Brian Epstein

The weirdness of the pre-Beatles pop world

1 March 2025 9:00 am

As his mental health declined, the record producer Joe Meek grew increasingly fascinated by the other-worldly, communing in graveyards with Buddy Holly and the Pharaoh Ramses the Great

From Liverpool’s Cavern to the world stage: how the Beatles became a global phenomenon

28 March 2020 9:00 am

Alan Johnson describes how four young men from Liverpool revived Britain, healed America and brought joy to millions

What’s the point of BBC Music?

29 August 2015 9:00 am

To Radio 2 to meet Bob Shennan, controller of the BBC’s most popular radio station (the station attracts one third…