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Studio One, BBC Piccadilly Studios, London

In a little over three years since their initial broadcast, the Beatles had had outgrown the desire or need to record music sessions exclusively for broadcast on BBC Radio, and this, their 52nd music program contribution - was also the last. Transmitted in...

Cannes, France

At some point during the day John gave a brief interview to US television reporter Martin Ogronsky, screened a week later - June 1st (Tuesday) on the CBS program The Merv Griffin Show. The interview was filmed close to the sea-front in Cannes during a short and scarcely publicized vi...

The Beatles took a break today.

Brian debuts on ABC-TV's live programme `The Eamonn Andrews Show', from Teddington Studios. During the programme he reveals that his greatest ambition is to act in a play.

Beatles' "Ticket to Ride," single goes #1

The #1 song in the US on May 21, 1965

Ticket to Ride - The Beatles

Lennon’s at the Cannes Film Festival

May 20, 1965 - John and Cynthia walked hand-in-hand across the tarmac at London’s Heathrow airport accompanied by director Richard Lester to board their flight to the south of France to attend the annual Cannes Film Festival. Richard Lester’s new film, The Knack...

The number one song in the US on May 16, 1965 was Ticket to Ride by The Beatles.

Twickenham Film Studios, St. Margaret's, Twickenham

A great deal of post-sync work was required of the Beatles during post-production of Help!, overdubbing speech (clear as well as plenty of incoherent muttering and "ho-hos"). For the sequence (shot May 9th) in which John and Ringo were filmed on t...

The Beatles are taking a break.

The number one song in the US on May 16, 1965 was Ticket to Ride by The Beatles.

The Beatles are taking a break

Resting after the filming of "Help!"

Filming is completed for Help! and the Beatles get a little break.

The film crew wraps up work on "Help!" The movie has its world premiere in London in July.

Cliveden House, Cliveden, Maidenhead

Not only the conclusion of filming at Cliveden but also the last shooting done by the Beatles for their second film. The unit concluded filming the following day, May 12, with location shots all over London for which the Beatles' presence was not required.

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Cliveden House, Cliveden, Maidenhead, Berkshire and Studio Two, EMI Studios, London

The outside view of Buckingham Palace was seen in Help! (filmed on May 12) but there was, of course, no way that permission could be obtained for the Beatles to film inside the real edifice. Instead, the Beatles wen...

London and St. Margret's Locations

Out and about in London, Sunday certainly being the best day of the week for location-hopping with the minimum of fuss and bother. The first stop was New Bond Street where the Beatles were filmed walking past a Watches of Switzerland jewellers shop and then dashin...

The Beatles had a day of rest.

Twickenham Film Studios, St. Margaret's, Twickenham

Back to Twickenham for the filming of Paul's main solo scene in HELP!, when he has been accidentally injected with reducing fluid and enjoys "exciting adventures" on the floor amid everyday but seemingly giant-sized objects.

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A little break in between filming on location.

Filming continued in Wiltshire, while Ticket To Ride by The Beatles was in the top 5 hits.

Knighton Down, Larkhill, Wiltshire

Considerable filming was done at this location, including an open-air (mimed) performance of "I Need You", shot amid troops from the real-life 3 Division (which used Salisbury Plain for exercises), gunners, machine-gunners and even a troop of horse-artillery.

Knighton Down, Larkhill, Wiltshire

The start of three days filming to this location on cold and windswept Salisbury Plain, the Beatles arrived at their local hotel (Antrobus Arms in Amesbury) at 11:20 pm tonight.

Today the Beatles were still enjoying their break from filming.

Today the Beatles had a break from filming.

Twickenham Film Studios, St. Margaret's, Twickenham

Shooting of the scene with Asprey's jeweller (Peter Copley), who examines and then unsuccessfully attempts to remove Ringo's ring. Also filmed this day was the "Attempt Number One" to rid Ringo of his ring, he and John riding in a lift which sudde...

Twickenham Film Studios, St. Margaret's, Twickenham

A re-shooting of the nightclub bathroom scene, in which a hot-air hand-drier sucks rather than blows, tampered with by Clang's "thugs" no doubt, in yet another attempt to wrest the sacrificial ring from Ringo's finger. It was first filmed on April...

Twickenham Film Studios, St. Margaret's, Twickenham

Filming of the drama-school sequence with the Beatles, Frankie Howerd, Wendy Richard, Leo McKern and Eleanor Bron was completed during the morning, the best part of two working days having been spent on a scene which ended up on the cutting room f...