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Radio 4,1 min

Why the Beatles scared the Soviets

Midweek

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Documentary maker Leslie Woodhead talks to Midweek's Libby Purves about his book How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin, the story of how the band became a symbol of youth rebellion in the USSR and why this group specifically invoked the ire of the Soviet elite.

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