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Behind the curtain: a daily look into the life of Paul McCartney.

Photo: Paul McCartney, reading the Observer, 20 Forthlin Road, 21 October 1962. Photo by Mike McCartney taken a few weeks after the release of Love Me Do.

1992
Shooting "Hope Of Deliverance" promo film
Nov 24, 1992
"Linda McCartney's Sixties: Portrait of an Era" released
Oct 13, 1992
"Linda McCartney’s Sixties" photo exhibition
October 9 - November 15, 1992
Designing the stage sets for "The Paul McCartney New World Tour"
1992
1991
Paul visiting his old school in Liverpool
Jun 28, 1991
Linda McCartney's food launched
Apr 30, 1991
1990
Paul McCartney appears on the US version of the Desert Island Discs radio show
Nov 25, 1990
Paul receives the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 32nd Annual Grammy Awards
Feb 21, 1990
1989
31 years later, Paul McCartney repays "debt" over blanket
September 1989
Paul receives an "Outstanding Services To British Music" award
Apr 4, 1989
An open letter from Paul McCartney in the Liverpool Echo about his old school
Feb 24, 1989
Designing the stage sets for "The Paul McCartney World Tour"
1989
Designing the packaging for "Flowers In The Dirt"
1989
1988
‘Yesterday’ earns BMI Million-Air Award
Sep 19, 1988
"John Lennon, My Brother" book released
1988
Paul McCartney receives an honorary doctorate from the University of Sussex
Jul 12, 1988
Paul McCartney wins the Silver Clef Award
Jun 24, 1988
Les Paul offers a custom-made Gibson Les Paul Light to McCartney
Apr 16, 1988
60 copies of "Choba B CCCP" are made in the UK
April 1988
1987
Release of "Once Upon A Video"
Dec 7, 1987
Paul McCartney donates £15,000 to the Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Centre
Nov 7, 1987
Paul McCartney commerorates 20 years of Rolling Stone magazines
Nov 5, 1987
Filming of the "Once Upon Along Ago" promotional video
October 16-17, 1987
Filming of the "All The Best!" TV ad
October 1987 ?
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" 20th birthday party
Jun 1, 1987
Paul & Linda McCartney film a cameo appearance for comedy "Eat The Rich"
March 1987
1986
Paul receives a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Bambi awards
Nov 20, 1986
Paul McCartney's tribute to Matt Monro
Nov 19, 1986
Rupert And The Frog Song gets The Best Selling Video Of The Year award
Oct 16, 1986
11th Buddy Holly Week
Early September 1986
"The Real Buddy Holly" released on home video in the UK
Aug 26, 1986
"Blankit's First Show" premiered on UK TV
Jul 12, 1986
"No More Lonely Nights" gets an ASCAP award
May 28, 1986
Paul McCartney inducted into The Guinness Book of Records Hall of Fame
May 26, 1986
Paul receives Award of Merit at the 13th American Music Awards
Jan 27, 1986
Paul McCartney visits the Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy London Center
1986 - date unknown
1985
Theatrical release of "Spies Like Us" in the US
Dec 6, 1985
Paul's message to Fashion Aid event
Nov 5, 1985
Video release of "Paul McCartney's Rupert And The Frog Song"
Nov 1, 1985
Filming of "Spies Like Us" promotional video
Oct 9, 1985
10th Buddy Holly Week
September 11-14, 1985
Michael Jackson buys Northern Songs
Aug 10, 1985
Rupert gets his Ivor Novello award
Mar 13, 1985
"Rupert And The Frog Song" gets a BAFTA award for the Best Short Animated Film
Mar 5, 1985
Completion of Hog Hill Mill home studio
March - April 1985
Broad Street Video Competition
Feb 10, 1985
McCartney turns down an offer to be guest star on Dallas TV Show
Jan 2, 1985
"Give My Regards to Broad Street" video game released
January 1985
1984
UK premiere of “Give My Regards To Broad Street” movie
Nov 28, 1984
Paul awarded the title of Honorary Freedom of the City of Liverpool
Nov 28, 1984

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