Thursday, April 17, 1969
“Get Back” promo film broadcast in the UK
Last updated on May 2, 2025
Thursday, April 17, 1969
Last updated on May 2, 2025
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Officially appears on Get Back / Don't Let Me Down (UK - Mono)
1969 • For The Beatles • Directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Jan 30, 1969 • UK • London • Apple offices, 3 Savile Row
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“Let It Be” video clip shown on Top Of The Pops
Mar 05, 1970
“Another Day” broadcast on Top Of The Pops
Feb 25, 1971
On this day, the BBC1 programme Top of the Pops aired a clip of The Beatles performing “Get Back” on the rooftop of the Apple building, filmed on January 30, 1969. This marked the first time footage from the rooftop concert was broadcast on television.
The clip was shown in black and white and would be repeated on April 24, May 15, and May 22.
It was eventually broadcast in colour for the first time on Christmas Day.
From Wikipedia:
Top of the Pops (TOTP) is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly between 1 January 1964 and 30 July 2006. Top of the Pops was the world’s longest running weekly music show. For most of its history, it was broadcast on Thursday evenings on BBC One. Each weekly show consisted of performances from some of that week’s best-selling popular music records, usually excluding any tracks moving down the chart, including a rundown of that week’s singles chart. This was originally the Top 20, though this varied throughout the show’s history. The Official Charts Company states “performing on the show was considered an honour, and it pulled in just about every major player.” […]
Beatle happening in the autumn
BEATLES will be back on TV soon — probably on tonight’s (Thursday) “Top Of The Pops” — to promote their new single, “Get Back.”
They will be seen in a special film clip from the still-uncompleted documentary built around their Apple recording and rehearsing activities.
But the spectacular itself, plus the next Beatles album and an accompanying 160-page illustrated book, will not be released now until the autumn. The book, written by David Dalton and Jonathan Cott, will be sold as part of the LP package.
Beatles themselves have still not made a definite decision about a return to touring. Says Apple press officer Derek Taylor: “Nobody knows yet what they will do. But if they don’t make up their minds this year — then forget it!”
● Widespread rumours in the City that the Beatles plan a counter bid in the ATV/Northern Songs takeover battle were also unconfirmed this week. John and Paul have, however, advised their shareholders not to sell. Added Taylor: “They just don’t want to sell. They don’t want to be owned by ATV.”
From Disc And Music Echo – April 19, 1969
The Beatles Diary Volume 1: The Beatles Years
With greatly expanded text, this is the most revealing and frank personal 30-year chronicle of the group ever written. Insider Barry Miles covers the Beatles story from childhood to the break-up of the group.
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