Two film writers and Fab Four fans discuss movies and TV about, starring, and inspired by The Beatles: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
The Beatles Films Podcast
Claim This Podcastby Ed Williamson and Matt Looker
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Two film writers and Fab Four fans discuss movies and TV about, starring, and inspired by The Beatles: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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July 20, 2026
A Hard Day's Night (Part 1: A train)
<p>Come 'ead, then. We start by looking at roughly the first 16 minutes of the Beatles' 1964 film debut. Expect a detailed breakdown of their first dialogue scene in the train carriage ("Who's that little old man?"), and how it establishes straight away through absurdist techniques that these characters don't inhabit a strict reality, giving Richard Lester licence to do more or less what he wants from now on. We unpack the generational and class dynamics at play in the encounter with the train commuter ("I bet you're sorry you won!") and discuss, in frankly more detail than anyone wants, whether or not the film is a musical.</p><p><br></p><ul><li>A Hard Day's Night is often on BBC iPlayer, although not at the moment, and available to rent on a few streaming services. <a href="https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/a-hard-days-night" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/a-hard-days-night</a> There's also a good quality copy on YouTube at the moment, which might of course be taken down soon. Do yourself a favour and buy the Blu-ray anyway.</li><li>Get Samira Ahmed's excellent book about the film, from the BFI Modern Classics series: <a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/hard-days-night-9781839029394/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/hard-days-night-9781839029394/</a></li><li>Guns N' Roses' November Rain video, which as explained would not exist without I Should've Known Better: <a href="https://youtu.be/8SbUC-UaAxE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/8SbUC-UaAxE</a></li><li>The Proclaimers jukebox musical Sunshine on Leith, which is great: <a href="https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/sunshine-on-leith" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/sunshine-on-leith</a> </li><li>A bit more on Theatre of the absurd: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_of_the_absurd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_of_the_absurd</a></li></ul><p><br></p><h2>Meet the Beatles Films Podcast</h2><p><br></p><p>The Beatles Films Podcast is hosted by Matt Looker and Ed Williamson. We're both film writers and Beatles fans. Between us we've written for <a href="https://theshiznit.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TheShiznit.co.uk</a>, Total Film, Den of Geek and Virgin Media.</p><br><p>But tomorrow may rain, so you'll follow us on:</p><br><p><br></p><ul><li>Instagram <a href="https://instagram.com/beatlesfilmspod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://instagram.com/beatlesfilmspod</a></li><li>Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/beatlesfilmspod.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/beatlesfilmspod.bsky.social</a></li><li>YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BeatlesFilmsPodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@BeatlesFilmsPodcast</a></li><li>Threads <a href="https://www.threads.net/@beatlesfilmspod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.threads.net/@beatlesfilmspod</a></li><li>Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/304654901827622/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/304654901827622</a></li></ul><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
July 6, 2026
Snodgrass (with David Quantick)
Matt Looker and Ed Williamson interview screenwriter David Quantick about the alternative Beatles film "Snodgrass" and capturing John Lennon's wit.
June 29, 2026
Raga
Matt Looker and Ed Williamson explore Ravi Shankar's spiritual connection to Indian classical music and his collaboration with George Harrison in the documentary "Raga."
106 total episodes available with 9 transcripts
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