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by Joe Wisbey

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Simon Halfon - '1967 The World of Brian Epstein and The Beatles'

October 9, 2026 · 30 min

My guest today is Simon Halfon who co wrote the fantastic book '1967 - The World of Brian Epstein and The Beatles' with Gary Kemp. Gary purchased Brian's address book and decided to investigate all the names that it contained and worked…
Steve Taylor - 'Across The Universe'

September 4, 2026 · 39 min

My guest today is Steve Taylor, who brings us his book 'Across The Universe - 'The Magic and Mystery of The Beatles Creativity'. Steve's book looks at the psychological, cultural and spiritual forces behind The Beatles genius. How were…
Piers Hemmingsen - 'The Beatles in Canada 1964-1970'

August 7, 2026 · 47 min

My guest for today's episode is Piers Hemmingsen who joins me to discuss the second volume of his books covering the Beatles in Canada. Piers' book goes into incredible detail on The Beatles Canadian connections - the stories behind their…
Richard Ogden - 'Bigger Than The Beatles'

July 3, 2026 · 41 min

My guest today is Richard Ogden who is here to discuss his book 'Bigger Than The Beatles'. Richard was Paul McCartney's manager from 1987 to 1993 and he tells us the ups and downs of managing a superstar. Richard oversaw Paul's…
Amelia Davis & Joel Selvin - 'Jim Marshall - The Beatles at Candlestick Park'

June 10, 2026 · 31 min

My guests for this episode are Amelia Davis and Joel Selvin who are here to discuss their work on 'Live at Candlestick Park 1966' a book which collates Jim Marshall's incredible backstage and on stage pictures of The Beatles final concert…

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Spencer Leigh - 80@80'

May 29, 2026 · 34 min

For this episode I'm joined by Spencer Leigh to discuss his memoir '80 @ 80'. Spencer was a first generation Beatles fan from Liverpool who began making programmes for BBC Radio Merseyside in the mid 70's. He amassed a huge library of…
Jim Windolf - 'Where The Music Had to Go'

May 1, 2026 · 45 min

My guest today is Jim Windolf, who joins me to discuss 'Where The Music Had to Go - How Bob Dylan and The Beatles Changed Each Other - and the World'. Jim's book looks at the entwining careers of two of the 20th Century's most important…
Samira Ahmed - 'A Hard Day's Night'

April 10, 2026 · 46 min

My guest today is the writer, broadcaster and journalist, Samira Ahmed, who joins me to discuss her BFI Film Classics book on The Beatles first film, 'A Hard Day's Night'. Drawing on her own experience of first discovering the film as a…
Gary Astridge - Beats and Threads

March 27, 2026 · 40 min

My guest today is Gary Astridge, who has co written 'Beats and Threads' with a certain Ringo Starr. Gary's book collects beautiful pictures and stories of some of Ringo's legendary outfits from his Beatle years and also delves into the…
Dan Absher - 'The Fab Four Pillars of Impact'

February 27, 2026 · 34 min

My guest today is Dan Absher, who joins me to discuss his book 'The Fab Four Pillars of Impact'. Dan's book looks at The Beatles as the ultimate case study for building exceptional teams and examines how each Beatle and the people around…
Episode 100!

January 23, 2026 · 1 hr 24 min

To celebrate reaching 100 episodes of the Beatles Books Podcast, I've collated together excerpts from some of my favourite conversations over the last 5 years. Thank you to every single author that came on to talk to me, and of course to…
David Guerrero - 'You Won't See Me - When The Beatles Ghosted Imelda'

December 19, 2025 · 42 min

My guest today is David Guerrero who is here to discuss his book 'You Won't See Me - How The Beatles Ghosted Imelda'. The story of The Beatles misadventures in The Philippines is well known, but what was the background? Who was to blame…

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About the show

A podcast that chats to a wide variety of Beatle authors and writers. What inspired them to add their entry into a library of over 1000 books? If you like the pod then please consider a tiny thank you at https://buymeacoffee.com/beatlesbooks?fbclid=IwdGRjcAR81ZJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeRi_yVkKQ9Vqp_ECRXAAZRuciUkFgUU0HXqDUUCt6PgKcWtvG-jJBVEKCByI_aem_cS6N0eeZWM1BLMLnjJA9pA