Beatles Backstage | The Bedrooms Where Rock History was Made

About this episode

The episode explores the early musical creativity of Paul McCartney and John Lennon in their childhood homes in Liverpool.

In Liverpool in the 1950s two teenagers began writing music in their bedrooms. They went on to provide the soundtrack to the 1960s and change the face of popular culture forever. They were Paul McCartney and John Lennon and their four-piece rock and roll band was of course The Beatles. Join Curator James Grasby to unlock the iconic group’s origin story. How do humble acts of creativity at home lead to great things? To find out, we’re behind the scenes at the childhood homes of Sir Paul McCartney and John Lennon at Forthlin Road and Mendips in Liverpool. Here, Paul and John grew up, fell in love with music and wrote The Beatles’ first hits. A note for listeners, a version of this episode first aired on the National Trust Podcast in 2019. [Ad] This podcast is sponsored by CEWE, Europe’s leading photo printing company. Every image you capture tells a story. Discover ideas for curating your special memories and creating gifts for loved ones. From the award-winning CEWE PHOTOBOOK to wall art made from your favourite photos. Start creating your story at www.cewe.co.uk Production: Host: James Grasby Producer: Sean Douglas Discover More: Discover more: Find out about tours to the…

People in this episode

Host: James Grasby

Topics covered

• The Beatles
• music history
• Liverpool
• creativity
• rock and roll

Keywords

• Beatles
• Paul McCartney
• John Lennon
• music
• Liverpool
• history
• National Trust

Sponsors

CEWE

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Trust

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