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Radio 4 Extra,14 Nov 2013,45 mins

Sorry, Boys, You Failed the Audition by Ray Connolly

Available for 23 days

In the summer of 1962 the Beatles auditioned for producer George Martin at Parlophone Records. Having been rejected by every other record company, it was their last chance to get a recording contract. As the world soon found out, they passed the audition. But what if they'd been turned down? Seen through the eyes of Freda, their teenage Liverpool fan club secretary, this is Ray Connolly's affectionate comedy drama about what might have happened to the Beatles if George Martin had said, 'No'. Freda ...... Sara Bahadori John ...... Andrew Knott Paul ...... Stephen Fletcher George ...... Luke Broughton Ringo ..... Daniel Crossley Brian Epstein/George Martin ...... Jonathan Keeble Stepmother/Mrs Harrison ...... Ruth Alexander-Rubin Cynthia ...... Hope Brownhill Director: Gary Brown First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2013. ***** Broadcast to mark Sir George Martin's entry to BBC Radio 4 Extra’s 100 Club. The Beatles’ record producer and composer was born on 3rd January 1926.

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