The Beatles performed for fifty-two BBC Radio programmes, beginning with an appearance on the series Teenager's Turn—Here We Go, recorded on 7 March 1962, and ending with the special The Beatles Invite You to Take a Ticket to Ride, recorded on 26 May 1965; in total, 275 performances of 88 different songs were broadcast. Early bootlegs of some of the performances were based on low-quality home recordings of the broadcasts from the radio. It was not the BBC's practice to archive either the session tapes or the shows' master tapes, but many good quality distribution copies were found in various BBC departments during research for BBC radio specials produced in the 1980s.
CD 1
1962/03/08 - 1963/05/13 [1:09:54]:
1. 'takes the vocal lead' 0:07
2. Memphis 2:14
3. 'doing very well for roy orbison' 0:07
4. Dream Baby 1:47
5. 'here now, they cry' 0:09
6. Please Mr Postman 2:10
7. 'written by our guests' 0:06
8. Ask Me Why 2:18
9. 'surely be a spanish classic' 0:07
10. Besame Mucho 2:30
11. 'rising very nicely' 0:11
12. A Picture Of You 2:22
13. A Taste Of Honey 0:53
14. Chains 1:37
15. Please Please Me 1:37
16. Ask Me Why 2:14
17. Some Other Guy 2:01
18. 'they're all over the country' 0:18
19. Love Me Do 1:29
20. Please Please Me 0:32
21. Keep Your Hands Off My Baby 2:29
22. Beautiful Dreamer 1:55
23. Ask Me Why 2:21
24. 'one of the most dynamic groups' 0:17
25. Misery 1:48
26. 'another of their own compositions' 0:12
27. Do You Want To Know A Secret 1:53
28. 'that's what we like to see' 0:22
29. Please Please Me 1:53
30. 'written, recorded and placed at #1' 0:09
31. I Saw Her Standing There 2:35
32. 'you write songs as well don't you' 0:44
33. Misery 1:46
34. Too Much Monkey Business 1:47
35. I'm Talking About You 1:51
36. 'nobody can live on the same stage' 0:50
37. Please Please Me 1:52
38. The Hippy Hippy Shake 1:43
39. gerry marsden intro 0:40
40. From Me To You 1:56
41. Twist And Shout 2:11
42. From Me To You 2:20
43. Side By Side 0:10
44. Long Tall Sally 1:45
45. 'on a flaming pie' 0:21
46. A Taste Of Honey 2:01
47. Chains 2:21
48. 'who had the original idea' 0:22
49. Thank You Girl 1:59
50. 'the track that's selling it' 0:11
51. Boys 1:55
CD 2
1963/05/25 - 1963/06/23 [1:11:27]:
1. 'our bill toppers' 0:04
2. I Saw Her Standing There 2:54
3. 'as everything else combined' 0:23
4. Do You Want To Know A Secret? 1:47
5. Boys 2:25
6. 'their fame has spread to egypt' 0:17
7. Long Tall Sally 1:46
8. 'requests for their big one' 0:12
9. From Me To You 1:51
10. Money (That´s What I Want) 2:15
11. Please Please Me 2:00
12. I Saw Her Standing There 3:00
13. Pop Goes The Beatles (Short) 0:20
14. 'one they didn´t pen themselves' 0:04
15. Everybody´s Trying To Be My Baby 2:02
16. 'just get your guitar and strum it' 0:18
17. Do You Want To Know A Secret? 1:46
18. 'we got the box, harry' 0:23
19. You Really Got A Hold On Me 2:51
20. 'a very good imitation' 0:04
21. 'the plastic gets in the way' 0:19
22. The Hippy Hippy Shake 1:40
23. Misery 1:42
24. Pop Goes The Beatles (Long) 1:12
25. Too Much Monkey Business 1:47
26. 'love these goon shows' 0:29
27. I Got To Find My Baby 1:56
28. 'the beatles can take a rest' 0:04
29. 'happy birthday to you ringo' 0:22
30. Youngblood 1:56
31. 'now paul has a go' 0:11
32. Till There Was You 2:10
33. 'sha la la la' 0:28
34. Baby, It´s You 2:43
35. 'dark days of 1962' 0:37
36. Love Me Do 2:25
37. 'all's right with the world' 0:21
38. A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues 2:04
39. 'better cut down on the jelly babies' 0:45
40. Memphis, Tennessee 2:15
41. 'happy birthday to paul' 0:43
42. A Taste Of Honey 1:53
43. 'fingering practice shows dividends' 0:10
44. Sure To Fall 2:08
45. 'outro' 0:04
46. 'more for the joy of living' 0:08
47. Money (That´s What I Want) 2:38
48. 'an eye on the pounds' 0:04
49. 'but we promised' 0:10
50. From Me To You 1:44
51. 'so see you then' 0:04
52. Some Other Guy 2:01
53. 'twenty one last week' 0:29
54. A Taste Of Honey 1:59
55. Thank You Girl 2:08
56. 'we don´t normally play requests' 0:27
57. From Me To You 1:59
CD 3
1963/06/24 - 1963/07/21 [1:12:44]:
1. Side By Side 0:52
2. 'up to some no good monkey business' 0:04
3. Too Much Monkey Business 2:04
4. 'an old chuck berry number' 0:04
5. 'his one and only song' 0:14
6. Boys 2:31
7. 'one voice noticably absent' 0:31
8. I´ll Be On My Way 1:59
9. 'george playing' 0:04
10. From Me To You 1:58
11. 'intro' 0:04
12. I Saw Her Standing There 2:48
13. 'you feel like a man now' 0:23
14. 'john let´s his guitar take second place' 0:05
15. Anna (Go To Him) 3:00
16. 'i´m very glad you sang that' 0:29
17. 'oh, very fit' 0:36
18. Boys 2:26
19. 'he can sing, can ringo' 0:27
20. Chains 2:13
21. 'thank you gorgeous george' 0:04
22. 'who sings this next song' 0:14
23. P.S. I Love You 1:59
24. 'no relation to john' 0:40
25. Twist And Shout 2:24
26. 'we´ll all be at it again soon' 0:14
27. I Got To Find My Baby 1:56
28. 'it´s also for harry, and his box' 0:36
29. Memphis, Tennessee 2:18
30. Money (That´s What I Want) 2:30
31. Till There Was You 2:14
32. 'a couple of quick ones' 0:28
33. From Me To You 1:51
34. Roll Over Beethoven 2:30
35. A Taste Of Honey 1:52
36. Twist And Shout 2:27
37. That´s All Right (Mama) 2:53
38. 'that´s all right with me, great' 0:04
39. There´s A Place 1:48
40. 'from the beatles' new e.p.' 0:04
41. 'couldn´t find one for a carol' 0:10
42. Carol 2:35
43. 'i haven´t got a passport' 0:31
44. Soldier Of Love (Lay Down Your Arms) 1:58
45. 'that was john lennon who got fell in' 0:04
46. 'with these haircuts' 0:09
47. Lend Me Your Comb 1:46
48. 'a little rhyme' 0:32
49. Clarabella 2:42
50. I Saw Her Standing There 2:37
51. A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues 2:10
52. There´s A Place 1:49
53. Twist And Shout 2:30
54. Side By Side (edit) 0:48
CD 4
1963/07/23 - 1963/08/13 [1:01:50]:
1. 'that´s your fault' 0:07
2. Sweet Little Sixteen 2:19
3. A Taste Of Honey 1:56
4. 'wanna bet' 0:04
5. Nothing Shakin´ (But The Leaves On The Trees) 2:57
6. 'that momentous year' 0:20
7. Love Me Do 2:27
8. '1822' 0:10
9. Lonesome Tears In My Eyes 2:34
10. 'and the same to you' 0:08
11. So How Come (No One Loves Me) 1:52
12. 'next week the prize will stand at the beatles' 0:14
13. 'not to mention harry and his box' 0:12
14. Memphis, Tennessee 2:15
15. 'do you like the flowerpot men' 0:37
16. Do You Want To Know A Secret? 1:45
17. 'dear wack' 0:42
18. Till There Was You 2:13
19. 'set fire to that lot' 0:27
20. Matchbox 1:57
21. 'something you can´t get' 0:27
22. Please Mr. Postman 2:12
23. 'those old, seasoned campaigners' 0:06
24. The Hippy Hippy Shake 1:49
25. 'cheerio 'till next monday' 0:20
26. 'let´s pop' 0:14
27. I´m Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You) 2:02
28. 'please make george sing' 0:27
29. Crying, Waiting, Hoping 2:10
30. Kansas City - Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey 2:38
31. 'a very romantic title' 0:04
32. To Know Her Is To Love Her 2:50
33. 'do you remember the teddy bears' version' 0:05
34. 'i´ve got a terrible nose' 0:28
35. The Honeymoon Song 1:39
36. 'intro' 0:04
37. Twist And Shout 2:25
38. 'that´s it again' 0:14
39. 'straight away here´s paul' 0:14
40. Long Tall Sally 1:53
41. 'pally sally' 0:23
42. Please Please Me 1:54
43. 'what kind of fool am i' 0:39
44. She Loves You 2:18
45. '21 herberts from raynes park' 0:22
46. You Really Got A Hold On Me 2:56
47. 'didn´t hurt a bit, did it' 0:04
48. 'add this one to your collection' 0:10
49. I´ll Get You 2:00
50. I´ve Got A Woman 2:48
51. 'a crafty long quickie' 0:18
CD 5
1963/08/20 - 1963/09/10 [1:12:38]:
1. She Loves You 2:20
2. 'you´d never hear the songs' 0:26
3. Words Of Love 1:56
4. 'beautifully sung' 0:04
5. 'they can all take five now' 0:05
6. Glad All Over 1:51
7. 'the three beatlettes' 0:17
8. I Just Don´t Understand 2:46
9. 'well, you ought to' 0:08
10. 'this is ear catching' 0:20
11. Devil In Her Heart 2:22
12. 'thanks george' 0:04
13. 'postcards to the beatles' 0:16
14. Slow Down 2:36
15. 'and dead stop, i´m afraid' 0:06
16. Long Tall Sally 1:48
17. She Loves You 2:12
18. Glad All Over 1:51
19. 'what box' 0:51
20. Twist And Shout 2:26
21. 'dear wack' 0:42
22. You Really Got A Hold On Me 2:37
23. I´ll Get You 2:01
24. Ooh! My Soul 1:36
25. 'ooh! my arms' 0:35
26. Don´t Ever Change 2:04
27. 'a modest request' 0:06
28. Twist And Shout 2:31
29. 'the world over' 0:19
30. She Loves You 0:06
31. 'we hate you' 0:29
32. Anna (Go To Him) 2:51
33. A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues 2:18
34. 'alright, let´s pop' 0:13
35. From Me To You 1:50
36. I´ll Get You 2:00
37. 'dear john letter' 0:28
38. Money (That´s What I Want) 2:45
39. 'well sir, here you are' 0:17
40. There´s A Place 1:49
41. 'outro' 0:04
42. Honey Don´t 2:14
43. 'that was the beatles, that was' 0:04
44. 'all right fellas, roll over' 0:43
45. Roll Over Beethoven 2:22
46. 'cut the monkey business' 0:04
47. Too Much Monkey Business 2:06
48. 'request for till there was you' 0:27
49. Love Me Do 2:25
50. 'he looks a right laff' 0:32
51. She Loves You 2:13
52. 'and why not' 0:04
53. I´ll Get You 2:02
54. 'sounds like my doctor' 0:21
55. A Taste Of Honey 1:55
56. 'can´t remember him' 0:23
57. The Hippy Hippy Shake 1:44
58. 'for this week, that´s it' 0:08
CD 6
1963/09/17 - 1963/11/03 [1:02:35]:
1. 'here are the beatles in....' 0:12
2. Chains 2:19
3. 'to all our chainspotter friends' 0:31
4. You Really Got A Hold On Me 2:53
5. 'outro' 0:04
6. Misery 1:50
7. 'dear hot and fruity george' 1:01
8. Lucille 2:27
9. 'love and kisses' 0:27
10. From Me To You 1:49
11. 'brackets' 1:08
12. Boys 2:08
13. 'outro' 0:05
14. 'for the last time' 0:15
15. She Loves You 2:12
16. 'the boys feel a little sad' 0:10
17. Ask Me Why 1:52
18. 'exciting and smashing' 0:29
19. Devil In Her Heart 2:21
20. 'they never read out the requests' 0:39
21. I Saw Her Standing There 2:37
22. 'good old audrey' 0:15
23. Sure To Fall 2:18
24. 'for john, paul, george & ringo' 0:32
25. Twist And Shout 2:31
26. 'that really is it' 0:24
27. 'saturday club theme and intro' 0:50
28. I Saw Her Standing There 2:33
29. Memphis, Tennessee 2:13
30. Happy Birthday Saturday Club 0:33
31. 'listening to saturday club' 0:28
32. I´ll Get You 2:02
33. 'if you asked for it' 0:07
34. She Loves You 2:13
35. Lucille 1:49
36. 'well, there it is' 0:52
37. 'britain´s biggest attraction' 0:12
38. I Saw Her Standing There 2:33
39. 'it´s almost a year' 0:14
40. Love Me Do 2:31
41. Please Please Me 2:03
42. 'we just called paul over' 0:30
43. From Me To You 1:51
44. She Loves You 2:31
45. She Loves You 2:37
CD 7
1963/12/21 - 1964/02/15 [1:00:18]:
1. 'all i want for christmas is a bottle' 0:39
2. All My Loving 0:13
3. 'what will they do without amplifiers' 1:03
4. This Boy 2:16
5. 'i like it' 0:04
6. I Want To Hold Your Hand 2:18
7. Till There Was You 2:14
8. 'i think....' 0:04
9. Roll Over Beethoven 2:14
10. 'that's not a carol - 's a standard' 1:20
11. She Loves You 2:13
12. Shazam 0:31
13. 'that mudley, er medley' 0:12
14. From Us To You 0:54
15. 'the beatles are here' 0:28
16. She Loves You 2:19
17. 'you know you should be glad' 0:04
18. 'featuring paul' 0:04
19. All My Loving 2:04
20. Roll Over Beethoven 2:17
21. 'peggy leg' 0:08
22. Till There Was You 2:11
23. 'bass playing beatle' 0:04
24. 'blue skies by jeannie lamb' 0:09
25. 'big chance coming up now' 0:07
26. Boys 1:46
27. Money (That´s What I Want) 2:42
28. 'the very mercenary john lennon' 0:04
29. 'intro' 0:04
30. I Saw Her Standing There 2:36
31. 'outro' 0:04
32. Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport 3:11
33. 'a house with love in it' 0:10
34. I Want To Hold Your Hand 2:21
35. 'from the beatles themselves' 0:17
36. From Us To You 0:47
37. 'lots of love to you too' 0:04
38. All My Loving 1:56
39. Money (That´s What I Want) 2:39
40. 'that´s what they've got plenty of' 0:04
41. 'one that most people know by now' 0:18
42. The Hippy Hippy Shake 1:48
43. 'amazing that you can hear us' 1:44
44. I Want To Hold Your Hand 2:18
45. Roll Over Beethoven 2:17
46. 'he´s my favourite' 0:29
47. Johnny B Goode 2:50
48. 'still one more to go' 0:04
49. 'a real swinger' 1:00
50. I Wanna Be Your Man 2:08
51. 'and it was old ringo' 0:05
CD 8
1964/03/30 - 1964/05/18 [1:08:38]:
1. From Us To You 0:55
2. 'to open proceedings' 0:07
3. You Can´t Do That 2:31
4. 'just a rumour' 0:20
5. Roll Over Beethoven 2:15
6. 'i don´t think you need the telling' 0:07
7. 'what about my book then' 0:38
8. Till There Was You 2:12
9. 'another oldie' 0:05
10. 'ringo.... yup' 0:13
11. I Wanna Be Your Man 2:08
12. 'i think ringo meant every word of that' 0:06
13. 'but we know you won´t' 0:56
14. Please Mr. Postman 2:20
15. 'the fellas keep him busy pretty regularly' 0:07
16. All My Loving 2:05
17. 'i think that loving´s readily accepted' 0:05
18. 'it´s about rubbish - with drawings' 1:02
19. This Boy 2:12
20. 'how much singing do you do' 0:21
21. Can´t Buy Me Love 2:06
22. 'we can´t purchase any more time' 0:28
23. From Us To You 1:01
24. 'stay tuned' 0:07
25. Everybody´s Trying To Be My Baby 2:24
26. 'i think he sings quite nicely' 0:09
27. I Call Your Name 2:04
28. 'lots more from the beatle boys' 0:04
29. I Got A Woman 2:33
30. 'was that request really from your mother' 2:04
31. You Can´t Do That 2:31
32. 'it´s ringo´s turn' 0:14
33. Can´t Buy Me Love 2:06
34. 'just about everybody has read about the film' 2:02
35. Sure To Fall 2:13
36. Long Tall Sally 1:57
37. 'how about that' 0:05
38. From Us To You 0:54
39. Whit Monday To You 0:48
40. I Saw Her Standing There 2:37
41. 'marvellous' 0:04
42. Kansas City - Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey 2:14
43. 'it could if you weren´t so thick' 0:25
44. I Forgot To Remember To Forget 2:05
45. 'outro' 0:04
46. 'i hope you´re plugged in mary' 1:16
47. You Can´t Do That 2:32
48. 'they did it all right' 0:05
49. Sure To Fall 2:11
50. 'funny place glos' 0:44
51. Can´t Buy Me Love 2:05
52. 'i think i´ll have to hit you ringo' 0:14
53. Matchbox 1:53
54. 'intro' 0:04
55. Honey Don´t 2:20
56. 'outro' 0:04
57. From Us To You 0:14
58. From Us To You (Edited) 0:27
CD 9
1964/07/16 - 1964/07/17 [1:13:34]:
1. 'trailer 1' 2:14
2. 'trailer 2' 0:26
3. Long Tall Sally 1:56
4. 'highly hirsute headpiece' 0:08
5. Things We Said Today 2:20
6. 'lots more from the unruly four' 0:04
7. 'gather 'round famous film stars' 1:16
8. A Hard Day´s Night 2:31
9. 'hold it' 0:11
10. 'don´t pass me by' 1:50
11. And I Love Her 2:19
12. 'you should have known better' 0:33
13. 'one more from the boys' 0:04
14. If I Fell 2:07
15. You Can´t Do That 2:29
16. 'and that´s it' 0:09
17. 'top gear theme' 0:21
18. From Us To You 0:54
19. 'what should i tell her about' 0:28
20. Long Tall Sally 1:57
21. 'off the musical launching pad we went' 0:04
22. If I Fell 2:08
23. 'mmm great' 0:04
24. I´m Happy Just To Dance With You 1:50
25. 'one of those hard day´s night offerings' 0:04
26. 'might sound like the record someday' 0:22
27. Things We Said Today 2:29
28. 'it´s john´s turn - right now' 0:05
29. I Should Have Known Better 2:34
30. 'our four morning stars' 0:04
31. 'bowled over boys' 0:15
32. Boys 2:01
33. 'in answer to all the cards' 0:05
34. Kansas City - Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey 2:36
35. 'no passports required' 0:04
36. It´s For You - Cilla Black 2:09
37. 'ron aged two hundred and eight' 0:53
38. A Hard Day´s Night 2:26
39. 'what a great note to end on' 0:05
40. From Us To You 0:58
41. Kansas City - Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey 2:54
42. Long Tall Sally 2:04
43. If I Fell 2:19
44. Boys 2:10
45. I´m Happy Just To Dance With You 2:13
46. I´m Happy Just To Dance With You 1:58
47. I Should Have Known Better 0:22
48. I Should Have Known Better 2:47
49. I Should Have Known Better 2:47
50. Things We Said Today 2:38
51. A Hard Day´s Night 2:45
52. From Us To You 1:05
53. From Us To You 1:10
54. ''hold it'' (alt. #1) 0:07
55. ''hold it'' (alt. #2) 0:14
CD 10
1964/11/26 - 1965/06/07 [1:14:33]:
1. 'intro' 0:04
2. I´m A Loser 2:36
3. 'let´s have a few, hard facts' 3:07
4. Honey Don´t 2:53
5. 'a rare ringo vocal' 0:04
6. She´s A Woman 3:12
7. 'even though it is conceited' 0:34
8. Everybody´s Trying To Be My Baby 2:21
9. 'brother george beatle' 0:04
10. I´ll Follow The Sun 1:49
11. 'records, that's what we´re here for' 2:41
12. I Feel Fine 2:13
13. 'i hope you feel fine too' 0:08
14. 'they´re here' 0:05
15. Rock And Roll Music 2:01
16. 'like britain only with buttons' 1:37
17. I´m A Loser 2:36
18. 'outro' 0:04
19. Everybody´s Trying To Be My Baby 2:21
20. 'a sort of joint effort' 0:40
21. I Feel Fine 2:13
22. 'we like the old numbers' 0:28
23. Kansas City - Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey 2:40
24. 'so to the last number' 0:05
25. She´s A Woman 3:12
26. 'my favourite side too' 0:07
27. 'ticket to ride intro' 0:56
28. Everybody´s Trying To Be My Baby 2:20
29. I´m A Loser 2:31
30. 'double entendre' 1:45
31. The Night Before 2:27
32. 'outro' 0:04
33. Honey Don´t 2:48
34. 'the producer asked for it' 0:24
35. Dizzy Miss Lizzy 2:42
36. 'outro' 0:04
37. 'intro' 0:04
38. She´s A Woman 2:47
39. 'who leave you as they found you' 0:06
40. Ticket To Ride 3:00
41. 'the one what who never speaks' 0:38
42. 'paul´s thinknig, i´m doing' 1:57
43. Ticket To Ride (edit) 0:09
44. 'painting buckingham palace' 0:14
45. 'session talk - I feel fine (false start)' 0:48
46. I Feel Fine (single track vocal) 1:05
47. 'session talk' 0:40
48. 'so hold tight' 0:05
49. Honey Don´t (edit) 2:22
50. Ticket To Ride (unfettered) 2:56
51. All Together On The Wireless Machine 1:03
52. Cottonfields 0:24
