Episode #4: 'The Profumo Affair - Sex, Lies... and Beatlemania'
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Publication Date |
Jan 23, 2018
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Pimps, drug dealers, call girls, kinky orgies involving members of the ruling class, a government minister sharing a mistress with a Russian spy, a suicide… and the Prime Minister’s resignation. This was the scandal that rocked Britain in 1963—along with The Beatles simultaneously providing an alternative form of entertainment.

Among the featured tracks:

  • ‘From Russia with Love’ – Matt Monroe
  • ‘Do You Want to Know a Secret’ – Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas
  • ‘On the Rebound’ – Floyd Cramer
  • ‘Runaway’ – Del Shannon
  • ‘My Bonnie’ – Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
  • ‘You Don’t Know’ – Helen Shapiro
  • ‘Tower of Strength’ – Frankie Vaughan
  • ‘Come Outside’ – Mike Sarne with Wendy Richard
  • ‘Telstar’ – The Tornados
  • ‘All I Do is Dream’ – Mandy Rice-Davies
  • ‘Please Please Me’ – The Beatles
  • ‘Dance On’ – The Shadows
  • ‘Let’s Dance’ – Chris Montez
  • ‘Summer Holiday’ – Cliff Richard
  • ‘The Cruel Sea’ – The Dakotas
  • ‘How Do You Do It’ – Gerry and the Pacemakers
  • ‘From Me to You’ – The Beatles
  • ‘Confessin’ (That I Love You)’ – Frank Ifield
  • ‘(You’re The) Devil in Disguise’ – Elvis Presley
  • ‘She Loves You’ – The Beatles
  • ‘I’ll Get You’ (live) – The Beatles
  • ‘Nothing Has Been Proved’ – Dusty Springfield

PLUS ultra-rare clips of The Beatles performing at London’s Royal Albert Hall and Walthamstow Granada in the spring of 1963.

Pimps, drug dealers, call girls, kinky orgies involving members of the ruling class, a government minister sharing a mistress with a Russian spy, a suicide… and the Prime Minister’s resignation. This was the scandal that rocked Britain in 1963—along with The Beatles simultaneously providing an alternative form of entertainment. Among the featured tracks: * ‘From Russia with Love’ – Matt Monroe * ‘Do You Want to Know a Secret’ – Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas * ‘On the Rebound’ – Floyd Cramer * ‘Runaway’ – Del Shannon * ‘My Bonnie’ – Tony Sheridan & The Beatles * ‘You Don’t Know’ – Helen Shapiro * ‘Tower of Strength’ – Frankie Vaughan * ‘Come Outside’ – Mike Sarne with Wendy Richard * ‘Telstar’ – The Tornados * ‘All I Do is Dream’ – Mandy Rice-Davies * ‘Please Please Me’ – The Beatles * ‘Dance On’ – The Shadows * ‘Let’s Dance’ – Chris Montez * ‘Summer Holiday’ – Cliff Richard * ‘The Cruel Sea’ – The Dakotas * ‘How Do You Do It’ – Gerry and the Pacemakers * ‘From Me to You’ – The Beatles * ‘Confessin’ (That I Love You)’ – Frank Ifield * ‘(You’re The) Devil in Disguise’ – Elvis Presley * ‘She Loves You’ – The Beatles * ‘I’ll Get You’ (live) – The Beatles * ‘Nothing Has Been Proved’ – Dusty Springfield PLUS ultra-rare clips of The Beatles performing at London’s Royal Albert Hall and Walthamstow Granada in the spring of 1963.

Pimps, drug dealers, call girls, kinky orgies involving members of the ruling class, a government minister sharing a mistress with a Russian spy, a suicide… and the Prime Minister’s resignation. This was the scandal that rocked Britain in 1963—along with The Beatles simultaneously providing an alternative form of entertainment.

Among the featured tracks:

  • ‘From Russia with Love’ – Matt Monroe
  • ‘Do You Want to Know a Secret’ – Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas
  • ‘On the Rebound’ – Floyd Cramer
  • ‘Runaway’ – Del Shannon
  • ‘My Bonnie’ – Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
  • ‘You Don’t Know’ – Helen Shapiro
  • ‘Tower of Strength’ – Frankie Vaughan
  • ‘Come Outside’ – Mike Sarne with Wendy Richard
  • ‘Telstar’ – The Tornados
  • ‘All I Do is Dream’ – Mandy Rice-Davies
  • ‘Please Please Me’ – The Beatles
  • ‘Dance On’ – The Shadows
  • ‘Let’s Dance’ – Chris Montez
  • ‘Summer Holiday’ – Cliff Richard
  • ‘The Cruel Sea’ – The Dakotas
  • ‘How Do You Do It’ – Gerry and the Pacemakers
  • ‘From Me to You’ – The Beatles
  • ‘Confessin’ (That I Love You)’ – Frank Ifield
  • ‘(You’re The) Devil in Disguise’ – Elvis Presley
  • ‘She Loves You’ – The Beatles
  • ‘I’ll Get You’ (live) – The Beatles
  • ‘Nothing Has Been Proved’ – Dusty Springfield

PLUS ultra-rare clips of The Beatles performing at London’s Royal Albert Hall and Walthamstow Granada in the spring of 1963.

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