Arguably the only actual proper Beatles biopic, 1979's Birth of The Beatles has big leather cowboy boots to fill. Can Nick Cotton from Eastenders pull off the role of George Harrison? Why is the guy who plays John Lennon about sixty?
We also discuss how this is the only real template we have for the inevitable Beatles narrative film (this episode was recorded a couple of years before the Sam Mendes biopics were announced), and Matt gives his pitch for making one.
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