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The Stars of Sgt. Pepper

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A day of programmes to mark the 50th anniversary of 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'

A special day of programmes to mark the 50th anniversary of The Beatles' 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'

The Stars of Sgt. Pepper: Track 12 - HG Wells

The Stars of Sgt Pepper

03/06/2017

Track 12 - HG Wells

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Stars of Sgt. Pepper, Track 12 - HG Wells

Robert Bathurst reads The New Accelerator by HG Wells.

Made for 4 Extra. Robert Bathurst reads The New Accelerator by HG Wells. Biographer Michael Sherborne explores the parallels between Wells and The Beatles.

For Track 12 we explore the links between HG Wells and The Beatles.

First we take a guide tour of Folkestone in Kent with the Wells biographer Michael Sherborne. He takes us to Wells' former home near the sea, and we visit the locations of his story 'The New Accelerator'.

Then we hear 'The New Accelerator, read by Robert Bathurst.

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