The Complete History of The Beatles with Conan O'Brien

Friend of the show Conan O'Brien joins us to talk about the history of the band that changed everything. Why did they meet at a church fete? Why did they really break up? How did four Liverpool teenagers become the most influential band on earth? What made their music and charisma irresistible to a generation? Tom is joined by Conan O’Brien to explore the Beatles’ meteoric rise and fall: the personalities, the breakthroughs, and the explosive cultural impact that turned a local act into the defining band of first the sixties, and then the 20th century. The Beatles’ landmark “Anthology” original eight-part documentary series has been restored and remastered for 2025 and is available to stream now, exclusively, on Disney+ . Head over to Disneyplus.com to check it out. Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @restishistorypod   Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Social channels:   / theresthistory     / theresthistory   https://x.com/TheRestHistory https://bsky.app/profile/theresthisto... https://www.threads.com/@theresthistory Director: Chris Floyd Cameras: Patrick Acum, Tom Frimley, Harry Swan Sound: Ali Pares Camera Assistant: Robin Kay Editors: Harry Swan, Charlie Rodwell Social Producer: Harry Balden Assistant Producer: Aaliyah Akude Producer: Tabby Syrett Senior Producer: Theo Young-Smith Head of Digital & Social: Sam Oakley Executive Producer: Dom Johnson 00:00 Introducing Conan O’Brien 01:17 Meeting The Beatles 04:04 Are the Beatles historically significant? 07:10 Childhood influences 09:17 John & Paul meet at a church fête 12:04 Hamburg 18:11 The Cavern 19:08 Brian Epstein & George Martin 23:12 Who is Ringo? 25:13 “Love Me Do” & “Please Please Me” 28:41 Beatlemania 35:14 The Ed Sullivan appearence and The Beatles go stateside 42:03 “More popular than Jesus” 44:49 Revolver & the end of touring 47:42 Japan, the Philippines & the Marcos fiasco in Manila 51:31 Summer of Love & Sgt Pepper 1:03:58 Brian Epstein’s death 1:06:01 Magical Mystery Tour 1:12:06 The White Album 1:13:12 The band begins to crack apart 1:21:24 The rooftop gig 1:27:26 Abbey Road 1:31:06 Break-up