(Just Like) Starting Over: Celebrating 1966 in 2026

About this episode

The episode previews a new season focusing on the Beatles' transformative year of 1966, starting with their context in December 1965.

It's been a minute, and we're back with a new season! This year, we're focusing the transformational year of 1966 — tracking the Beatles' lives, month-by-month. In this preview episode, we catch up on our time away, including Allison's trip to Egypt and Erika's announcement about her upcoming Butcher Cover book! We then set the context for our look into 1966 by seeing where the Beatles are in December, 1965, as they prepare to embark on an astounding year of growth and change. --------------------- Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter/X for photos, videos, and more from this episode & past episodes — we’re @bcthebeatles everywhere. Follow BC the Beatles on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you’re listening now. Buy us a coffee! www.ko-fi.com/bcthebeatles Contact us at bcthebeatles@gmail.com.

People in this episode

Host: Erika

Topics covered

• Beatles
• 1966
• music history

Keywords

• podcast
• season preview
• Butcher Cover book

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Butcher Cover book

Books & works: Butcher Cover

Places: Egypt

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