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The Beatles at Stowe, Nick Drake, Maggi Hambling

The Beatles at Stowe School recordings. Nick Drake 75 years since his birth - with Gabrielle Drake and biographer Richard Morton. Maggi Hambling on her show at Gainsborough House.

The Beatles at Stowe School: Front Row made the news with the discovery of the earliest recording of a concert by The Beatles in this country, at Stowe School in April 1963. Today Samira brings news of a new home for that recording, one where anyone interested will be able to hear it. And, remarkably, another Beatles recording, made that day, has surfaced too.

Plus Maggi Hambling discusses her new exhibition, Origins, which has just opened at Gainsborough鈥檚 House in Sudbury in Suffolk. Like Gainsborough, Maggi Hambling was born in Sudbury and these works reflect on her early life as an artist and the influence of her parents and lifelong friends on her career.

And Nick Drake. Today would have been the musician鈥檚 75th birthday. He died aged 26, before he found worldwide fame and admiration. His sister Gabrielle Drake and biographer Richard Morton Jack join Samira to remember his life and music.

Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Emma Wallace

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  • Mon 19 Jun 2023 19:15

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