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UnBeatled

Virgin Radio

UnBeatled is a new podcast that will dive into EVERY song by the Fab Four and discuss what made them great.

An expert talks us through all the details and a musician unpicks the lyrics and the music behind iconic hits like Here Comes The Sun, Penny Lane and Come Together.

Songs will be picked at random from episode to episode, dancing around their hugely varied discography.

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20 episodes
Avg 33 min
English

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S1 · E26
May 15 · 36 min
A Hard Day's Night
The Song Written For The Film & Musician Reveals THAT Chord
S1 · E25
May 12 · 48 min
I Am the Walrus
The Song John Lennon Wrote As An Inside Joke
S1 · E24
April 3 · 30 min
Paperback Writer
Trying to Write a Song NOT About Love
S1 · E23
March 27 · 26 min
EP 23: Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
The song obviously not about drugs
S1 · E22
March 15 · 31 min
EP 22: Yesterday
Is This The Greatest Song of All Time?
S1 · E21
February 27 · 23 min
EP 21: Hey Bulldog
The Most Fun The Beatles Ever Had
S1 · E20
February 23 · 37 min
EP 20: Let It Be
The Song John Lennon Tried to Sabotage
S1 · E19
February 13 · 29 min
EP 19: Nowhere Man
The Quintessential Example of the 'Jingle Jangle' 1960s Sound
S1 · E18
January 30 · 22 min
EP 18: All My Loving
The Song Playing on the Radio When John Lennon Died
S1 · E17
January 23 · 38 min
EP 17: Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight
The Song That Was Written 500 Years Ago
S1 · E16
January 16 · 50 min
EP 16: Strawberry Fields Forever
The Beatles' Pitch Bending Psychedelic Masterpiece
S1 · E15
Feb 28, 2025 · 27 min
EP 15: And I Love Her
The song that signalled they were more than a rock n roll band.
S1 · E14
Feb 21, 2025 · 27 min
EP 14: Cry Baby Cry
The song that made their engineer walk out of the recording sessions.
S1 · E13
Feb 14, 2025 · 36 min
EP 13: She's Leaving Home
The song that Paul was impatient to record.
S1 · E12
Feb 7, 2025 · 33 min
EP 12: I've Got A Feeling
The last true collaboration between John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
S1 · E11
Jan 31, 2025 · 31 min
EP 11: Michelle
The song where they enlisted the help of a school teacher to finish the lyrics.
S1 · E10
Jan 24, 2025 · 27 min
EP 10: Dear Prudence
The song written for Mia Farrow's sister.
S1 · E9
Jan 17, 2025 · 36 min
EP 9: She Said She Said
The song that spawned from a night with Peter Fonda.
S1 · E8
Jan 10, 2025 · 27 min
EP 8: Eight Days A Week
The song that was an American hit but Britain ignored.
S1 · E7
Jan 3, 2025 · 40 min
EP 7: Penny Lane
The song that reflected Paul's memories of childhood.

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