Beatles-mania!Byline: GRAHAM YOUNG Today THE BEATLES: ON RECORD (BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. 2, 8.35pm) THE BBC is tonight launching a series of programmes devoted to the enduring appeal of the world's most influential group. This opener concentrates on the Abbey Road years from 1962-69, complete with narration from producer George Martin and the four stars themselves, including the late guitarists George Harrison and John Lennon. The Beatles: The First US Visit (9.35pm) recalls the Fab Four's 1964 tour and is followed by a screening of the 1965 film, Help! Tomorrow night, How The Beatles Rocked The Kremlin (BBC4, 8pm) is a Storyville special exploring the group's influence behind the Iron Curtain For the Iron Maiden video by the same name, see . Behind the Iron Curtain is a concert recorded by Nico for "Pandora's Music Box '85" at De Doelen Concertgebouw, Grote Zaal (Great Hall), in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on October 9, 1985. . n n n 'Why so serious?' asks The Joker in the first regular satellite screening of Christopher Nolan's second impressive Batman film, The Dark Knight (Sky Premiere, 8pm). Sadly, this was to be Heath Ledger's penultimate movie en route to a deserved posthumous Oscar earlier this year. His last film, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, is released next month. n n n For the second time since the new football season began less than a month ago, domestic rivalries make way for international matches. England v Slovenia takes pride of place at 4.45pm (kick-off 5.30pm) on ITV (1) See interactive TV. (2) (iTV) The code name for Apple's video media hub (see Apple TV). 1 - which enabled Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker to shoot off to Italy this week in order to get married again. Match highlights at 10.50pm. Sky Sports 1 has Cyprus v Republic of Ireland kicking off at 7.30pm, before a South American climax with the mouthwatering World Cup qualifier between Argentina v Brazil (kick-off 1.30am). ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network has Denmark v Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal (kick-off 7pm). GRAHAM YOUNG CAPTION(S): Legends: The Fab Four, from left, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison. |
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