Friday, 11 October, 1963 The Beatles perform a gig at the Trentham Gardens Ballroom in Trentham, Staffordshire.

Wednesday, 9 October, 1963 The Beatles tape an appearance on the BBC radio comedy program, “The Ken Dodd Show” at the BBC Paris Studios in London. Although The Beatles knew fellow Liverpudlian Dodd (having appeared at one of his local charity shows two years ago), they didn’t participate in any of the comedian’s sketches. The [...]

Monday, 7 October, 1963 The Beatles complete their three day tour of Scotland at Caird Hall in Dundee‘s city square.

Sunday, 6 October, 1963 The Beatles play the second night of their mini Scottish tour with two shows at the Carlton Theatre in Sinclairtown, Kirkaldy. The gig was promoted by the owners of the local Raith Ballroom but switched to the theatre due to Brain Epstein’s new ruling that The Beatles would only play in [...]

Saturday, 5 October, 1963 The Beatles embark on a three date mini-tour of Scotland with a performance at the Concert Hall on Argyle Street in Glasgow.

Friday, 4th October, 1963 The Beatles make their debut on the UK’s top rated TV pop program, Ready, Steady, Go! The show was transmitted live between 6:15pm and 7:00pm from the Associated-Rediffusion studios at Televsion House in London. Even though the show was live the groups mimed while surrounded by dancing teenagers. The Beatles performed [...]

Thursday, 3rd October, 1963 The Beatles start the day at the EMI Abbey Road Studios in London without George. During the morning Ringo ovedubs vocals for I Wanna Be Your Man. George arrives back from his visit to the US around lunch time and the group moves over to the NEMS Enterprises London offices on [...]

Wednesday, 2nd October, 1963 John, Paul and Ringo return to the UK from their vacations.