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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LBC/IRN, "BBC blocks Beatles record". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0002200157006 (Accessed 10 May 2025)