George Harrison

Sir Graham Vick obituary

Innovative opera director determined to put on groundbreaking productions in unusual settings

Barry Millington

20, Jul, 2021 @2:05 PM

'We were lucky people didn't throw tomatoes': Klaus Voormann on his Beatles and Plastic Ono days

He played with the Fab Four in Hamburg, inspired their moptops, drew the famed Revolver cover, and gigged with Yoko Ono. As his illustrations are published, the great musician relives his fabulous escapades

Alexis Petridis

04, Nov, 2020 @6:00 AM

Detective who busted John and Yoko lifts the lid on corrupt 1960s policing

Norman Pilcher, who made some of the 1960s’ biggest arrests and was jailed for perjury, says he is setting the record straight

Duncan Campbell

18, Oct, 2020 @8:45 AM

The Beatles announce Get Back, first official book in 20 years

Hanif Kureishi writes introduction to book edited from 120 hours of conversations from the Let It Be sessions, in tandem with Peter Jackson documentary

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

16, Sep, 2020 @1:00 PM

The 100 greatest UK No 1s: No 3, The Beatles – She Loves You

The Fab Four’s 1963 hit is an explosion of exuberance that made “yeah yeah yeah” the fanfare for a culture on the brink of irreversible change

Richard Williams

03, Jun, 2020 @7:58 AM

A new photo of the Beatles lets us see them with fresh eyes | Vanessa Thorpe

The youthful carefree musicians captured in a way we had forgotten

Vanessa Thorpe

12, Apr, 2020 @6:30 AM

The day the Beatles broke up: fly away Paul - archive, April 1970

Fifty years ago, Paul McCartney announced that he was no longer working with Beatles. See how the Guardian reported the split

Richard Nelsson

09, Apr, 2020 @12:08 PM

'I was shattered' – Paul Weller, Booker T and more on the day the Beatles split

Fifty years ago today, the counter-cultural whirlwind that was the Beatles ended. Musicians, fans and insiders relive the devastating day their era-defining story came to an abrupt close

Interviews by Jude Rogers

09, Apr, 2020 @5:00 AM

Paul McCartney: where to start in his solo back catalogue

In Listener’s Digest, our writers help you explore the work of great musicians. In this instalment, the post-Beatles career of Sir Paul McCartney

John Harris

03, Apr, 2020 @10:00 AM

Abbey Road zebra crossing repainted in coronavirus lockdown

Council workers take advantage of the empty streets to spruce up the crossing featured on the cover of the Beatles’ 1969 album

Laura Snapes

27, Mar, 2020 @9:58 AM

Liverpool to honour George Harrison with woodland walk memorial

Green space in Allerton will feature works by local artists inspired by his lyrics

Gregory Robinson

26, Feb, 2020 @1:13 PM

The Beatles' singles – ranked!

As Abbey Road turns 50, we rate the Fab Four’s 22 UK singles, which dominated the charts in the 1960s – and changed pop for ever