The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

The story

The Beatles stormed through Europe's music scene in 1963, and, in 1964, they conquered America. Their groundbreaking world tours changed global youth culture forever and, arguably, invented mass entertainment as we know it today. All the while, the group were composing and recording a series of extraordinarily successful singles and albums. However the relentless pressure of such unprecedented fame, that in 1966 became uncontrollable turmoil, led to the decision to stop touring. In the ensuing years The Beatles were then free to focus on a series of albums that changed the face of recorded music.

Cast & crew

Paul McCartneySelf

Ringo StarrSelf

John LennonSelf (Archive Footage)

George HarrisonSelf (Archive Footage)

Larry KaneSelf

Whoopi GoldbergSelf

Elvis CostelloSelf

Suzy Eddie IzzardHerself

Sigourney WeaverSelf

Richard LesterSelf

Kitty OliverSelf

Howard GoodallSelf