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FROM A 2 Z THE HISTORY OF CONTENTS 5 Concept 6|17 Episodes - One, Two and Three 18 Producer | Director 19 Executive Producers 20|21 Perks & Benefits 22 Equity 4 From A2Z The History of The Beatles CONCEPT he concept behind the 3 part 60 min documentary series, TA2Z The History of The BEATLES, is to give the viewer a detailed timeline behind the history and story of when and what happened in the life of The Beatles from the conception of the band when they were the Quarrymen, then the Silver Beatles to the final days. With interviews with people that knew them well as they begin in the back streets of Liverpool on July 6th, 1957, to their first tour of Hamburg, Germany. Followed by their tours of America, Australia, Japan, and the rest of the World. For the first time, this documentary series will detail information never seen before. It will give dates and details on everything The Beatles did, performed, and recorded in the short time they were together. From their first songs, bandmates, venues up to the break up of the band. With interviews from John, Paul, Ringo, and George, as well as Pete Best, the original Beatles drummer to staff and crew that followed them around on a daily basis. This series will detail the venues and statics of their records, films, TV performances, and tours, from 1957 to 1970. Using archive footage combined with narration by Patrick Allyn the A2Z History of the BEATLES will take you into the ’60s and a world where the viewer will be able to step into the footprints of the Fab 4 as they conquer the world. From A2Z The History of The Beatles 5 EPISODE ONE THE BIRTH OF THE BEATLES 6 From A2Z The History of The Beatles THE BIRTH OF THE BEATLES EPISODE 1 First photo of the Quarrymen The Beatles 1960’s 1960’s Show at Litherland Town Hall he story begins in Liverpool one problem they did have was August 6th The Beatles ask Pete on July 6th 1957. A pivotal that the group had no drummer Best to be their drummer. With day for the history of since Colin Hanton walked out their Saturday night residency at Tmodern music. It was the of the Quarrymen on January 1st the Grosvenor Ballroom canceled day that John Lennon met Paul 1959. due to local complaints, The McCartney for the first time. In the Beatles had some time off. On this afternoon the Quarrymen skiffle 1960 didn’t start too well for The night they went to Mona Best’s group played at the garden fete Beatles. Lennon, McCartney, Casbah Coffee Club where they of St Peter’s Church, Woolton, and Harrison had ditched the saw The Blackjacks playing. The Liverpool. The performance took Quarrymen and decided to take group had Mona’s son Pete Best place on a stage in a field behind the name, The Silver Beatles. On playing a brand new drum kit. the church. The group arrived on Tuesday May 10th at the Blue the back of a lorry. Angel club, London-based music The Blackjacks were on the point promoter Larry Parnes traveled of splitting up, so The Beatles On February 4th, 1958 was the to Liverpool to audition groups suggested to Pete that he join date that George Harrison first to back Billy Fury on a tour of them for their first trip to Hamburg. saw the Quarrymen he would northern England and Scotland. Best was interested in the proposal later play with them at Paul’s and agreed to audition for them cousin’s wedding reception The audition took place at the on the following Friday. Saturday, March 8th. Blue Angel, a club run by The Silver Beatles’ new manager The second major phase in Although The Quarrymen had Allan Williams. The venue was The Beatles’ story was about to few formal engagements previously known as the Wyvern begin. On August 16th 1960, they between March 1958 and the Social Club and was located at embarked on the journey from end of the year, they did perform 106-108 Seel Street, Liverpool. The Liverpool to Hamburg, Germany. a few times at parties and family auditions were filled with several events. On 20 December 1958, hopeful Liverpool acts, among The five members of The Beatles, they played at the wedding them Cass and the Casanova’s, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, reception of George Harrison’s Derry and the Seniors, Gerry and George Harrison, Stuart Sutcliffe, brother Harry and his bride Irene the Pacemakers, Cliff Roberts and Pete Best along with McCann. The event was held in and the Rockers, and The Silver manager Allan Williams, his wife Speke, Liverpool. Beatles. Beryl, her brother Barry Chang and friend Lord Woodbine, set 1959 was not too eventful for Although they hadn’t performed off from the Jacaranda club in The Quarrymen. Though they did together for some months, The Williams’ green Austin van. enter the TV Search for a Star Silver Beatles were hopeful on competition. The Quarrymen had the day, despite their drummer They stopped off in London to entered the competition two Tommy Moore not showing up. pick up a 10th passenger, Herr years previously without success, Another problem was Stuart Steiner, an Austrian working in the John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Sutcliffe, who was still learning to Heaven and Hell coffee shop on and George Harrison returned play the bass guitar. In an attempt Old Compton Street, who was to Liverpool’s Empire Theatre for to hide his deficiencies he turned to be the Hamburg promoter another preliminary audition. The his back on the audience. Bruno Koschmider’s interpreter. From A2Z The History of The Beatles 7 EPISODE 1 THE BIRTH OF THE BEATLES The Quarrymen Pete Best, the first drummer Trip to Hamburg In Hamburg My Bonnie Brian Epstein and The Beatles They then caught the ferry from Hamburg residency, 92 nights at consecutive days: ‘My Bonnie’, Harwich to the Netherlands. The the Top Ten Club which began on ‘The Saints’, ‘Why’ and ‘Cry party ended up in Arnhem after April 1st 1961, but first, there was a For A Shadow’. The latter was Williams took a wrong turning. long train and boat journey from instrumental, whereas the others Liverpool to Germany, which all featured Sheridan on vocals. While there they were began on the 27th March. photographed at the war Saturday 28th October 28th. memorial, spent time wandering The Top Ten Club was owned by Raymond Jones walks into NEMS around the city, and John Lennon Peter Elkhorn, who paid each of record shop and orders My stole a harmonica from a local The Beatles 35DM (£3) per day. Bonnie. NEMS was owned by shop. The Beatles spent much entrepreneur, Brian Epstein. It is of December 1960 despondent They were required to play from unlikely that Epstein had never and with no money, following 7 pm until 2 am each weekday, heard of The Beatles until he met the disastrous end to their first and from 8 pm until 4 am on with Jones. Hamburg trip. John Lennon was weekends, with a 15-minute the last to arrive back in Britain break in each hour. The group was regularly featured but spent five days alone before in the Liverpudlian music finally contacting the other The performances at the Top Ten publication Mersey Beat, which Beatles on 15 th of December. were so successful that Elkhorn Epstein sold in NEMS and wrote twice extended The Beatles’ record reviews for. Although he Paul McCartney, meanwhile, had contract. They eventually left had little interest in the actual taken a job in a Liverpool factory. Germany following their final content, he could hardly have show at the club on July 1st 1961, failed to notice the leather-clad The Beatles had left Hamburg having performed on stage for group which had taken Hamburg under a cloud in late 1960 after 503 hours during their stay. by storm. George Harrison was deported for being underage, and Paul On Thursday June 22nd The Epstein’s curiosity was, McCartney and Pete Best were Beatles under the name Tony nonetheless, piqued after his arrested for alleged arson. Sheridan and The Beat Brothers encounter with the enthusiastic recorded their first single. My Jones, and on the 9th of Sutcliffe and Kirchherr paved Bonnie. The Beatles and Sheridan November 1961, he and Taylor the way for the group’s longest recorded four songs over two paid their first visit to the Cavern 8 From A2Z The History of The Beatles THE BIRTH OF THE BEATLES EPISODE 1 Club to watch The Beatles to secure them a record deal, Mucho’, ‘Love Me Do’, ‘PS I Love perform. It was the beginning but the label was willing to offer You’, and ‘Ask Me Why’. of a chain of events that would them a session in their studios at irrevocably change the lives of 165 Broadhurst Gardens, West Following the sacking of Pete the people involved, and cause Hampstead, London.