A chronicle of the part a small resort town on the south coast of England played in the story of the greatest rock 'n' roll group the world has ever known
1 August 2011
The Beatles, Day By Day
Four days before The Beatles played Bournemouth's Winter Gardens on 16 November 1963 they recorded this interview for Southern Television's Day By Day show. The film was shot backstage at Portsmouth Guildhall where they were due to perform that night.
As the interview progresses you can see Paul getting increasingly uncomfortable and, touchingly, John is obviously concerned. It later transpired that Paul was suffering with stomach flu and the show had to be cancelled.
But the boys were back on the road the next day, bypassing Bournemouth to drive through Dorset on their way to Plymouth. They stopped to eat just outside Dorchester.
Read more in Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Beatles & Bournemouth, published on 22 September.
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