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Episode 3 - Rebellion

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In Part 3, the band makes an era-defining choice – to tour, or not to tour?

In Part 3 of Eras: The Beatles, Martin Freeman finds the band at a crossroads - to tour, or not to tour? A choice that will define an era.

No high lasts forever. And in 1966,  the pressures of fame begin to weigh on the globetrotting lives of John, Paul, George and Ringo.
From a close-call with military police in the Philippines, to an all-out religious backlash in the United States, the band starts to question whether being a Beatle is quite so fab after all.
Maybe it’s time for something new.
To become a different band entirely.

In Part 3 of Eras: The Beatles, Martin Freeman finds the band at a critical juncture in their story - the extraordinary decision to abandon the live shows that made their name, and embrace the potential of the recording studio with the groundbreaking Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Featuring illuminating archive from the band and their contemporaries, we’ll follow the Beatles as they shape popular music for decades to come with the birth of the concept album.

Amazing music. Played by an amazing line up.

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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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