Music from the Mersey

This collection examines the musical influence of a city that lays claim to more chart-topping hits than any other.

Meet Liverpool's first rock 'n' roll idol, Billy Fury, hear stories from the world-famous Cavern Club and follow the fortunes of the city's musical sons and daughters, including Gerry Marsden, Cilla Black, Pete Wylie and, of course, The Beatles. It's a story of the blues, jazz and good old rock 'n' roll.

Dateline - The Beatles, 1963
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BBC News Beatles interview, 1963
video
The Public Ear, 1963
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Merseybeat mogul, c.1964
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The Beatles in New York, 1964
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Saturday Club - The Beatles, 1964
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The Beatles at London Airport, 1964
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Frankly Speaking, 1964
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A Degree of Frost, 1964
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George Martin - An Interview, 1964
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The view from Liverpool, 1965
video
The Singing City, 1965
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Mersey Beat Reunion, 1971
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Billy Fury interview, c.1973
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Bob Wooler interview, 1973
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Gerry on the Pacemakers, 1974
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Eddie Braben on Liverpool, 1979
video
Roger McGough, 1981
audio
Dancing in the Rubble, 1982
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Collector's Choice, c.1984
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My Top Ten - Holly Johnson, 1984
audio
City to City - Liverpool, 1986
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