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Two Hamburg residencies, the Beatles’ debut on BBC, and the recording of John Lennon’s first serious song are among the highlights of this episode of What A Fab Day, the podcast telling you the day by day story of the Beatles. Today, we focus on what happened to the Fab Four on the 13th of April.

0:00 - Introduction.

0:30 - In 1961, the Beatles play the Top Ten Club in Hamburg, West Germany.

0:43 - In 1962, the Beatles perform at the Star-Club in Hamburg.

1:13 - In 1963, the Beatles film their debut on BBC's The 625 Show.

2:33 - A party at the Shadows guitarist Bruce Welch's.

2:57 - In 1964, George Harrison and John Lennon film two scenes for A Hard Day's Night.

3:27 - In 1965, the Beatles continue the filming of Professor Foot's cadenza scene for Help!.

3:42 - The band record an interview for BBC Radio's Pop Inn.

4:23 - The Beatles record Help! at the EMI Studios in Abbey Road.

5:14 - In 1966, the Beatles complete Love You To and start working Paperback Writer.

6:17 - Conclusion.

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Thanks to Alessandro d’Amito, Chiara Colafemmina, Daniele Monterisi, Fabio Ingegno, and Mariella Tarantino.