BBC Two & BBC Four Join Forces for Beatles Week

LONDON: BBC Two and BBC Four are offering up a lineup of programming centered on The Beatles, kicking off with a new documentary that features never-before-heard fragments of conversation, along with interviews and rare footage, from the Fab Four.

The Beatles On Record, airing September 5 on BBC Two, offers a concise history of The Beatles in the studio, with other highlights such as the first TV showing of The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit, a Maysles brothers’ film about the group’s arrival in America in 1964.

BBC Four launches a week of programming on September 6 that includes Storyville: How The Beatles Rocked The Kremlin, looking at how The Beatles’ music may have contributed to the collapse of the USSR; a documentary on the making of The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit; and a compilation of archive footage featured a range of artists who have covered Beatles songs over the years.

George Entwistle, the controller of knowledge commissioning for the BBC, said: "This is a chance for viewers to enjoy some rare footage and fascinating insights into the career of the greatest pop group of all time. Through BBC Two and BBC Four’s close working relationship we will be inviting our audience to join us on a rich and colorful journey across two TV channels, through new and archive content, shown in just one week in September."