The Beatles November 1964: John Visits the Sutcliffe Family

The Beatles close out their 1964 UK autumn tour - Belfast, Liverpool, Sheffield, Bristol - before a rare few weeks "off" filled with TV appearances and radio sessions. In this episode: a 13-year-old girl runs away from Boston to find the Beatles… John Lennon joins Dudley Moore's new television show… John visits the Sutcliffe family in Liverpool… flour rains down on stage in Bristol… "I Feel Fine" enters the charts at number one… and Paul McCartney attends his father's wedding. What's covered: Beatles 1964 Autumn UK Tour final dates (Belfast, Luton, Liverpool, Sheffield, Bristol) Elizabeth Freedman - the 13-year-old who ran away from Boston to find the Beatles King's Hall Belfast, November 2 1964 Visiting the Sutcliffe family in Liverpool John Lennon on Not Only… But Also with Dudley Moore Thank Your Lucky Stars, Top of the Pops & Ready Steady Go performances Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames at the Flamingo Club Murray the K phone call with Ringo "I Feel Fine" UK & US release - the history of the opening guitar feedback Paul McCartney's father Jim marries Angela Williams, November 24 1964 Ringo's tonsil operation Beatles for Sale promotion Sources & further reading: Mark Lewisohn: The Beatles: All These Years Disc magazine, November 1964 Barry Miles: The Beatles Diary