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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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1 hour, 25 minutes

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Saturday 15:35

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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • The Beatles

    A Hard Day's Night

  • The Beatles

    I Should Have Known Better

  • The Beatles

    I Wanna Be Your Man

  • The Beatles

    Don't Bother Me

  • The Beatles

    All My Loving

  • The Beatles

    If I Fell

  • The Beatles

    Can't Buy Me Love

  • The Beatles

    And I Love Her

  • The Beatles

    I'm Happy Just to Dance with You

  • George Martin Orchestra

    This Boy / Ringo's Theme

  • The Beatles

    Tell Me Why

  • The Beatles

    She Loves You

  • Wilfrid Brambell

    A Nation Once Again

    Lyricist: Thomas Osborne Davis.
  • Thomas Arne

    Rule, Britannia!

    Lyricist: James Thomson.

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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

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Richard Lester on A Hard Day's Night

Richard Lester on A Hard Day's Night

The film director describes how the Beatles movie was unlike anything made before.

Making A Hard Day's Night with The Beatles

Making A Hard Day's Night with The Beatles

±«Óãtv Radio 4 explores The Beatles' first foray into film and the wider cultural impact.