About this episode

This episode explores the significance of the Ad Lib Club in the lives of The Beatles during the 1960s.

The Ad Lib was the Beatles' favourite nightclub. They spent a lot of time here throughout 1964 and 1965 and it shaped them as people. Let's take a seat by the dancefloor, order a scotch and coke, and take part in the fascinating stories which occurred here - from hanging out with the other superstars of the Swinging Sixties to one particularly mind-expanding event involving spiked coffee and a lift which appears to be on fire.

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