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Beatles mentor Lord Woodbine to feature in new BBC drama
Six-part series will explore the band’s years in Hamburg, including the overlooked influence of Harold Phillips In 1960, the Beatles arrived in the German port city of Hamburg. Inexperienced, keen and – in the case of George Harrison – underage, they were at the start of a two-year spell that would become a key part of Beatles lore, a time when the band honed their skills while entertaining rowdy sailors. The Hamburg stint, during which the band played more than 250 gigs between 1960 and 1962, …
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