May 06, 2023
90 min
Full-HD

Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC (2023)

It’s the city that gave birth to The Beatles, inspired Gerry to ride that ferry, and spawned Bunnymen and Atomic Kittens. Now with all eyes – and ears – on Liverpool for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, a look into the BBC’s archives for a selection of performances from some of Merseyside’s biggest and best-loved musical stars.

Category

Music

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

BBC

John Lennon

Self (archive footage)

Paul McCartney

Self (archive footage)

George Harrison

Self (archive footage)

Ringo Starr

Self (archive footage)

Holly Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Melanie Chisholm

Self (archive footage)

Elvis Costello

Self (archive footage)

Sonia

Self (archive footage)

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