In Part 1 of 3, famed Beatles historian David Bedford joins us to talk about growing up in Liverpool, Liverpool history and how he became a Beatles historian. Topics in Part 1 include:

• Introduction to the Episode and to David
• The Beatles history that has surrounded David wherever he's lived in Liverpool
• David's earliest Beatles-related memories
• David's beginnings in Beatles-related writing
• David's books Liddypool: Birthplace of the Beatles and The Fab One Hundred and Four
• Liverpool's history as a seaport and its fate in World War II
• The rise of Beatles tourism in Liverpool
• Liverpool clubs the Cavern, the Jacaranda and the Casbah

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