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Beatles 'mystery' film discovered
The Magical Mystery Tour included several stops in Devon and Cornwall
Some rare footage of the Beatles' visit to the South West has been
unearthed in the BBC library in Plymouth.
The film of them at Plymouth Hoe in 1967, as part of the "Magical
Mystery Tour", was found during a transfer of old film reel onto
digital format.
It is part of the uncut original film - much of it unseen for nearly
40 years.
Last October, film of the Fab Four during a visit to the region in
1964 was found wrongly stored in the sports section of the South West
Film Archive.
With the general election looming on the horizon, the footage of the
band in Plymouth in October 1964 has resurfaced at a strangely
opportune time.
Political persuasion
A reporter, referring to the general election on 15 October that year,
asked Ringo Starr, if he had voted.
"No," said Ringo. "Did you? No, well there you go then, that's two of
us, so don't have a go at me if you didn't vote either."
When asked the same question, John Lennon said: "No I never have time."
The BBC reporter misheard Ringo, and asked if the band were Tories.
"No, not Tories - touring. We're too busy touring," said Ringo.
Images of the Beatles in the region are rare, but local historian and
Beatles fan Chris Robinson, found one picture and produced a poster of
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr sitting
on Plymouth Hoe.
Mr Robinson said: "It's so obviously Plymouth Hoe, with Smeaton's
Tower in the background and the 'wow' factor of the four of them in
one place that you can say 'I know where that is'."
Beatles 'mystery' film discovered
The Magical Mystery Tour included several stops in Devon and Cornwall
Some rare footage of the Beatles' visit to the South West has been
unearthed in the BBC library in Plymouth.
The film of them at Plymouth Hoe in 1967, as part of the "Magical
Mystery Tour", was found during a transfer of old film reel onto
digital format.
It is part of the uncut original film - much of it unseen for nearly
40 years.
Last October, film of the Fab Four during a visit to the region in
1964 was found wrongly stored in the sports section of the South West
Film Archive.
With the general election looming on the horizon, the footage of the
band in Plymouth in October 1964 has resurfaced at a strangely
opportune time.
Political persuasion
A reporter, referring to the general election on 15 October that year,
asked Ringo Starr, if he had voted.
"No," said Ringo. "Did you? No, well there you go then, that's two of
us, so don't have a go at me if you didn't vote either."
When asked the same question, John Lennon said: "No I never have time."
The BBC reporter misheard Ringo, and asked if the band were Tories.
"No, not Tories - touring. We're too busy touring," said Ringo.
Images of the Beatles in the region are rare, but local historian and
Beatles fan Chris Robinson, found one picture and produced a poster of
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr sitting
on Plymouth Hoe.
Mr Robinson said: "It's so obviously Plymouth Hoe, with Smeaton's
Tower in the background and the 'wow' factor of the four of them in
one place that you can say 'I know where that is'."
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