BBC blocks Beatles record

Title

BBC blocks Beatles record

Genre

Interview

TX Date

8 Mar 1996

Year of production

1996

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Duration

00:00:25

Description

BBC Radio 1 has refused to play the new release by the Beatles, Real Love, which features an old recording of the late John Lennon (who wrote the song) with the surviving band members singing along. Conservative MP Harry Greenway finds this censorship unacceptable.

Contributors

Harry Greenway

Keywords

Censorship; BBC; Popular music; The Beatles; Real Love (song); BBC Radio 1

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