Eras: The Beatles

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Episode 1 - Rock n’ Roll

Eras: The Beatles: The Beatles: 1. Rock n’ Roll

The Beatles: Rock n’ Roll.

The Beatles: 1. Rock n’ Roll

The Beatles

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In part 1, the band get their big break, shape their sound and hone their iconic look.

In Eras: The Beatles, Martin Freeman celebrates history’s biggest band ahead of their final single - Now & Then.
In Part 1, the Fab Four come to the brink of global fame

In Eras: The Beatles, Martin Freeman tells the story of the Fab Four’s rise, fall and rebirth - and how they changed the world along the way. 
In the space of just 8 years, their journey took them from the smoky clubs of Hamburg and Liverpool, to Abbey Road and unprecedented global fame.
And when their time together came to an end, each Beatle began anew - creating a body of work that’s still growing today.

As the world welcomes Now and Then - the first new music from the Beatles since 1995  - hear a fresh retelling of a story with no real end in sight.
In Episode 1, we meet the Beatles as they work their way to the brink of global superstardom - shaping their sound, honing their iconic look, and making the tough decisions that take them all the way to the top.

Featuring rare interviews from the BBC’s treasure trove of Beatles material, sourced with a little help from our friends on the Archive team,  Eras: The Beatles is an immersive celebration of the biggest band in history.

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The Beatles: Riots

In Eras: The Beatles, Martin Freeman tells the story of the most famous band on Earth.

In Eras: The Beatles, Martin Freeman tells the story of how the most famous band on Earth shaped music today. Told in the band's own words with an extensive archive.

In Eras: The Beatles, Martin Freeman tells the story of how the most famous band on Earth shaped music today. Told in the band's own words with extensive archive, looking at the Fab Four's rise, fall and rebirth - and how they changed the world along the way.

In the space of just eight years, their journey took them from the smoky clubs of Hamburg and Liverpool, to Abbey Road and unprecedented global fame. When their time together came to an end, each Beatle began anew, creating a body of work that's still growing today.

As the world gets ready to welcome Now and Then - the first new music from the Beatles since 1995 - hear a fresh retelling of a story with no real end in sight.

Featuring rare interviews from the BBC's treasure trove of Beatles material, sourced with a little help from our friends on the Archive team,  Eras: The Beatles is an immersive celebration of the biggest band in history.

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