The Picture From Issue 1408 From 11 July 2016

It took 53 years, but now, at last, The Beatles’ final public performance can be heard – with all the songs complete and uninterrupted. True, a split-screen sequence of the remarkable event on January 30, 1969, was the climax of Peter Jackson’s epic Get Back trilogy. But the film’s fascinating cutaways to the drama unfolding at ground level meant the music on the roof was not always in the foreground. Finally, a new mix by Giles Martin and Sam Okell presents virtually every second from the two reels of tape containing the rooftop session. Listening to this historic audio is a thrilling experience. Although no one knew at the time, this was The Beatles’ last gig. But it’s a perfect live finale – original, humorous and unprecedented: elements that are forever associated with The Beatles.

BBC - Ireland 1916 and Beyond Lecture (2016)
PDTV | 1024x576 | .MP4/AVC @ 1079 Kbps | 37mn 41s | 309 MiB
Audio: English AAC 64 kbps, 2 channels | Subs: None
Genre: Documentary

Professor Joe Lee of New York University delivers a lecture on the Easter Rising of 1916 at the Irish Embassy in London, from 18th January 2016.