Season Seven

…ran from January to March 2023 (and a little beyond), with 17 episodes in total, and introduced the legendary 16 Songs of ‘66 episodes for the for Acast+ Subscribers, an episode for each song the Beatles recorded in 1966. Check out the bonus episodes here.

Season One • Season Two • Season Three • Season Four • Season Five • Season Six • Season Seven • Season Eight • Interviews • Specials

Episode 1

Allen Klein - Part Five

From Brian to Klein (slight return). Despite our best efforts, some loose ends still remain in the Ballad of Allen Klein. How does he navigate the Beatles once they all stop being in the same room? Well… see you in court! 

Episodes 2 & 3

Some Time in New York City

Part One: In August 1971 John Lennon and Yoko Ono left the U.K. and traveled to New York City. Personal circumstances and political intrigue would ultimately make the city their permanent home; in the meantime, there was Beatle business to resolve, causes to fight, and work to be done.

Part Two: In 1972 John Lennon entered a New York studio to record the follow-up to his transatlantic chart-topping ‘Imagine’ album. With him were Yoko Ono, Phil Spector, and the Plastic Ono Elephants Memory Band. Things would never be quite the same again. 

Acast+ Episode: Live Jam

Episodes 4, 5 & 6

August 23rd, Parts 1, 2 & 3

The Beatles defined their decade of the 1960s. Is there one date that encapsulates this evolution and change more than any other? Why yes, it’s August 23rd. Across three episodes we trace the Beatles activity on August 23rd from 1960 to 1969. It starts in Hamburg, and ends with the first day of the rest of their lives.

Episode 7

Mark Lewiston Returns

In January 2023 Mark Lewisohn came to Belfast to present his Evolver: 62 show. For dessert, Steven & Jason joined Mark on stage for a mixture of audience questions, chat, and Beatle diversions.  

Episodes 8 & 9

Derek Taylor

Part One: In May 1963, Derek Taylor was sent to review a Beatles concert, an event that spun his world off its axis. For the next 34 years, he would be connected to the band, even as he went from working for them in London to being a free man in Los Angeles.   

Part Two: Returning into the Beatleverse via Apple, Derek Taylor settles into his peacock chair at Saville Row, with a ciggie in hand, to dispense drinks and bon mots … but who is sending him all those narky messages? Answers on a postcard…

Episode 10

Stop & Smell The Roses

When work began on Ringo’s eighth album in May 1980, the outlook was good. John, Paul and George came on board to contribute, trying to rekindle the magic of 1973’s Ringo album. By the time the album came out at the end of 1981, it was a different world. 

Episodes 11 & 12

Stuart Sutcliffe

Part One: Stuart Sutcliffe was the star pupil at the Liverpool College of Art, and also John Lennon’s flatmate. By becoming a Beatle, he demonstrated that the band was a state of mind. To be a Beatle was to be something…other. Then they got the call up for Hamburg.

Part Two: As a group, the Beatles were changed by Hamburg. Individually each Beatle got something different from their time in the city and it would shape the rest of their lives …and for Stuart it was Astrid and art.