Jul 1, 2008 6:00 am US/Pacific
BBC To Air Long-Lost Beatles Interview
LONDON (AP) ―
The British Broadcasting Corporation will air a long lost Beatles interview featuring John Lennon and Paul McCartney talking about the day they met and their songwriting partnership.
The precious film sat forgotten for 44 years in a garage in south London until film fan Richard Jeffs realized a piece of pop history was contained inside.
Experts were surprised to find the audio portion still usable for radio broadcast.
The nine-minute interview was recorded at the Scottish Television studios in April, 1964, during the early days of Beatlemania. It will be broadcast for the first time today and repeated later this week.
On the tape, Lennon tells how he was playing with a skiffle band outside Liverpool when McCartney introduced himself.
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