broadcast session took place at the Playhouse Theatre in Hulme, Manchester, on March 7, 1962. Producer Peter Pilbeam booked them a slot for the "Teenagers Turn" show, which was recorded in front of an audience and broadcast nationally the next day as part of the BBC's Light Programme. They returned to the same venue for their second BBC session on Whit Monday, June 11; this would be the last to feature original drummer Pete Best. A coach full of fans accompanied them from Liverpool for the occasion. Before their third appearance on "Teenagers Turn," the Beatles had made their first television appearance, also in Manchester, for Granada's "People And Places" show. They had a new single to promote and performed both sides, "Love Me Do" and "P.S. I Love You," on the show broadcast on October 26. The band can also be heard singing songs recorded at the Cavern, including a version of "Some Other Guy" that was broadcast on Granada TV in 1963. Tracks recorded for Granada TV and BBC Radio, with known dates indicated on the back. Through careful remastering, we have done our best to make these tracks sound as good as possible, but the sound quality reflects contemporary broadcast standards.