The Beatles: 6. Now And Then

If you’re in the biggest band there ever was, how do you cope when it all comes crashing down?That’s the question John, Paul, George and Ringo were asking themselves in the spring of 1970, when it was announced that the Beatles were breaking up for good.In Part 5, Martin Freeman ...  Show more

When tragedy strikes at the end of 1967, the Beatles are faced with an uncertain future. In the months and years to come, cracks begin to show in the foundations of the world’s most powerful musical unit. As each member matured and developed as artists, the end became inevitable. ...  Show more

2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the release of the Beatles’ final album, Let it Be. To commemorate the occasion, the remaining members of the band have remixed the album and unleashed an eight-hour-plus documentary directed by Peter Jackson that lays bare the making of the rec ...  Show more

In the second and final part, Steven and Jason look at more songs The Beatles wrote about each other. Starting at the end of 1971, Paul McCartney’s Dear Friend was the first musical peace offering. After the death of John Lennon, these songs evolved into tributes and ...

As the years went by, and there seemed like there were no worlds left to conquer, The Beatles started to create songs about the subject they knew best: Themselves. Over the years these songs were direct, opaque, angry, conciliatory, happy and sad. Nothing Is Real hosts Steven ...

On 26th October 2023 it was announced that The Beatles were releasing a new song, Now and Then, as well as remixed - and expanded - Red and Blue albums. In a live interactive online stream Chris Shaw discussed what we might be able to expect, along with listeners Rob Manuel, Dom ...  Show more