The Beatles

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More than forty years since they broke up, the Beatles are back with a new song.

For those thinking their ears are deceiving them - yes, that is John Lennon's voice you can hear on a new song.

The… Audio

The Beatles boldest record gets a revolutionary stereo makeover, plus local heroes Thrashing Marlin and Erny Belle and a tribute to Low's Mimi Parker. Audio

Annie Crummer's in the studio to talk about two special performances she's part of. Together with Laughton Kora and Matthew Pike the trio sing some of the Beatles best known tracks with the APO… Audio

There are, according to reliable sources, over 700 versions of The Beatles' 'Eleanor Rigby'. William Dart plays eleven of them: Brazilian maestro Caetano Veloso gives a classy take, prog-rockers… Audio

In his new book, Let's Do It: The Birth of Pop, Bob Stanley, who is a member of English indie/dance crossover band Saint Etienne, tells the definitive story of the birth of Pop music, from 1900… Audio

In 'Listening to Kenny G,' director Penny Lane traces the saxophonist's rise from his start as a high school musician in Seattle through to the current day, highlighting what makes him tick and why… Audio

New Zealand actor and winemaker Sam Neill is in Sydney filming Australian courtroom drama The Twelve at the moment he joined Jim Mora to talk about Australia's "tone deaf" national day - and the best… Audio

It's time for part five, the final of the fab four's Story of Let It Be. In this episode, what began as rehearsals for a live TV performance by The Beatles has turned into an album and a movie of the… Audio

Halfway through the Let It Be sessions in January 1969, The Beatles moved from the cavernous Twickenham Film Studios to their own, cosy and brand new Apple Studios.

George Harrison agreed to rejoin… Audio

Mid January 1969 saw The Beatles hunkered down in the huge and cold Twickenham Film Studios, filming rehearsals for what eventually became the album, Let It Be. 57 hours of raw film footage was… Audio

This is a brand new Beatles Radio Documentary - on the making of the album, documentary series and new book on the Beatles final album Let it Be. Audio

In May 1970, The Beatles issued their final album, Let It Be, containing music recorded over a year earlier. The Let It Be movie was released to theatres at the same time, documenting the making of… Audio

Professor Adrian North has spent his life studying the psychology of music and how people interact with it in different spaces. He's with us to discuss the psychological cues that music offers up and… Audio

On the Panel this morning are Mike Williams and Janet Wilson. They look at whether the media are giving new National leader Christopher Luxon a fair go, the billion-dollar climate action package, and… Audio

Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins the programme to talk about Peter Jackson's docu-series on the Beatles, Get Back (Disney+), the new blockbuster remake of Dune (cinemas), the incredible story of… Audio

Beatles fans have been awaiting Sir Peter Jackson's new three-part documentary 'The Beatles - Get Back' with keen anticipation ever since the project was first announced. Using 60 hours of footage and… Audio, Gallery