A Hard Day's Night
Anarchic and offbeat 1960s story of 36 hours in the lives of The Beatles as they travel to a TV show in London. The film uses a variety of cinematographic styles, including documentary, surrealism and neorealism, to create one of the milestone pictures of the decade.
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The Beatles
A Hard Day's Night
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The Beatles
I Should Have Known Better
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The Beatles
I Wanna Be Your Man
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The Beatles
Don't Bother Me
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The Beatles
All My Loving
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The Beatles
If I Fell
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The Beatles
Can't Buy Me Love
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The Beatles
And I Love Her
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The Beatles
I'm Happy Just to Dance with You
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George Martin Orchestra
This Boy / Ringo's Theme
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The Beatles
Tell Me Why
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She Loves You
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Wilfrid Brambell
A Nation Once Again
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Thomas Arne
Rule, Britannia!
Lyricist: James Thomson.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Himself | John Lennon |
| Himself | Paul McCartney |
| Himself | George Harrison |
| Himself | Ringo Starr |
| Grandfather | Wilfrid Brambell |
| Norm | Norman Rossington |
| Shake | John Junkin |
| TV Director | Victor Spinetti |
| Millie | Anna Quayle |
| Director | Richard Lester |
| Producer | Walter Shenson |
| Writer | Alun Owen |
Broadcasts
Mon 28 Dec 1970 16:05BBC One London- Mon 27 Dec 1971 09:40BBC One London
- Boxing Day 1973 10:35BBC One London
- Tue 3 Aug 1976 18:45BBC One London
- Christmas Day 1979 15:00BBC Two England
- Sat 3 May 2003 15:25BBC Two England
Sun 6 Jun 2004 19:30- Mon 12 Dec 2005 22:05
- Sun 9 Sep 2007 23:30BBC Two England, Scotland, Wales & Wales (Analogue) only
- Mon 10 Sep 2007 00:30BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue) & Northern Ireland only
- Fri 25 Jan 2008 23:30
- Sat 16 Aug 2008 23:45BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
- Mon 25 Apr 2011 23:15BBC Two Northern Ireland, Wales & England only
- Mon 25 Apr 2011 23:25BBC Two Scotland
- Sun 6 Jul 2014 19:35
- Fri 11 Jul 2014 23:00
- New Year's Day 2015 09:50BBC Two HD, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland & England only
- Boxing Day 2016 01:15BBC Two Northern Ireland, Wales, England, Scotland & HD only
- Boxing Day 2017 11:55BBC Two HD, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales & England only
- Wed 22 Aug 2018 12:20BBC Two Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, England & HD only
- Fri 3 Jan 2020 19:00
- Sun 4 Oct 2020 00:20BBC Two HD, England, Wales, Wales HD, Northern Ireland HD & 1 more only
- Fri 9 Oct 2020 20:00
- Sun 17 Jan 2021 03:10BBC Two HD, England, Northern Ireland, Wales HD, Wales & 1 more only
- Mon 18 Jan 2021 22:00
- Sat 25 Feb 2023 15:05BBC Two England, HD, Wales HD, Wales, Northern Ireland HD & 1 more only
- Sat 29 Jun 2024 15:35BBC Two England, HD, Wales, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD & 1 more only
- Sat 28 Dec 2024 11:25BBC Two England, HD, Northern Ireland, Wales, Wales HD & 1 more only
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BBC Radio 4 explores The Beatles' first foray into film and the wider cultural impact.