The Beatles On Saturday Club
The fifth anniversary show in October 1963 starred The Beatles, the Everly Brothers, Tommy Roe, Frank Ifield, Kathy Kirby, Clinton Ford, Joe Brown and his Bruvvers, Kenny Ball's Jazzmen and Arthur Greenslade's group with strings. The producer, Bernie Andrews, spent £483.12.6d on the performers. The Beatles received 50 guineas.
In all, the Beatles appeared on the programme ten times. They first appeared on 26 January 1963, two weeks after the release of "Please Please Me", when they performed "Some Other Guy", "Love Me Do", "Please Please Me", "Keep Your Hands Off My Baby" and "Beautiful Dreamer." Their other appearances were on 16 March, 25 May, 29 June, 24 August, 5 October, and 21 December 1963; 15 February, 4 April, and, finally, 26 December 1964.
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